The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - The Legislature directed a considerable portion of the state ’s recent budget surpluses towards transportation programs. These investments support several priorities, such as improving the state ’s transportation system, encouraging projects intended to help the state meet its climate goals, and assisting local agencies in drawing down additional federal funds from IIJA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

The 2023-24 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 22, 2023 - Some federal programs also require a state or local funding contribution, which can result in higher barriers to access than some state programs. Indeed, state or local entities may have been planning to use some of the recent state augmentations to meet such matching fund requirements in order to be eligible for funding from federal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4692

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - The  state created this program in the 2021 ‑22 budget to fund educational and enrichment activities for K ‑12 students outside of normal school hours. The state currently allocates $4  billion for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

State Fiscal Health Index: November 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 4, 2019 - Knowing when the state ’s next budget slowdown will happen is impossible. Many economic factors outside the state ’s control influence state revenues. Despite this, certain data points can help us understand whether shifting economic conditions are likely to lead to growth or declines in state revenues in the coming months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/339

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - The proposal indicates that the zero waste plan would recommend programmatic and statutory changes needed for the state to meet and exceed the goal established under AB 341 by 2035. As mentioned earlier, the state has not yet been able to make significant progress towards meeting the current statutory AB 341 goal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Background State Recently Began Implementing a Major Overhaul of Service Provider Rates. For  decades, the state paid DDS service providers according to an outdated and overly complicated rate structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - State Centralizing Financial IT Systems Within Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal). Since 2005, the state has been in the process of replacing its aging and decentralized financia
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Under the new IGT process, in addition to paying providers, counties also are required to submit their nonfederal share of cost to the state prior to receiving federal reimbursement. In other words, counties will be paying both the full cost of services to providers as we ll as their share of cost to the state early in the claims process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Chapter 475 of 2022 (AB 923, Ramos) Encourages state agencies to consult on a government ‑to ‑government basis with tribes within 60 days of a tribal request and designates specific state officials (including the Attorney General) authorized to represent the state in such consultations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

The 2023-24 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 2, 2023 - Additionally, counties may establish IHSS hourly wages above the state minimum wage through local wage ordinances or, more commonly, collectively bargained agreements. The state, federal government, and counties share in the cost of IHSS wages .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4729