The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Tax Changes

Oct 5, 2020 - Prior law exempted new corporations from the minimum franchise tax in their first year of business. The budget package expands this exemption to LLCs and certain partnerships in their first year. This expanded exemption expire s in 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4270

Gender-affirming medical procedures for individuals under the age of 18 years. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - Gender-affirming medical procedures for individuals under the age of 18 years. [Ballot] Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed measure (A.G.  File  No. 23-0020, Amendment #1) related to certain gender-affirming medical procedures for individuals under the age of 18 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-020

Proposition 51 School Facility Budget Appropriations by Year [EdBudget]

Jul 18, 2019 - Proposition 51 School Facility Budget Appropriations by Year [EdBudget] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/288

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: July 19-July 25 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 31, 2020 - Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: July 19-July 25 [EconTax Blog] Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: July 19-July 25 July 31, 2020 Chas Alamo As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, California has experienced an unprecedented rise in unemployment since the beginning of March.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/510

The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - As such, there are many types of properties that clearly meet this definition, including: buildings (such as houses, office buildings, and school buildings), land (including undeveloped land, such as parks), highways, roads, and bridges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - The administration notified the JLBC of two DREOA of transfers related to COVID-19: $1.3  billion on March  25 and $1.8  billion on May 21. These funds are now available for emergency response activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

Medi-Cal Rx program and revenues from federal drug price discounts. [Ballot]

Oct 19, 2023 - The entity would be prohibited from reapplying for tax-exempt status or the relevant l icenses for ten years. Also during this ten-year period, the entity would be ineligible to receive any new or renewed state or local government grants or contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-021

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending

Jul 13, 2023 - There may be changes in the types of programs and services funded on a year-to-year basis that are not captured in our analysis and 2021-22 data may not be representative of counties ’ funding priorities over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

Changes in California State Library General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Sep 13, 2023 - Specifically, consists of carryover from local library infrastructure grants ($439 million), internet upgrades ($35 million), English as a Second Language Services ($14 million), the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies ($9 million), the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act ($5 million), and outreach grants to ethnic media programs ($4 million). d Represents third year of four-year funding plan initiated as part of the 2021-22 budget agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/755

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss [Publication Details]

Apr 23, 2021 - On March 5, 2021, the Governor signed Chapter 10 (AB 86, Committee on Budget), which provides additional one-time Proposition 98 funding to schools for providing in-person instruction and addressing student learning loss due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This post describes the major components of the legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4417