The 2016-17 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 22, 2016 - Governor ’s Proposal Shift GCP to DGS. The Governor ’s budget proposes to shift the GCP from VCGCB to DGS. As part of this shift, the budget transfers nine positions and $1.2  million in funding authority to DGS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3362

December 2016 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Jan 5, 2017 - While the December results were disappointing, it is important to note that high-income earners ’ year-end tax payments typically are spread across the period between late December and mid-January, such that payments this month potentially could make up for some of the bad ne ws last month.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/228

2005 Initiative Analysis: The Transportation Funding Protection Act of 2006 (version 3)

The measure also allo ws the Legislature to authorize the state and local governments to issue bonds secured by the repayments. Fiscal Effect This measure would have no revenue or cost effect. The measure deletes the authority to suspend Proposition  42 beginning in 2007 ‑08.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050903.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Child Welfare Services

Because of uncertainty about the accuracy of the CWS/CMS data, DSS decided to use 1997-98 pre-C WS/CMS caseload data as its base and has not reduced the number of social workers since that time. However, as of January 1999, DSS determined that the CWS/CMS data were "cleaned up " and reliable.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/Health_ss/hss_15_CWS_anl05.htm

LAO Publications

The Department of Public Health is slow to promulgate such regulations and consequently, state la ws are not being enforced or applied consistently across the state. We recommend the department report at budget hearings on the status of the development and promulgation of uniss ued regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications?page=111&year=0&publicationType=0

LAO Publications

The Department of Public Health is slow to promulgate such regulations and consequently, state la ws are not being enforced or applied consistently across the state. We recommend the department report at budget hearings on the status of the development and promulgation of uniss ued regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=111&year=0&publicationType=0

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Jun 29, 2023 - These la ws are enforced by federal agencies that may act independently or in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies. Proposal This measure makes various changes to state law related to psilocybin, including removing certain criminal penalties and requiring regulation of its cultivation and sale.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-004

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2021 - These la ws are enforced by federal agencies that may act independently or in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies. Proposal This measure makes various changes to state law related to psilocybin, including removing certain criminal penalties and requiring regulation of its cultivation and sale.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-005

LAO 2003-04 Budget Analysis: Education, Instructional Materials

The Governor's block grant keeps the instructional materials program's la ws and regulations in place, requiring school districts to provide each student with new standards-aligned materials within 24 months of a statewide adoption.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/education/ed_12_instructional_materials_anl03.htm

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Budgeted C WS spending for 2020 ‑21 represents more than a 10  percent increase from 2019 ‑20 budgeted spending (more than a 19  percent increase in General Fund spending). We describe the various elements driving these changes in more detail below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/5