Review of Recent Department of Social Services Housing and Homelessness Augmentations [Publication Details]

Jul 14, 2023 - Review of Recent Department of Social Services Housing and Homelessness Augmentations [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/4783

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending

Jul 13, 2023 - In addition, under the Governor ’s proposal, 30  percent of MHSA county funding would be used on housing intervention programs for the provision of housing or infrastructure funding to create new housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - Governor ’s Proposal to Lower Allowable Reserve Caps Governor Proposes Major Changes to Behavioral Health System and Additional Behavioral Health Housing. In March, the Governor provided the Legislature with a broad outline of a proposed package of changes intended to modernize the state ’s behavioral health system, combined with additional funding for behavioral health housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s overall proposal would make major changes to how counties allocate MHSA revenues, shifting the focus of county spending to two specific categories: Full-Service Partnerships (FSPs) and Housing Interventions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - For more than a decade, CalHR has produced its total compensation study required by Section 19826 in house. The department ’s compensation studies can be found here . CalHR uses data from the state’s payroll maintained by the State Controller’s Office, data collected by the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

The 2023-24 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 15, 2023 - For  example, the May Revision retracts the proposed reduction to the Court Appointed Special Advocate program and proposes using an alternative fund source for a portion of the Behavioral Bridge Housing program, rather than a General Fund delay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4769

The 2023-24 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 15, 2023 - CARB = California Air Resources Board; BHC= Baldwin Hills Conservancy; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; CVC = Coachella Valley Conservancy; DFW = D epartment of Fish
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4769/1

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

May 13, 2023 - Housing clearly is in a slump, manufacturing and trade sectors have slowed, and a number of regional banks recently have failed. Overall, the broadest measure of economic activity (inflation-adjusted gross domestic product [real GDP]) continues to grow, albeit at a below-average pace.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/774

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

May 13, 2023 - Housing clearly is in a slump, manufacturing and trade sectors have slowed, and a number of regional banks recently have failed. Overall, the broadest measure of economic activity (inflation-adjusted gross domestic product [real GDP]) continues to grow, albeit at a below-average pace.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/774

UC Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 13, 2023 - It would backfill these slots with the same number of additional resident undergraduate students. c The Governor proposes to rescind a total of $437 million in one-time General Fund provided for various student housing projects and instead provide funding for UC to debt finance these projects using university bonds with the state paying the associated debt service. d Per the
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/724