The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - First, the provision establishes a large policy change that affects how the state compensates its employees and how the state combats wildfires with minimal detail and significant deference to the joint labor management committee process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - Statute Requires COEs to Set Goals in State Priority Areas. For each of the state and local measures, statute requires COEs to establish performance targets for its students, student subgroups, and schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2024 - In this brief we (1) provide background on recent funding augmentations in transportation; (2) describe the Governor’s proposed transportation budget solutions; (3) discuss our assessment and recommendations for the Governor’s proposals; and (4) discuss potential additional solutions the Legislature could consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4854

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - For instance, any redirections from SHA ultimately would result in less funding available for state highway maintenance and rehabilitation projects. SHA funds the California Department of Transportation ’s State Highway Operation and Protection Program, which supports capital projects that rehabilitate and reconstruct the state highway system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

Proposition 1 [Ballot]

Mar 5, 2024 - Proposition  1 allows the state to sell $6.4  billion in new bonds. Bonds are a way that the state borrows money and then repays the money plus interest over time. For more information about bonds, see “Overview of State Bond Debt ” later in this guide.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=1&year=2024

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - If selected as a pilot participant, the state would have the opportunity to demonstrate whether alternative measurements might be more pertinent to measuring the success of state TANF programs. This could benefit California after the pilot ends if the federal government decides to change the TANF performance metrics for all states going forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - From an employment policy standpoint, the statewide measures described earlier suggest that the state ’s minimum wage is not particularly high. This is especially true in the Bay Area, where wages are substantially higher than other parts of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

Overview of State Bond Debt Service [EconTax Blog]

Feb 27, 2024 - Overview of State Bond Debt Service [EconTax Blog] Overview of State Bond Debt Service February 27, 2024 In this post, we summarize state bonds, the state ’s current debt levels, and its annual debt service payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/798

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation [Publication Details]

Mar 21, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4888

The 2024-25 Budget: University of California

Feb 28, 2024 - After the state enacts the 2024 ‑25 budget, UC will finalize its enrollment counts for 2023 ‑24. If actual enrollment that year falls short of the state target, we recommend the state revert any unearned funds as part of the 2025 ‑26 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862