The 2022-23 Budget: California Food Assistance Program

Feb 11, 2022 - Second, the federal government manages an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system which depo sits monthly benefits for CalFresh and other human services programs onto cards that can be used at grocery and convenience store checkout counters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4532

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of CalAIM Financing Issues

Feb 16, 2021 - First, Whole Person Care currently is an optional pilot program operating in 24 c ounties and one city and funded with a mix of federal and local funds. CalAIM would end these pilots, expand certain service components of Whole Person Care statewide, and transfer management over many of the activities included under Whole Person Care generally from counties to managed care plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4374

The 2020-21 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - (For the past several years, CSU has had a more limited policy that redirects only CCC applicants with an associate degree for transfer degree.) State Budget Typically Sets an Enrollment Growth Target.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4168

The 2021-22 Budget: May Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

May 17, 2021 - Our main forecast expects total General Fund revenues (including transfers and loans) to be $179 billion in 2020-21. Revenues are projected to increase to $186 billion in 2021-22. Over the budget window (2019-20 through 2021-22), our estimates are $4 billion higher than the administration ’s May Revision estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/654

The 2021-22 Budget: May Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

May 17, 2021 - Our main forecast expects total General Fund revenues (including transfers and loans) to be $179 billion in 2020-21. Revenues are projected to increase to $186 billion in 2021-22. Over the budget window (2019-20 through 2021-22), our estimates are $4 billion higher than the administration ’s May Revision estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/654

The 2021-22 Budget: Various CSU Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 9, 2021 - This post analyzes four of the Governor’s budget proposals for the California State University (CSU). Specifically, the post covers proposals relating to CSU Stanislaus’s off-campus center in Stockton, the Computing Talent Initiative based at CSU Monterey Bay, CSU’s ability to transfer funds among its accounts, and summer-term student financial aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4399

Felony sentencing. [Ballot]

Dec 14, 2021 - The measure requires that any savings to the state from the above changes, as estimated by the Department of Finance (DOF), be annually transferred from the General Fund into a new state fund, the Left Behind Act Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-035

Cap-And-Trade Auction Update and GGRF Projections

Dec 6, 2021 - The remaining revenue is available for appropriation by the Legislature through the annual budget for other ongoing funding commitments (such as state administrative costs and statutory transfers), as well as discretionary spending programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4480

The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - As shown in Figure 3 , the balance of the state ’s constitutional reserve, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA), would grow to about 10 percent of General Fund revenues and transfers ($21 billion) under our revenue estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - These savings will be transferred to the HCBS ARP Fund and spent on federally approved HCBS enhancements and expansions. The Governor ’s budget reflects the baseline IHSS  savings and transfer of funds in the Department of Health Care Services budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512