Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - To score well on this assessment, the average of the differences across years should be small. It  is also important that these differences be symmetric: a new measure should minimize the extent to which changes are consistently higher or lower than the current CNI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

^[PDF] Public Assistance in California: Facts and Figures

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The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - Figure 3 Governor ’s Budget Funds New and Continuing CCC Capital Outlay Projects Bond Funds (In Thousands) Advanced transportation and manufacturing building replacement P, W Career technical education building replacement P, W New Library Learning Resource Center P, W Library Learning Resource Center and student services center replacement P,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

^[PDF] Updating the California Necessities Index

Used to Adjust Benefit Rates and Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs). Statute ties various benefit and cost-of-living allowances to the CNI. For example, the California Department of Social Services uses the CNI to adjust payment rates for foster care providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2025/5065/Updating-CA-Necessities-Index-081425.pdf

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - The specific levels of authority that DOJ and CGCC would have over each tribe w ould depend on the type of authorization the tribe received. For those under the state law framework, the measure authorizes CGCC to develop and implement various regulations —such as the types of bets that can be offered, licensing requirements, and consumer protection requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Supplemental Security Income/ State Supplementary Program (5180)

Budget Deletes State Cost–of–Living Adjustments The Governor ’s budget proposes to delete the June 2008 and 2009 state statutory cost –of –living adjustments (COLAs), while passing through the federal COLAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/health_ss/hss_anl08012.aspx

2000 Budget Analysis: H&SS; SSI/SSP

This increase is due primarily to the full-year cost of grant increases provided in the current year, caseload growth, the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to be provided in Janu ary 2001, and an increase in the federal administrative fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2000/health_ss/hss_21_SSI-SSP_anl00.htm

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Supplemental Security Income/ State Supplementary Program

This increase is due primarily to caseload growth, the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to be provided in January 2008, and an increase in the federal administrative fee. In 2007-08, it is estimated that there will be an average of 370,600 aged, 21,600 blind, and 872,600 disabled SSI/SSP recipients.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/health_ss/hss_12_anl07.aspx

^[PDF] California's Parimutuel Horse Racing Tax

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https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1984/californias_paramutual_horse_racing_tax.pdf

1999 Initiative Analysis: California Defense of Sexual Responsibility Act of 2000

SA 99 RF  0028). Proposal This measure prohibits public entities in California from (1) using the phrase "sexual orientation" and (2) endorsing, educating, recognizing, or promoting homosexuality as an "ac ceptable, moral behavior."
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/1999/990642_INT.html