Need-Based Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget]

Sep 18, 2019 - Students who receive the Cal Grant B Access Award also receive a supplemental award funded by the College Access Tax Credit. The size of the supplement is $24 in 2019-20. The UC Grant covers both tuition and nontuition expenses after applying a student self-help expectation and counting all other financial aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/315

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - That is, the Legislature would generally need to repurpose the associated funding for other SAL ‑related purposes, such as tax reductions or an alternative excluded expenditure. (In our recent report, The 2022‑23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal , we cover SAL issues in more detail.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; CDE = California Department of Education; COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment; GF = General Fund; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDTFA = California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; CTC = Commission on Teacher Credentialing; DCC = Department of Cannabis Control; DFPI = Department of Financial Protection
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448/1

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19

Apr 5, 2020 - Finally, should benefit payments under the state’s base program exceed payroll tax collections, the legislation allows the state to take an interest-free loan (through the end of 2020) to continue making benefit payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This publication examines the impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and prior-year reductions on trial court operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4362

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year, with exceptions like spending on infrastructure. Some of the spending under this measure could be considered infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-012

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The Legislature would generally need to repurpose the associated funding for other SAL‑related purposes, such as tax reductions or an alternative excluded expenditure. Issues for Legislative Consideration The Legislature may want to modify the Governor ’s proposal so that it best address its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The Quiet Transformation in California’s Cash Management

Aug 29, 2019 - Corporations issue commercial paper to finance their receivables while many U.S. state and local governments —especially those with back-loaded revenue collections (such as California) —issue tax revenue anticipation notes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4091

Despite Fiscal Forecasting Uncertainties, Multiyear Budget Planning Essential

May 27, 2021 - Prudence dictates that only when baseline projections show operating surpluses (annual revenues exceeding expenditures) can new ongoing commitments or tax reductions be considered. Conversely, if projections indicate a looming structural deficit, the estimates are helpful in functioning as an early warning system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4443

Pretrial release and bail. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2019 - Bail Bond Industry Taxes. By maintaining the ability to provide bail to obtain pretrial release, this measure would allow the state to continue collecting tax revenue from the bail bond industry. This reduces the amount of revenue that would otherwise have been lost under SB  10.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-006