The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - The state ’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) oversees these entities and works to set policy and coordinate programs. Major Labor and Employment Issues One-Time Transfer of Labor Law Penalties to General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

Hastings College of the Law Core Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Oct 8, 2020 - If the state receives at least $14 billion in additional federal relief funding by October 15, 2020, $1.9 million of this funding is allocated to Hastings. The $1.9 million equates to the amount generated from a 5 percent tuition increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/399

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - (SAWS is made up of multiple IT systems which support such functions as eligibility and benefit determination, enrollment, and case maintenance at the county level for some of the state ’s major health and human services  programs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal to transition state administration of child care programs. We further provide options the Legislature could consider to support child care programs during the pandemic. Correction (2/18/2021): A previous version of this post stated DSS released a draft of the transition plan. This version is corrected to state DSS released a transition plan guide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4363

August 2020 Cap-and-Trade Auction Update [EconTax Blog]

Aug 25, 2020 - Based on the preliminary results, the state will receive an estimated $474 million in revenue from the auction. As shown in Figure 1, this amount is substantially more than what the state received from the May 2020 auction ($25 million), but less than prior auctions—each of which generated over $600 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/532

LAO May Outlook Estimates of Proposition 98 Guarantee [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/513

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: State Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank

Oct 5, 2020 - The 2020-21 Spending Plan: State Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank The 2020-21 Spending Plan: State Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank COVID-19 Disaster Relief for Small Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4271

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - Use reliable, easily updated data sources currently collected by the state. No Inappropriate Fiscal Incentives. Avoid financial incentive to identify students or select certain placements to increase funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals [Publication Details]

Dec 18, 2020 - California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals [Publication Details] California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals Format: HTML Description: To help address the state’s large budget deficit as estimated in June 2020, the 2020-21 budget package deferred a substantial amount of General Fund payments to schools and the California Community Colleges (CCC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4307

Snapshot of the California Economy: July 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 21, 2020 - Key areas where the state ’s economy has seen some improvement are employment, new business creation, and consumer spending. Since April, the state has added back 750,000 jobs, about a quarter of its pandemic-related job losses.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/529