Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance

Jan 10, 2019 - In addition, the State Constitution allows the owner of a damaged home to transfer the assessed value of his/her home to another dwelling within the same county. The law also provides, under certain conditions, a transfer between counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3917

How California Governments Respond to Disasters

Jan 10, 2019 - Local Emergency Declarations When a natural or manmade disaster occurs, the governing body of the affected local government —such as a city council —can declare a local emergency if it determines conditions are or are expected to be beyond its capacity to respond and recover.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3919

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 11, 2020 - The Council recommends the state develop a comprehensive response strategy that identifies a clear path for responding to the state ’s homelessness crisis and assigns clear responsibilities to the state, cities, and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2019-20 Budget: Increasing Compliance With Unclaimed Property Law

Mar 15, 2019 - This difference provides a monetary benefit to the state, which first is deposited into the Unclaimed Property Fund and then transferred to the General Fund. The state uses the unclaimed property fund to finance SCO ’s administrative costs to operate the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3978

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Cannabis‑Related Proposals

Feb 14, 2020 - Key Considerations When Reviewing Reorganization Proposals In our recent publication, The 2020‑21 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Reorganization Proposals , we recommend that the Legislature consider the following key questions when evaluating proposals to reorganize state departments through consolidation or transferring government functions: Would the Reorganization Make Programs More Effective?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4162

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - Also allows institutions to transfer unused funds from the Federal Work-Study Program to the supplemental grants program. Waives the requirement that institutions/students return a prorated portion of Pell Grants and federal loans if students withdraw part way through the term due to the outbreak.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2019-20 Budget: Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2019 - Requiring SETNA to repay the General Fund transfers —as is required for the $ 10  m illion provided in 2018 ‑19 and is being considered for the $ 50  m illion proposed in 2019 ‑ 20 —comes with advantages and disadvantages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3961

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