The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - . $100  million General Fund in 2022-23 for transfer to a new special fund, the California Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment (HOPE) for Children Trust Account Fund to be administered by a new HOPE program board, under the auspices of the State Treasurer ’s Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - Pilot programs that measure impacts across multiple cities and counties within California could help the Legislature assess whether such programs are cost-effective and merit being expanded statewide if sufficient resources are available in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

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 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - Compared to freshmen, transfer students at UC are less likely to graduate on time. Of transfer students entering in fall 2015, 57  p ercent graduated within two years. Transfer students, however, have slightly higher overall graduation rates (with a four ‑year graduation rate of 89  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

Need-Based Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget]

Sep 18, 2019 - The Cal Grant A and B tuition award for nonprofit schools in 2020-21 is conditioned on the nonprofit sector enrolling 2,000 students with an associate degree for transfer in 2019-20. If the sector fails to meet this target, its tuition award is scheduled to drop to $8,056.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/315

Public sector unions and collective bargaining. [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2021 - Some cities, counties, and special districts have their own retirement boards to administer their plans. Most cities, counties, and special districts have CalPERS or their county retirement systems administer their plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-008

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - The remaining one ‑third goes directly to cities and counties to support local street and road maintenance and rehabilitation. Federal Funding Also Supports Transportation Projects. In addition to state excise tax revenues, the state receives federal fuel excise tax revenue for transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2020-21 Budget: Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 20, 2019 - The DSR —the ratio of annual General Fund spending on debt service costs to annual General Fund revenues and transfers —is often used as one measure of the state ’s debt burden. As shown in Figure  1, the DSR has varied considerably in past decades between about 3  percent and 6  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4118

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2021 - Under the measure, a city or county could ban or limit the number of psilocybin mushroom businesses within its boundaries if approved by the voters within that jurisdiction at a st atewide election held in November.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-005