Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - Following the 2018 Camp Fire, for example, nearby health systems in Butte County experienced increased demand due to the loss of 100 staffed hospital beds in Paradise. Increased Demand for Certain Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

Public sector unions and collective bargaining. [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2021 - Some cities, counties, and special districts have their own retirement boards to administer their plans. Most cities, counties, and special districts have CalPERS or their county retirement systems administer their plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-008

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Between 2001 and 2004, the state funded the Teacher Recruitment Incentive Program which established six county offices of education (COEs) as regional teacher recruitment centers to recruit teachers for low ‑performing schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

Evaluation of the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program

Mar 29, 2023 - CTC authorizes 60 public and private universities, along with 19 local educational agencies (primarily county offices of education), to administer teacher preparation intern programs. These programs allow individuals to be employed as a paid teacher in a local school and simultaneously take coursework toward a full credential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4755

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - However, based on our understanding from county administrators and other stakeholders, we understand that applicants very rarely have such gifts applied against their income for eligibility purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020 - To fund the benefits, employers pay a payroll tax on the first $7,000 of employee wages. The payroll tax rate is based on the employers “experience rating, ” in which the tax rate is higher for employers who have had many UI claims in the past and lower for employers with fewer claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208

State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - Weekly benefit amounts could be set based on each worker ’s most recent tax return or other proof of income. In many cases, however, ineligible workers have no way to show prior earnings. This likely is true for undocumented workers who work informally and do not file income tax returns using an Individual Tax Identification Number.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - In particular, reductions in diesel sales tax revenues have reduced funding that supports STA. Gasoline excise taxes are also expected to be lower in 2020 ‑21 than previously predicted. However, Caltrans is able to maintain funding for its programs supported by these revenue sources because it has built up sufficient fund balances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

Proposition 24 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Potential Impacts on Tax Revenues. The proposition would have various impacts on business and consumers, which could then impact state and local tax revenues. On the one hand, the proposition could reduce tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=24&year=2020

The 2022-23 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2022 - Every dollar in tax revenues that the state collects above the limit must be spent on purposes that meet SAL requirements or returned to taxpayers. As a result, higher revenues would result in dollar ‑for ‑dollar increases in SAL  requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4602