Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 2021 - The District of Choice program is one of several laws allowing students to transfer from one school district to another school district. The program is scheduled to sunset on July 1, 2023. This evaluation, prepared at the request of the Legislature, assesses recent trends in the program and provides our recommendations regarding reauthorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4329

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - For example, the state could allow a portion of the tax credits to be transferable or refundable. The state also could temporarily allow taxpayers who cannot use credits to sell some of them back to the state at a discount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - The largest transfers tended to go to the UCL and the FCA. Transfers to these two funds accounted for at least half of the total transferred to the above DOJ special funds each year over the past decade.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending by Program [EdBudget]

Jan 21, 2021 - f The 2019-20 budget package included $13.5 million in prior year settle-up funds for this purpose. g Reflects funding for various one-time initiatives and programs with less than $2 million each in ongoing funding (Academic Senate, transfer education and articulation, district financial crisis oversight, and part-time faculty health insurance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/463

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under Governor's Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 13, 2021 - b Excludes nontax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the guarantee. c For calculating the guarantee, Chapter 24 of 2020 (SB 98, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) deems the change in attendance in 2020‑21 to be the same as the change in 2019‑20. d As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/480

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

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor links these base increases to CSU and UC meeting three expectations: (1)  developing a plan to eliminate their achievement gaps by 2025, (2)  permanently increasing the share of courses they offer online by at least 10  percentage points over their pre-pandemic levels, and (3)  establishing “dual admissions ” pathways designed to simplify and expedite student transfer from community colleges to CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

November 2020 Cap-and-Trade Auction Update [EconTax Blog]

Dec 4, 2020 - In addition, consistent with current law, an estimated $42 million will be transferred to the General Fund to backfill revenue losses from a 2017 expansion of a sales tax exemption for certain manufacturers.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/588

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - As of the beginning of October 2020, there were nearly 8, 000 i nmates in county jail awaiting transfer to state prison. The state provides counties $93. 54 p er day for each inmate they house who would otherwise be in state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304?utm_source=laowww&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4304

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - As of the beginning of October 2020, there were nearly 8, 000 i nmates in county jail awaiting transfer to state prison. The state provides counties $93. 54 p er day for each inmate they house who would otherwise be in state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304

2021-22 Fiscal Outlook Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog]

Nov 18, 2020 - We estimate that total General Fund revenues (excluding transfers and federal cost recovery) will grow at a relatively strong rate (7 percent) between 2019-20 and 2020-21. A large part of this growth is explained by a revenue accelerating action in the 2020-21 Budget Act ( Budget Act) which limited corporation taxpayers ’ use of tax credits and net operating loss deductions for three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/581