The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - State law tasks the Commission on State Mandates (Commission) with determining whether new state laws or regulations affecting local governments create state-reimbursable mandates. Typically, the process for determining whether a law or regulation is a state-reimbursable mandate takes several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - A state IT project goes through three distinct phases: (1)  planning, (2)  development and implementation (D &I), and (3)  maintenance and operations (M &O). Most state IT projects in the planning phase (referred to as proposed projects) are required to complete CDT ’s Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL) —the state ’s IT project approval process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2023-24 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Mar 7, 2023 - SIB administers the state ’s college savings account programs. The state has a long-standing Scholarshare 529 program, which allows an individual to open a college savings account and make contributions on behalf of a student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4731

The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program The 2023-24 Budget Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program In this post, we analyze the Governor ’s budget proposal to provide increased federal spending authority to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) in order to allow
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - State Has Provided Significant Funding to Implement SGMA. As  shown in Figure  6 , the state has provided more than $800  million since 2014 ‑15 for SGMA implementation activities. This  includes: State Operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

Evaluation of the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program

Mar 29, 2023 - We would note, however, that the state has provided considerable funding the past few years for other initiati ves designed to improve access to teacher preparation programs. Introduction State Created Pilot Seeking to Improve Access to Teacher Credentialing Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4755

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Assessment

Feb 15, 2023 - Under the administration ’s projections, the state faces operating deficits of $9  billion in 2024 ‑25, $9  billion in 2025 ‑26, and $4  billion in 2026 ‑27. Because  of the state ’s constitutional spending requirements, revenues would need to be higher by more than these amounts for the state to be able to afford the spending level currently proposed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4687

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Given the state ’s current budget shortfall, we also do not find a compelling rationale for prioritizing this program at the expense of existing state  commitments. Adopt Governor ’s Proposed $25   Million Reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - Under State Law, Local Revenue Growth Automatically Triggers CalWORKs Grant Increases. Following a major realignment of state and local responsibilities in 1991, some funds generated by the state sales tax and vehicle license fee accrue to a special fund with a series of subaccounts which pay for a variety of health and human services programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

An Update on California Competes [EconTax Blog]

Mar 10, 2023 - One potential interpretation is that the state is making high risk-high reward bets on businesses. While many of these bets do not pan out, the ones that do can be successful enough to yield overall benefits for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/771