Medical Malpractice Cases [Ballot]

Nov 15, 2019 - Local governments —primarily counties —pay for many health care services, mainly for low-income individuals. Some counties operate hospitals and clinics that provide health care services. Proposal This measure makes changes to several key provisions of MICRA, including the following major ones: Replaces Terminology on Noneconomic Damages.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-018

Proposed statutory initiative related to psilocybin. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2019 - The measure would reduce costs to the state and local governments by reducing the number of psilocybin offenders incarcerated in state prison and county jail, as well as the number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-016

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - As of 2017 ‑18, California has 132   SELPAs —consisting of 81 r egional SELPAs, 45 single ‑district SELPAs, 5  c harter ‑only SELPAs, and 1  unique SELPA serving only students in Los Angeles County court schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

Building Permits Update: September 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 1, 2019 - Most of the uptick in multifamily permitting in September was in Southern California, with San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles counties posting increases of 168 percent, 159 percent, and 74 percent, respectively, over the average of the past five Septembers.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/409

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - Major health-related policy actions include the reauthorization of a tax on managed care organizations (which will reduce the above-noted General Fund health spending by $1 billion, pending federal approval) and over $400 million General Fund for state-funded subsidies for health insurance purchased on the individual market through Covered California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4104

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) [Publication Details] 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/Publications/Detail/4099

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Conformity [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - This post describes the 2019-20 budget actions changing state individual and business tax provisions (partial tax conformity).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4100

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - Because the MCO tax is a health care-related tax imposed on Medicaid services, it must be approved by the federal government. Figure 8 Comparing the Tax Rates of the Previous and Reauthorized MCO Taxes Member Months a Tax Rate Per Member Month Previous Tax: 2018 ‑19 Rates Reauthorized Tax: 2019 ‑20 Rates Medi ‑Cal Enrollees
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 17, 2019 - This includes (1) $6  million for local block grants to implement fire prevention and community preparedness activities, (2) $2.5  million to reimburse counties for maintenance of emergency evacuation routes, (3) $1  million to create a new fire outreach and extension program, (4) $250,000 to reimburse counties for providing training to local planners on land use
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Voting Equipment $87.3  Million General Fund to Replace County Voting Systems. The budget provides one-time funding of $87.3  million to counties for the research and development, purchase, or lease of hardware and software to replace county voting systems and technology, and county election management systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101