Whether or Not to Tap Reserves to Solve Estimated Budget Problem Emerges as Key Fiscal Decision Facing California’s Legislature

Apr 19, 2023 - Few choices will be as consequential for the state ’s medium-term fiscal outlook as whether or not to draw upon its budget reserves to close a projected deficit. On the one hand, reserves offer an expedient solution to the problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4762

Cap-and-Trade Extension: Issues for Legislative Oversight

Dec 12, 2017 - Maintaining the higher IAFs would align with the post ‑2020 direction provided by the Legislature and could reduce leakage risk for medium ‑ and low ‑risk industries. On the other hand, it also increases the risk that the state is providing more allowances to medium ‑ and low ‑risk industries than are needed to prevent leakage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3719

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

Oct 2, 2018 - The program reserves separate pools of grant funding for large ‑, medium ‑, and small ‑sized applicants. Recipients must provide a local match of $2 for every $ 1 o f CTE Incentive Grant funding Begins Funding High School CTE Also Through California Community Colleges ’ (CCC) Strong Workforce Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - As originally designed, the program provided separate pools of funding for large –, medium –, and small –sized applicants, based on applicants ’ average daily attendance in grades 7 –12 . The 2016 –17 trailer legislation eliminates those separate funding pools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/3