Income Tax Withholding Tracker: February 1 - February 19 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 19, 2021 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: February 1 - February 19 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: February 1 - February 19 February 19, 2021 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: California income tax withholding collections in February to date are 7.8 percent above February 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/627

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - Importantly, counties can send felony ISTs to other counties ’ competency restoration programs. Accordingly, counties with high rates of felony IST referrals that do not operate programs are typically located adjacent to counties that do.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - STEM = science, technology, engineering, and math; CTC = Commission on Teacher Credentialing; COE = county office of education; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; and CDE = California Department of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal in the Department of State Hospitals to provide $233.2 million General Fund in 2021-22 and $136.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4382

Why is Venture Capital Funding a Useful Economic Indicator? [EconTax Blog]

Feb 18, 2021 - Many California firms th at relied on VC funding at various stages of their development went public in 2020, and this contributed to surprisingly strong growth in personal income tax revenue despite the deep recession caused by the pandemic.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/626

U.S. Retail Sales Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 17, 2021 - U.S. retail sales grew 5.3% from December to January (seasonally adjusted)—the 4th-largest monthly increase since 1992.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/624

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - In California, counties provide this comprehensive set of services through SMHS. Children ’s Eligibility for SMHS Determined by Both Counties and Managed Care Plans. As discussed earlier, county behavioral health is responsible for providing SMHS and managed care plans are responsible for providing non ‑SMHS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - These sources include ( 1)  d edicated vehicle license fee and sales tax revenue streams known as “realignment ” funds, ( 2)  r evenues from the Mental Health Services Fund (MHSF) —funded through a 1  p ercent tax on incomes over $ 1  m illion, and ( 3)  f ederal funding accessed through Medi ‑Cal (California ’s state Medicaid program).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal in the Department of Health Care Services to provide $200 million General Fund ($400 million total funds) one time to provide incentive payments to Medi-Cal managed care plans to increase the number of students receiving behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4377

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal [Publication Details] Description: This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal in the Department of Health Care Services to provide $750 million General Fund—on a one-time basis—in competitive grants to counties to acquire or renovate facilities for community behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4379