The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - An additional $170.1  million ($104.4  million General Fund) is appropriated in 2023-24 for updates to CalSAWS (and other smaller information technology systems) to automate recent state budget and policy actions, and to maintain and operate the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Information Network (CalWIN) system until all remaining CalWIN counties migrate to CalSAWS by the federal deadline of December 31, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/5

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Nov 2, 2023 - It also includes a small number of schools operated by county offices of education and a few schools operated directly by the state. School Districts Are the Largest Component of the Public School System.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-026

Managed care organization tax. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Overview of MCO Tax California Taxes MCOs ’ Enrollment to Help Cover its Share of Medi-Cal Costs. One of the fund sources California currently uses to support Medi-Cal is a tax on MCOs known as the “MCO tax. ” California has had such a tax or fee for nearly 20 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-024

Homeownership affordability. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Local governments rely on a variety of taxes and fees to fund their services, like schools, fire and police, public works, and parks. The property and sales taxes generally are the largest sources of local tax revenue for cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-025

Personal finance education. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - The state meets the minimum requirement by providing schools with funding from local property tax revenue and state tax revenue. Proposal Requires Students to Complete a Personal Finance Course to Graduate High School.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-022

Drug crimes. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - Reduced County Criminal Justice System Costs. The measure would reduce the number of people in county jail and under county community supervision in two ways. First, as discussed above, the measure would cause some people to serve their sentences in prison instead of at the county level, reducing the number of people in jail and under county community supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-023

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - If the federal government does not initially approve the MCO tax, the trailer bill legislation grants the administration authority to adjust the structure of the tax as needed to meet federal rules and to resubmit the tax for federal approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

Medi-Cal Rx program and revenues from federal drug price discounts. [Ballot]

Oct 19, 2023 - This result could have fiscal implications for state tax proceeds, Medi-Cal, or other state and local government programs. The impact would depend on many factors, including which entities lose their state tax-exempt status and licenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-021

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness [Publication Details]

Oct 19, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget provides $3.3 billion for various housing and homelessness programs within the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (CalICH), and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4808

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - This would be the fifth consecutive year in which the budget has proposed a one-time expansion of the state ’s housing tax credit, for a total of $2.5  billion in tax credits. $100  Million One-Time Augmentation for Multifamily Housing Program (MHP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808