The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - (These payments are related to a 2017 ‑18 budget action that borrowed from the General Fund for a large one ‑time contribution to the state employee pension fund, requiring future repayment from all relevant funds that make employer pension contributions, including MVA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The differences in our estimates stem from our differing definitions. The Governor ’s estimate includes constitutionally required spending on schools and community colleges, reserves, and debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - Chapter 308 of 2021 (S B 339 , Wiener) requires CalSTA to conduct a road charge pilot study that collects payments from participants. The  development of the pilot is currently underway, with implementation expected to begin in 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor allocates this amount among three uses: ( 1)  c ontinuing to implement the state ’s plan to prefund retiree health benefits, ( 2)  r epaying a 2017 ‑ 18 l oan from the state ’s cash resources that supported a supplemental pension payment in that year, and ( 3)  a supplemental pension payment to the state ’s teacher retirement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The expiration of these allocations the following year creates a buffer that helps insulate ongoing programs from future drops in the guarantee. Based on the reserve balance and one ‑time cushion, we think the state likely could weather a relatively mild recession without resorting to significant cuts or payment deferrals for school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - How Do California’s Liability Limits Compare to Other States? The U.S. Constitution grants states “sovereign immunity ” from lawsuits. This means all states can determine in their own laws the extent of their liability for actions by their employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - While non ‑drivers may benefit from some of CHP ’s and DMV ’s services, this proposal does not include an analytical justification tying the level of payment to an assessment of the broad ‑based benefits the departments provide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

A Review of the State's Active Transportation Program

Mar 1, 2019 - Introduction Active transportation includes walking, biking, and other active or “human ‑powered ” ways that people get from one place to another. In recent years, the state has taken steps to improve the infrastructure for this type of transportation due its many potential benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3955

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget includes nearly $3  billion in reductions, the largest of which is withdrawing a discretionary principal payment on state ’s unemployment insurance loan (which otherwise is paid by employers ’ payroll taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662