Overview of Federal COVID-19 Research Funding

May 13, 2020 - (This amount excludes federal tax credits. According to the Internal Revenue Service, in tax year 2014, the most recent year with publicly available data, corporations claimed a total of $12.6  billion in federal tax credits for their R &D activities.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4230

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - According to UC, the Institute would be an independent research institute funded through a public ‑private partnership and classified for federal tax purposes as a California nonprofit public benefit corporation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684

The 2022-23 Budget: California State Library

Feb 18, 2022 - In California, local public libraries can be operated by counties, cities, special districts, or joint powers authorities. Usually the local government operator designates a central library to coordinate activities among all the library branches within a jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4549

The 2023-24 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 22, 2023 - Apportionments for those students remain based entirely on enrollment. ( “Basic aid ” or “fully community ‑supported ” districts receive revenue from local property taxes and enrollment fees that exceed what they generate under SCFF, such that the SCFF calculation does not affect their apportionment funding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4695

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - Historically, a small statewide payroll tax provided funding for ETP grants but, in recent years, the state has supplemented this longstanding funding source with General Fund monies for targeted training grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Specifically, the system includes early education programs, elementary and secondary schools, county offices of education, community colleges, and universities in both the public and private sectors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 16, 2020 - Of the $8.4 billion, $5.1 billion is state General Fund and $3.3 billion is local property tax revenue. Anticipated year-over-year growth in property tax revenue (3.5 percent) is more than offset by a budgeted decline in state General Fund support (14.5 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4284

The 2022-23 Budget: California State University

Feb 15, 2022 - The trailer bill language indicates that services provided under the proposal are intended to supplement and not supplant existing foster youth services provided by the campus, county, or state. The language also requires CSU to submit a report on foster youth services and outcomes every two years beginning March  31, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4537

The 2022-23 Budget: Middle Class Scholarship Program

Mar 30, 2022 - (For context, about 90  percent of tax filers in California are beneath this cap.) Revamped MCS Program Is Much Costlier Than Original Program. In fall 2021, CSAC prepared a cost estimate for the revamped MCS program using more detailed student ‑level data than was available when the 2021 ‑22 budget was enacted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4581