The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - The tax rate will range from $400 to $800 per metric ton of lithium carbonate equivalent that a producer extracts, adjusted annually for inflation. A total of 80  percent of the revenue from this tax will go to the counties where lithium extraction occurs, while the other 20  percent will go to the Salton Sea Restoration Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - These include: $750  Million to Strengthen County “Behavioral Health Continuum. ” As described earlier, the Governor proposes $750  million General Fund —made available over three years —for competitive grants to counties to purchase or renovate real estate for behavioral health facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Sep 30, 2022 - The Constitution allows refunds of taxes to be excluded from appropriations subject to limit (see: Section 8(a) of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution). As a result, these types of tax refunds are scored as spending rather than revenue reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4631

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 5, 2020 - The 1991 and 2011 r ealignments dedicated state sales tax and vehicle license fee revenue to counties for the administration of various programs on behalf of the state. The budget provides $ 750  m illion to backfill anticipated declines in realignment revenue in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4263

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - CalOSBA will award grants to county government agencies and nonprofit organizations that provide services to microbusinesses, who then will identify and make $2,500 grants directly to eligible microbusinesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2023-24 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 15, 2023 - The main proposal in this area is a renewal and increase in a tax on health insurance plans known as the managed care organization (MCO) tax. Under the proposal, the tax would last from April 2023 through December 2026 and be used to maintain and augment support for Medi ‑Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4769

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Shifts Some County IHSS Costs to General Fund, Potentially Addressing Some State ‑County Cost ‑Sharing Issues. The budget proposes a number of changes to the mechanism by which the state provides counties with funding for IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; CDE = California Department of Education; COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment; GF = General Fund; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDTFA = California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; CTC = Commission on Teacher Credentialing; DCC = Department of Cannabis Control; DFPI = Department of Financial Protection
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448/1

The 2021-22 Budget: The Governor’s Suspension Proposal

Jan 29, 2021 - Recent budgets have used funding from Proposition  56, which established a higher tax on tobacco products, to increase provider payments in Medi ‑Cal. If the suspensions went into effect, most of these payment increases would cease.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4328

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products

May 12, 2019 - Of that, 3.94  percent raises money for the state ’s General Fund, and 2.06  percent raises money the state provides to counties for various local programs. Local governments ’ portion of the sales tax ranges from 1.25  percent to 4.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4040