The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - In addition, California State University ’s Los Angeles Campus (CSULA) offers a bachelor ’s degree granting program at California State Prison, Los Angeles County. This program is designed to provide in ‑person instruction for the last two years of college to up to 50 i nmates at no cost to the inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

Child Custody and Juvenile Dependency [Ballot]

Feb 18, 2020 - However, some or all of the county costs resu lting from increased workload could potentially be shifted to the state. This is because the State Constitution generally requires that the state fund child welfare-related cost increases resulting from state legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-033

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 14, 2020 - What Are the State ’s Priorities for Improving County Performance? Given the complexity of Medi ‑Cal administration and the number of issues identified in state audits, counties might not be able to improve their performance on the full array of state standards all at once.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4161

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Cannabis‑Related Proposals

Feb 14, 2020 - As we described earlier, the state ’s current approach to cannabis taxes splits the responsibilities for collecting the original tax payment and remitting the tax to the state between multiple businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4162

The 2020-21 Budget: Climate Change Proposals

Feb 13, 2020 - While the state is not fully prepared to address any of the potential impacts of climate change, some sectors might be further along in their preparation efforts based on previous state actions. For example, water projects have been a major focus of recent bonds and state ‑level expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4155

A Look at Household Debt in California [EconTax Blog]

Feb 12, 2020 - While a slowdown in the auto sector, by itself, is unlikely to create a significant drag on the state ’s economy, it could have fiscal implications for the state and local governments. New car purchases are a major category of taxable sales, so this trend likely is placing some drag on state and local sales tax collections.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/435

Taking Stock of California’s Recession Readiness

Feb 12, 2020 - Whether the state ’s multiyear fiscal outlook shows operating surpluses or deficits when a recession begins can have a significant effect on how resilient it is through the downturn. If the state enters the recession with an operating deficit, the decline in revenues caused by the recession will only worsen the state ’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4156

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Proposal to Transfer the Seismic Safety Commission [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2020 - Various state departments are involved in seismic safety. In particular, the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission (SSC) is an independent entity under the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing (BCSH) Agency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4158

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Proposal to Transfer the Seismic Safety Commission

Feb 12, 2020 - For example, OES prepares the state ’s Hazard Mitigation Plan, which identifies the main types of disaster risks facing the state —such as earthquakes —and proposes strategies for mitigating these risks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4158

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 12, 2020 - DGS completed the State Office Building Strategy in March  2016 and made some minor revisions to it in 2018. The State Office Building Strategy includes building three new state office buildings and renovating eight existing state office buildings within about ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4157