Proposition 28 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - The California Constitution requires the state to set aside a minimum amount of state General Fund and local property tax revenue each year (annually) for public schools and community colleges. (The General Fund is the state ’s main operating account, which pays for education, prisons, health care, and other public services.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=28&year=2022

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - The Superintendent of Public Instruction is to develop a methodology to determine grant awards to each county based on the number of three- and four-year olds in the county. Funds can be used for a variety of purposes including assessing parental preferences for preschool and engaging in community-level coordination to implemen t preschool options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - Funding for County Eligibility Redeterminations. Once the PHE ends, counties will have 14 months to complete redeterminations of eligibility for all Medi-Cal enrollees. The spending plan includes $18.3  million General Fund ($36.5  million total funds) in 2021-22 and $54.8  million General Fund ($109.5  million total funds) in 2022-23 to support the associated increase in county workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - This includes an increase to the county operations grant, which provides flexible funding for COEs and is intended to support regional services to school districts. Only COEs that are funded at their target LCFF entitlement will receive additional funding through the increase in the county operations grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Although the benefits are federally funded, related administrative costs are split between the federal, state, and county governments. State administrative funding generally increases or decreases in line with projected caseload changes but does not automatically increase alongside the cost of doing business.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/3

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Overall, counties are required hold in-person orientations within 30 days of the date in which the public health order is lifted (counties and IHSS Public Authorities may request a 15-day extension if the p ublic health conditions caused staffing or facility challenges).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Beginning in 2018-19, the state began using a revised funding formula for supporting county administrative activities in the CalWORKs program. Generally speaking, this formula increased or decreased funding gradually as caseload increased or decreased, but did not separately adjust for increases in the cost of doing business.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/2

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Creates Foster Youth Tax Credit. Creates refundable $1,000 tax credit for young adults aged 18 through 25 who were foster youth at age 13 or older and are otherwise eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - (Under the CCA program, cities and counties may buy or generate electricity for residents and businesses within their communities. IOUs partner with CCAs to deliver the electricity through the IOUs ’ transmission and distribution systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/7

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The workgroup shall consist of representatives from the Legislature, DCSS, County Welfare Directors Association of California, and advocates for low-income families with children and noncustodial parents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/6