The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - Importantly, counties can send felony ISTs to other counties ’ competency restoration programs. Accordingly, counties with high rates of felony IST referrals that do not operate programs are typically located adjacent to counties that do.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal in the Department of State Hospitals to provide $233.2 million General Fund in 2021-22 and $136.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4382

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of Social Services

Feb 24, 2020 - (Historically, the restoration was statutorily tied to the existence of the managed care organization [MCO] tax. The MCO tax expired at the end of 2018 ‑19. Even though the administration is continuing the 7  p ercent restoration for 2020 ‑21, the statutory language linking the restoration to the MCO tax remains.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4175

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 7, 2023 - Employees represented by Local 1000 work in every county in California and some even work outside of the state; however, most of them work in Sacramento County. Compensation Study Local 1000 Represents Hundreds of Classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

Federal Stimulus Funds for Transit

Apr 15, 2020 - In California, 25 “self-help ” counties have passed local sales tax measures for transportation, a portion of which goes to transit. Also, State Transit Assistance is the state ’s largest funding program for transit and is funded by the sales tax on diesel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4220

The state's initiative, referendum, and recall processes. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - County election officials have to verify the validity of thousands of voter signatures on petitions. Campaigns to support or oppose such measures regularly raise millions of dollars to develop proposals, fund signature-gathering campaigns, and present their viewp oints to the public at large.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-007

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 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - County Office of Education Offset of Trial Court General Fund Support Background County Offices of Education (COEs). Each of California ’s 58 c ounties has a COE. COEs oversee the budgets and academic plans of school districts within their jurisdictions, operate certain alternative schools, and provide various optional services to school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

Raising the personal income taxes for certain households to fund zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire-related activities. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - The remaining one-third of the revenues are provided to cities and counties to support their streets and roads. The state also assesses a $100 per year fee on ZEVs to raise funds to support state and local transportation infrastructure .
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-037