The 2018-19 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - In particular, the Department of Finance noted that UC could do more to align its existing transfer pathways with the ADT. The department specifically indicated that UC could demonstrate good faith effort in this area by entering into a memorandum of understanding with the CCC Chancellor ’s Office by May  1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3748

The 2018-19 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2018 - At this time, we do not have specific concerns with the other proposals, but overall they do amount to a significant budgetary commitment over the next few years. Figure 9 New Major Resources Capital Outlay Projects Proposed in 2018 ‑19 (Dollars in Thousands)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3747

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - Traditionally, each RC has required service providers in its catchment area to observe a certain number of holidays each year, meaning service providers cannot bill for services on those days (in practice, most do not provide services on those days, and if they do, they go uncompensated).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2018-19 Budget: Adult Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - When students attending community college adult programs do not have an SSN, CCC assigns them a CCC identifier. When students attending adult schools do not have an SSN, CDE will sometimes assign them a Statewide Student Identifier, or SSID.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3752

The 2018-19 Budget: Administration of the 2017 Housing Package

Feb 8, 2018 - Doing so, would allow the Legislature to check back in with HCD regarding its progress on implementation of the housing package. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3746

The 2018-19 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - (While delays are possible under law, we assume that they do not occur.) Overall, we estimate that the upcoming minimum wage increases lead to a net increase in General Fund spending of roughly $2  billion by 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3718

The 2018-19 Budget: Fire Recovery Proposals

Mar 1, 2018 - While we do not raise specific concerns about the administration ’s funding requests, we recommend that the Legislature direct the administration to report at budget hearings on the proposed funding and submit formal proposals for any future budget-year funding requests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3767

The 2018-19 Budget: California Hiring Tax Credits

Mar 15, 2018 - We do not know the average wage for the groups targeted by the credit. Given that many may not have significant work experience, their wages likely do not qualify for the higher credit amounts. Complexity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3784

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - These initiatives do not continue in 2018 ‑19, freeing up the associated funding. Declining K ‑12 Attendance. Most funding for schools flows through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and is adjusted automatically to reflect changes in K ‑12 attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3716

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2018 - In 2018 ‑19, the budget allocates $4. 6  b illion in transportation spending, consistent with the measure ’s statutory formula for allocating revenues. If approved by voters in 2018, S B  5 and S B  3 would each authorize $ 4  b illion in general obligation bonds for natural resources ‑related projects and housing, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3731