The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - In particular, state spending could complement federal funds by focusing on state priorities where funding from IIJA might not be as large or available. Additionally, state spending could better position state and local projects in obtaining competitively awarded federal grants, such as by providing the funding needed to advance project readiness and fea sibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Housing

Apr 8, 2022 - Traditionally, the state has focused its higher education capital funding on academic facilities (such as classrooms, lecture halls, and laboratories), which are not self ‑funded from student charges but rely primarily on state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4589

Domestic ferrets. [Ballot]

Feb 9, 2022 - Accordingly, the measure likely would not have immediate or significant fiscal effects on the state or local governments. Summary of Fiscal Effects. We estimate that this measure could have the following major fiscal effect on the state and local governments: Likely would not have immediate or significant fiscal effects on the state or local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-044

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - Recent State Investments in Care Economy Workforce In Recent Years, State Has Made Substantial Investments for Care Economy Workforce Development. Figure  1 shows recent major state funding for care economy workforce development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Proposals

Feb 20, 2022 - Such information could then be used to comprehensively assess the state ’s existing emergency response capacity and capabilities, such as how emergency response coverage is distributed throughout the state and how current OES capacity fits in with the capabilities of other state departments (such as CalFire), as well as with local and federal emergency  responders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4551

Taxpayer protection and government accountability. [Ballot]

Jan 19, 2022 - State and local government general tax measures must state that the revenue can be used for general purposes. State and Local Government Fees Requires the Legislature and Local Government Bodies to Impose State and Local Fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-042

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 14, 2022 - State Excess Sites Background Building Affordable Housing on Excess State Property.  In 2019 ‑20, the Governor issued an executive order directing the state to identify excess state properties that are suitable for affordable and mixed ‑income housing development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - …But State Role Is Unclear. As we noted in our overarching comments, it is reasonable for the state to have an interest in promoting goods movement given the importance of trade to the state ’s economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - States Required to Spend an Amount of State Funding Equivalent to the Increased FMAP Funding on New HCBS Expansions and Enhancements. The state ’s decision to claim increased FMAP funding reduces its share of cost for existing HCBS services by an equal amount (in California ’s case, $3  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - 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/4530