The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health [Publication Details]

Oct 22, 2021 - The spending plan provides $33.7 billion General Fund for health programs. This is an increase of $6.7 billion, or 25 percent, compared to the revised 2020‑21 spending level. This year-over-year increase primarily is due to significant growth in projected General Fund spending in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4465

May 2020 Cap-and-Trade Auction Update [EconTax Blog]

May 28, 2020 - Based on the preliminary results, the state will receive an estimated $25 million in revenue from the auction. As shown in Figure 1, this amount is much less than what the state received from recent auctions—each of which generated over $600 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/472

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - And while recent storms may have helped recharge some shallow groundwater basins, years of overdraft in deeper basins mean it could take months or years to recharge groundwater in some areas. State Passed Major Legislation to Regulate Groundwater in 2014.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Second, certain State Preschool providers may enroll four-year olds who are otherwise ineligible for the program (after serving all interested, eligible children). Specifically, these providers must operate within the attendance boundary of a public school where at least 80  percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

CCC Capital Outlay Projects Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 22, 2023 - Due to additional seismic work recently identified by the Division of the State Architect, the May Revision provides these supplemental amounts, bringing cumulative state costs in 2023-24 to $19.9 million, state costs in all years of $21.3 million, and total costs of $41.8 million.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/718

The 2021-22 Budget: Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Broadband Infrastructure

May 24, 2021 - Funding can be encumbered through December 31, 2024 and, according to recent guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, can fund infrastructure projects to be completed by December 31, 2026. Other eligible uses of the funding related to internet access could include, among others, direct assistance to households with expenses related to internet access.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4440

The 2023-24 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 24, 2023 - The SSI/SSP caseload grew at a rate of less than 1  percent each year between 2011-12 and 2014-15. Beginning in 2015-16, however, SSI/SSP caseload began to slowly decline at an average rate of 1.5  percent each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4707

Update on School District Budgets [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2020 - Update on School District Budgets [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/4301

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

Apr 26, 2021 - To help address the problem, last year ’s budget suspended the otherwise required deposit for 2020 ‑21 and made a $7.8  billion withdrawal from the BSA, lowering the total balance to $8.3  billion. The withdrawal was made pursuant to the Governor ’s disaster declaration in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency and proclamation of a budget emergency on June 25, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4418

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal in the Department of Health Care Services to provide $200 million General Fund ($400 million total funds) one time to provide incentive payments to Medi-Cal managed care plans to increase the number of students receiving behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4377