The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - (As seen in Step Two above, prior to 2017 ‑18, sales tax growth paid prior year cost increases.) This sales tax payment acceleration will be ongoing. Despite Additional Revenue, Counties Will Face Some Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/8

The State Appropriations Limit

Apr 21, 2021 - For example, counties can use any of the following population adjustments in calculating their limits: ( 1)  t he change in population within the county, ( 2)  t he change in population in the county and all counties that have contiguous borders with it, or ( 3)  t he change in population within the incorporated portion of the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4416

Flexible Funding to California in the American Rescue Plan

Mar 23, 2021 - Cities and counties will receive fiscal recovery funds based on a set of formulas that considers the jurisdiction ’s population, among other factors. The federal government will distribute funds directly to all counties and cities with populations greater than 50,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4407

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 14, 2018 - For further discussion of the MCO tax, please reference the “Medi-Cal ” Fiscal Outlook online post. Administration Scheduled to Release Report of 1991 Realignment and IHSS County Costs. In 2017 ‑18, a new IHSS county maintenance ‑of ‑effort (MOE) —referred to as the 2017 IHSS MOE —was established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3899

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - This increase in county contributions to IHSS costs effectively decreases our projected state share of cost for the IHSS program by hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Restoration of the IHSS Service Hours Previously Reduced by 7  Percent Tied to Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Existence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The budget creates a new maintenance ‑of ‑effort (MOE) for counties ’ share of IHSS costs. The new MOE significantly increases counties ’ IHSS costs in 2017 ‑18 relative to 2016 ‑17. The budget provides ongoing state General Fund support and additional realignment revenue (which consists of sales taxes and vehicle license fee revenue) to partially offset this increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/1

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Total Federal Expenditures by County. In this post, estimates of total federal expenditures by county include: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, federal civilian wages, military wages, government contracts, veterans ’ benefits, Supplementary Security Income (SSI), the refundable portion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/6

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Shifts Some County IHSS Costs to General Fund, Potentially Addressing Some State ‑County Cost ‑Sharing Issues. The budget proposes a number of changes to the mechanism by which the state provides counties with funding for IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2022-23 Budget: State Appropriations Limit Implications

Mar 30, 2022 - (As of 2018 ‑19, cities and counties had over $150  billion in collective room under their limits. As a result, changing this definition is unlikely to result in very many local governments exceeding their limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4583

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Reflects MCO Tax Funding That Resulted From Special Session. Chapter  2 of the 2015 –16 Second Extraordinary Session (SB2X  2, Hernandez), imposes a revised MCO tax on most managed care plans. Revenues from the MCO tax are used, in part, to create General Fund savings in Medi –Cal .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/6