The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget also includes new discretionary commitments related to housing and homelessness. $500  Million One-Time Expansion of State Low Income Housing Tax Credits. In addition to the approximately $100  million annually that the state makes available for housing tax credits, the budget continues the recent practice of providing an additional
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

Public access to state and local government records (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Most state government entities are required to comply with the State Records Manag ement Act, which requires (1)  the Secretary of State (SOS) —and its State Archives Division (State Archives) —to approve record retention and destruction policies for each entity (which also incorporates any specific retention
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-015

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - Board of State and Community Corrections The budget provides $778  million for the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) in 2023- 24 —a decrease of $397  million (34  percent) from the revised 2022-23 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 2 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Education General Fund (In millions) Provides state share for school construction projects 1,961 Construction and renovation of TK, State Preschool, and full ‑day kindergarten facilities — Note: Includes augmentations above $50 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Higher Education [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2020 - This post summarizes the state’s 2020-21 spending package for higher education. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget. In this post, we cover spending for the California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California, and student financial aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4284

Newest Early Jobs Revision Shows No Net Job Growth During 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 15, 2023 - Each month our office publishes  the most recent state employment figures from the the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. State employment figures come from this monthly survey, which is based on a small sample of businesses in the state. 
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/783

Newest Early Jobs Revision Shows No Net Job Growth During 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 15, 2023 - Each month our office publishes  the most recent state employment figures from the the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. State employment figures come from this monthly survey, which is based on a small sample of businesses in the state. 
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/783

Research and development involving certain psychedelic substances (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 7, 2023 - During this initial five-year period, the state General Fund would not incur associated costs. The state ’s annual General Fund payments would commence in 2030. State Could Receive Some Revenue From New Discoveries.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-013

Child Care Budget [EdBudget]

Dec 20, 2023 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/799

Local land use planning and zoning. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - State statutes enacted before January 1, 2016 could continue to prevail with a general declaration of statewide concern. Limits State ’s Discretion When Appropriating State Funds. The measure amends the California Constitution to specify that the state could not modify how it appropriates state funding as a result of this measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-011