State Converts CSU Student Housing Grants to Revenue Bonds [EdBudget]

Jul 18, 2023 - State Converts CSU Student Housing Grants to Revenue Bonds [EdBudget] $52.0 a Reflects state cost. Some projects supplement state funds with campus reserves or nonstate funds. b The 2023-24 budget package rescinds upfront one-time General Fund cash for CSU student housing projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/767

Changes in California State University General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/743

California State University Core Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jul 18, 2023 - California State University Core Funding by Source [EdBudget] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/744

California State Library Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jul 14, 2023 - California State Library Funding by Source [EdBudget]     a Reflects $506 million in funds carried over from the 2021-22 budget agreement (specifically, for the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act, outreach grants to ethnic media programs, the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, English as a Second Language Services, upgrading broadband equipment, and local library
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/756

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending

Jul 13, 2023 - While not required by MHSA, state regulations currently require counties to use 50  percent of CSS funding for FSPs. FSPs provide mental health and wraparound services —such as housing and employment support —for individuals with the greatest mental health needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - Up to 5  Percent of Revenue Available for State Purposes. The MHSA allows up to 5  percent of overall revenues to be used for state administration of MHSA. The 5  percent is often referred to as the “state cap. ” Under current legislative practice, funding within the state cap that is not needed for direct MHSA administration is available for the Legislature to appropriate to various mental health programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - The MHSOAC Oversees MHSA Expenditures and Has a Unique Role in the State ’s Mental Health System. The MHSA established a framework for state oversight of counties ’ MHSA activities, granting oversight authority to two state agencies: the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the MHSOAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781

Updated Unemployment Insurance Fund Forecast Shows Structural Deficit [EconTax Blog]

Jul 7, 2023 - State Forecasts UI Trust Fund Condition Twice Each Year. The Employment Development Department (EDD) oversees the state ’s UI program. The EDD pays UI benefits for unemployed workers out of the state ’s UI Trust Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/779

Updated Unemployment Insurance Fund Forecast Shows Structural Deficit [EconTax Blog]

Jul 7, 2023 - State Forecasts UI Trust Fund Condition Twice Each Year. The Employment Development Department (EDD) oversees the state ’s UI program. The EDD pays UI benefits for unemployed workers out of the state ’s UI Trust Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/779

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Jun 29, 2023 - The measure would also result in a reduction in state and local costs for the enforcement of psilocybin-related offenses and the handling of related criminal cases in the state court system. However, the measure would increase state and local government costs due to pr ocessing petitions for the sealing of psilocybin-related convictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-004