The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - In January 2021, the state began to implement Medi ‑Cal Rx, which transfers Medi ‑Cal ’s pharmacy services benefit from managed care to fee ‑for ‑service. The Governor ’s budget projects that Medi ‑Cal Rx will result in gradually increasing savings over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

Domestic ferrets. [Ballot]

Feb 9, 2022 - Fiscal Effects Given the way the measure is written, it would not directly legalize the ownership of ferrets. The California Fish and Game Commission and potentially the state Legislature would h ave to take additional steps to change existing state regulations and law in order to make ownership of ferrets legal in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-044

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - A 2020 survey of 200 California school districts conducted by the Center for Cities + Schools at the University of California Berkeley found that more than half of responding districts (53  percent) fell into this latter category, while 31  percent reported high levels of scratch cooking, and 16  percent reporting little or no scratch cooking.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

The 2022-23 Budget: Secretary of State Request to Waive Business Filing Fees

Feb 7, 2022 - The amount transferred to the General Fund has varied significantly year to year, ranging from $5  million in 2011 ‑12 to $36  million in 2017 ‑18. As a percentage of revenues, the transfer to the General Fund has varied from 9  percent of fee revenues in 2019 ‑20 to 41  percent of fee revenues in 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4516

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget proposes a $40  million one ‑time General Fund transfer to the SCFCF to help prevent its insolvency in 2022 ‑23. The  budget also includes provisional budget language authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance to transfer additional General Fund if revenues deposited into the SCFCF are lower than expected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major UC Proposals

Feb 2, 2022 - Whether this drop results in a corresponding decline in UC transfer enrollment is uncertain. UC has enrollment management tools, such as reducing transfer referrals to less selective campuses, that could allow it to increase its transfer yield rates and maintain its transfer enrollment levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4511

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - These savings will be transferred to the HCBS ARP Fund and spent on federally approved HCBS enhancements and expansions. The Governor ’s budget reflects the baseline IHSS  savings and transfer of funds in the Department of Health Care Services budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - Many deserted wells still need to be researched to verify well location, assess facilities, and seek ownership documentation. The Legislature could consider focusing funding exclusively on these research activities to have a better idea of the identification, scope, and cost of well remediation projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - POST is an 18 ‑member commission responsible for overseeing standards and training for certain California peace officers, including city police and county sheriff ’s deputies. Specifically, POST is responsible for setting minimum selection and training standards, developing and running law enforcement training programs, improving law enforcement management practices, and reimbursing local law enforcement for training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package

Jan 26, 2022 - Accordingly, it appears generally reasonable for the state to help address this issue by providing some level of financial support to incentivize the transfer of biomass to processing businesses. However, key details about how a subsidy would be implemented were lacking at the time of this analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4495