The 2021-22 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Proposals

Apr 26, 2021 - Under Proposition  2, the state must continue to deposit funds into the BSA until it reaches a threshold balance of 10  percent of General Fund tax revenue. Once the BSA reaches this threshold, required deposits that would bring the fund above 10  percent of General Fund taxes instead must be spent on infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4418

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - Assume Statutorily Scheduled Expiration of Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax For a number of years, the state has imposed a tax on MCOs ’ Medi ‑Cal and commercial lines of business. The state ’s previous MCO tax expired at the end of 2018 ‑19 and, in 2019 ‑20, the Legislature reauthorized the MCO tax in similar but not identical form to the prior tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - The measure allocates 70  percent of its funding to school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education through a formula based on prior ‑year enrollment of students in preschool, transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, and grade 1 through grade 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

Overview of Initiative Measure to Change Tax Assessment of Commercial Property [Publication Details]

Jun 4, 2020 - Overview of Initiative Measure to Change Tax Assessment of Commercial Property [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/4248

The 2020-21 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 7, 2020 - Funding would support stipends of roughly $10,000 annually for two years for each participating county (up to all 58 c ounties). Administrative Support ($500,000). Funding would support administrative costs for the two pilots described above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4148

Proposition 28 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - The California Constitution requires the state to set aside a minimum amount of state General Fund and local property tax revenue each year (annually) for public schools and community colleges. (The General Fund is the state ’s main operating account, which pays for education, prisons, health care, and other public services.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=28&year=2022

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2020 - In addition to The 2021-22 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook report and the accompanying The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges report, several related posts on health and human services, economics and taxes, and other issues will be published in the coming days.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4297

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Though the program experienced significant implementation delays due to the COVID ‑19 pandemic, it is currently serving a cohort of about 30 people at California State Prison Los Angeles County in Lancaster.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy [Publication Details]

Oct 15, 2020 - These actions include the offsetting of what would otherwise be General Fund costs with (1) revenues from the federally approved reauthorized tax on managed care organizations and (2) federal Medicaid funds that are being provided to the state at an enhanced level during the term of the public health emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4281