The 2024-25 Budget: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

Feb 20, 2024 - Some options include: California Competes tax credits, New Employment tax credits, Research and Development tax credits, and the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority ’s sales and use tax exclusion program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4846

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Specifically, AB  1051 requires the placing county to retain responsibility for providing specialty mental health services to the youth —rather than transferring that responsibility to the county where the youth is placed —for out-of-county placements, with limited exceptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

Mental Health Services Act: LAO Update: The Governor's Revised Behavioral Health Modernization Proposal

Aug 21, 2023 - How August 15 th Amendments to SB  326 Respond to Issue Increased County Flexibility to Shift Funding Between Categories … Our analysis of the Governor ’s initial proposal found that the proposed new funding categories likely would result in the need for counties to reduce or redirect spending on some current county programs and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4792

U.S. Retail Sales Update: January 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 15, 2023 - U.S. retail sales have grown 6.4 percent over the last 12 months, but have been flat after accounting for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/769

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - Early Action Legislation Clarifies Tax Treatment of Certain Types of Financial Aid Awards. In a May early action budget decision, the state enacted Chapter  5 of 2023 (AB  111, Committee on Budget) related to how certain forms of financial aid are treated for state personal income tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

State and local government tax rules. [Ballot]

Nov 22, 2021 - Local governments use revenues from taxes and fees to fund a variety of services, like fire and polic e, public works, and parks. Vote Threshold for Changing Local Taxes. State law requires increases in local taxes to receive approval of the local governing body —for example, a city council or county board of supervisors —as well as approval of voters in that local jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-026

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

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - California Competes is a program that allows GO-Biz to provide tax incentives for companies to stay in, relocate to, or expand in California. In recent years, funds have been made available for a grant program in addition to tax credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - California Competes is a program that allows GO-Biz to provide tax incentives for companies to stay in, relocate to, or expand in California. In recent years, funds have been made available for a grant program in addition to tax credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Furthermore, statewide costs could be affected by other factors that remain uncertain, such as ch anges in the number of counties that choose to file reimbursable claims and the extent to which counties include law enforcement or indirect costs in their claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910