The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - Remaining funding would be based proportionally on an LHJ ’s share of the state ’s population (50  percent of funding); level of poverty (25  percent of funding), and share of black/African American, Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents (25  percent of funding).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

August 2020 Cap-and-Trade Auction Update [EconTax Blog]

Aug 25, 2020 - While the enacted 2020-21 budget package does not include a detailed discretionary expenditure plan, it does appropriate $134 million to support state departments ’ administration of programs allocated GGRF in prior years. 2020-21 Auction Revenue Subject to Substantial Uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/532

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

Mar 26, 2021 - Most school districts, every community college, and some public and private four ‑year institutions voluntarily participate in Cal ‑PASS Plus, a project overseen by the CCC Chancellor ’s Office. Cal ‑PASS Plus links data from participating institutions, then analyzes the data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - With the expiration of the existing MCO tax at the end of 2022 and the anticipated start of new Medi ‑Cal managed care contracts in 2024, the MCO tax could be renewed for calendar year 2023 without being subject to the complications resulting from reprocurement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget

Feb 11, 2020 - Treatment Team and Primary Care Staffing Proposal This proposal requests $ 32  m illion General Fund and 80. 9 p ositions in 2020 ‑21, ramping up to $64. 2  m illion General Fund and 250. 2 p ositions in 2024 ‑25, and ongoing at that amount thereafter, for two separate components within DSH —treatment teams and primary care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4154

State Fiscal Health Index: June 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 7, 2019 - The index ranges from 0 (representing the lowest level in the last 25 years) to 100 (representing the highest level in the last 25 years). Both the level of the index and changes in the index from month to month offer information about the state ’s fiscal health.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/390

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Housing

Apr 8, 2022 - The Legislature could alter statute to support more than $500  million in projects this year. On the one hand, approving more projects this year would enable campuses to commence with projects sooner, thereby increasing housing stock more quickly and avoiding higher construction costs in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4589

State Fiscal Health Index: May 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 2, 2019 - The index ranges from 0 (representing the lowest level in the last 25 years) to 100 (representing the highest level in the last 25 years). Both the level of the index and changes in the index from month to month offer information about the state ’s fiscal health.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/383

The 2020-21 Budget: Analyzing UC and CSU Cost Pressures

Dec 18, 2019 - Were new campuses or medical schools to be approved over the next few years, the resulting cost increases would be substantial, with significant long ‑term fiscal implications. Key Planning Issues In this section, we examine the extent to which the state General Fund budget has capacity to cover UC and CSU cost pressures in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4127

State Fiscal Health Index: November 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 9, 2020 - The index ranges from 0 (representing the lowest level in the last 25 years) to 100 (representing the highest level in the last 25 years). Both the level of the index and changes in the index from month to month offer information about the state ’s fiscal health.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/426