The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - If the homes were scattered throughout a city, however, we think the argument is more tenuous. For this reason, in the case of vehicles, we think a vehicle represents an asset —not a fleet —and so the value of an individual vehicle must exceed $100,000 in order to count as an exclusion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

The 2022-23 Budget: State Appropriations Limit Implications

Mar 30, 2022 - (As of 2018 ‑19, cities and counties had over $150  billion in collective room under their limits. As a result, changing this definition is unlikely to result in very many local governments exceeding their limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4583

State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020 - Using authority established in Government Code 8690.6, the Governor transferred $1.3  billion from the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties to a subaccount within the fund —the Disaster Response Emergency Operations Account (DREOA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4223

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - Both types of projects may be infrastructure in the broad sense, with differences —like ownership of the asset —making one but not the other eligible for administrative augmentation. As  the Legislature considers the Governor ’s budget, we suggest it also consider which programs have preexisting processes for adjusting for inflation and which do not and whether automatic adjustments align with its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - These revenues provide transportation funding via transfers to the Public Transportation Account. The budget package directs the State Controller to continue making transfers to the Public Transportation Account as if the tax suspension had not occurred.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - Across 2021 ‑22, 2022 ‑23, and 2023 ‑24, our estimates of revenues and transfers (excluding transfers to the BSA) are lower than budget act projections by  $41  billion. Formula ‑Driven Spending on Schools and Community Colleges Offsets Revenue Losses by $13   Billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4646

The 2020-21 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2020 - The administration proposes to remit the remaining CRF funds to schools ($ 4  b illion), counties ($1. 3  b illion), and cities ($ 450  m illion). Budget Solutions Mix of Solutions Reasonably Well ‑Balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4232

Federal COVID-19-Related Funding to California

Apr 28, 2020 - These include payments to the state government, local governments (including cities, counties, and special districts), tribal governments, and other public entities (like housing authorities, school districts, and other local educational agencies).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4226

The 2019-20 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook

May 12, 2019 - Our estimates of General Fund revenues and transfers for the “budget window ” —2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20 —are $774  million (0.2  percent) above the administration ’s May 2019 revenue forecast. Figure  1 displays our General Fund revenue outlook through 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4037

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget package creates new incentives for cities and counties to adopt pro ‑housing policies. Cities and counties that adopt these policies would receive additional points in the scoring of their applications for certain state grant programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4083