The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - Currently, OAH charges state and local agencies an hourly rate of $373, as wel l as other filing and recording fees. OAH is responsible for hearing four primary types of cannabis-related cases: (1)  appeals of a denial of an initial annual license or a renewal license, (2)  discipline of an annual licensee, (3)  citations for unlawful activity by an annual licensee, and (4)  administrative citations and civil penalty actions for unlicensed activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information Department of Health Care Access and Information Summary The Governor proposes providing the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) $373  million General Fund ($523  million total funds) in 2024 ‑25, of which most is one time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023‑24 budget package provides a total of $19.2 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, bond funds, a number of special funds, and federal funds—for programs administered by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and Environmental Protection Agency. This is a net decrease of $15.5 billion (45 percent) compared to 2022‑23 estimated levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - (The 2020‑21 Budget Act provided $373 million from the General Fund for the E‑Fund.) Moreover, in September 2020, the administration notified the Legislature that it anticipated needing an augmentation from the General Fund to support additional E ‑Fund costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - The Governor proposes to provide $373  million in state general obligation bond funding to continue 18  previously authorized community college  projects. Of  these  projects, 17 are for the construction phase and 1 is for the working drawings phase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - In this post, we discuss how the extreme wildfire season of 2020 is impacting the state budget. 2020 ‑21 Budget Includes $373  Million for “E-Fund ” CalFire Budget Supports Base and Emergency Wildfire Response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 5, 2020 - California Energy Commission (CEC) The budget provides $494  million from various special funds to support the CEC, a decrease of $373  million (43  percent) from the estimated 2019 ‑20 level. The net year-over-year decrease largely reflects (1)  a technical issue related to unspent 2018 ‑19 funds that were carried over into 2019 ‑20 and (2)  one-time funding provided in 2019 ‑20 that is not provided in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4275

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - In an effort to ensure safety and quality, California state law places occupational licensing restrictions on who may provide childbirth and reproductive-related health care services to women. These restrictions include a requirement that nurse midwives may only practice under the supervision of a licensed physician.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Within the total funding amount, the spending plan provides $ 373  m illion from the state General Fund for CalWORKs in 2018 ‑19, a decrease of $ 65  m illion ( 15  p ercent) relative to 2017 ‑18. The decrease in General Fund support for the CalWORKs program results largely from the availability of additional county realignment funds that are dedicated to paying a portion of the cost of CalWORKs grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7

The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - Based on the new COLA rate of 2.71  percent, we now estimate the cost of COLA has increased to $1.7  billion —$1.3  billion for LCFF and $373  million for other programs. Holding other factors constant (including estimates of the Proposition  98 minimum guarantee), the higher cost of COLA reduces the funding available for the state ’s other Proposition  98 priorities by $122  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816