Collective Bargaining: Assessing Proposed Employee Compensation Increases

Mar 20, 2020 - Our office has ten calendar days after receiving the MOU to issue a fiscal analysis to the Legislature. Pursuant to Section 19829.5 of the Government Code, the MOU shall not be subject to legislative determination until either our office has released its analysis or ten calendar days have elapsed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4206

Home Sales Update: February 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 19, 2019 - Year-over-year declines in home sales have grown more severe since the summer of 2018. Home sales in February fell 15 percent below the prior February. This compares to year-over-year declines of 12 percent in November 2018 and 6 percent in August 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/355

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

Mar 10, 2022 - School Behavioral Health Counselors and Coaches 338.0 (across five years) As part of broader Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, provide grants to a variety of entities to increase number of behavioral health counselors, coaches, and peer support specialists in schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

Deferral Paydowns in Governor's Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 15, 2021 - Deferral Paydowns in Governor's Budget [EdBudget]     a Scoring reflects the year to which the payments are attributed for purposes of meeting the Proposition 98 guarantee. Schools and community colleges will receive all of the associated cash in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/484

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: 3/23 to 3/27 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 27, 2020 - The first graph compares withholding payments received this week to payments received in the comparable week in 2019, which ran from Monday, March 25 to Friday, March 29 of that year. In contrast to last week, withholding this week was noticeably affected by the outbreak, as payments this week were down 15 percent compared to the same week a year ago.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/446

Changes in California Student Aid Commission General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Feb 4, 2023 - Changes in California Student Aid Commission General Fund Spending [EdBudget]     a The Governor's budget shifts some program spending from 2021-22 to 2022-23, bringing the revised spending level in 2022-23 to $147 million. b Consists of $469,000 for 2 cybersecurity positions, $121,000 for a human resources position, $120,000 for high school toolkits, and a reduction of $45,000
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/690

K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Aug 17, 2022 - K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]     a Consists primarily of state pension payments on behalf of districts, state debt service on school facility bonds, non-Proposition 98 funding for the California State Preschool Program, and operational expenses of the California Department of Education. b Excludes funding for child care programs administered by the California Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/661

Stem cell research. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - For the purposes of estimating the cost of the measure, we assume the bonds are sold over an initial ten-year period —the minimum period required by the measure. We assume each bond is repaid over 15 years, resulting in a total repayment period of 25 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-022

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 6, 2019 - The administration estimates this will increase state costs in 2019 ‑20 by $800,000 ($90,000 from the General Fund) and annual state costs by about $1  million in subsequent years. Nurses at State Special Schools (SSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4094

The 2023-24 Budget: Health Workforce Budget Solutions

Feb 21, 2023 - For example, the University of California ’s medical schools rely on a mix of state support, student tuition and fee revenue, and faculty clinical revenue to support their operations. Three Key Issues Regarding California ’s Health Workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4691