The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - From the increased amount of credits, $75  million is for recurring television series and $15  million is for television series that relocate to California from other states. The budget package also places new limits on the total amount of credits any one recurring television series may receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - Comparing California ’s current reserve policy to other states offers another perspective on the shortcomings of Proposition  2. Figure  6 shows a measure of state revenue volatility put together by researchers at the Pew Charitable Trusts using 15 years of revenue collection data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

California's Legislative Analyst's Office and the Value of Independence

Nov 15, 2024 - California's Legislative Analyst's Office and the Value of Independence Search In Fiscal Perspectives , the Legislative Analyst periodically offers the Legislature his views on fiscal matters facing California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4938

The 2025-26 Budget: Undertaking Fiscal Oversight

Feb 24, 2025 - This section offers some questions to determine how to focus those efforts. What Is the Distribution of General Fund Commitments? Figure  1 shows the relative size and expected growth rates of major General Fund programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4983

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - (The credit is higher—25 percent—for independent films and relocating television productions.) Extends California Competes and Provides $20  Million for Small Business Assistance. The budget package extends the California Competes program by five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/12

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The CCFPL authorizes DFPI to promulgate regulations requiring a registration process for businesses offering consumer financial products or services that were previously unregulated. Most recently, DFPI received three-year, limited-term funding for this program in the 2021-22 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The CCFPL authorizes DFPI to promulgate regulations requiring a registration process for businesses offering consumer financial products or services that were previously unregulated. Most recently, DFPI received three-year, limited-term funding for this program in the 2021-22 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

Whether or Not to Tap Reserves to Solve Estimated Budget Problem Emerges as Key Fiscal Decision Facing California’s Legislature

Apr 19, 2023 - On the one hand, reserves offer an expedient solution to the problem. At $27  billion, the state ’s discretionary reserve balances are roughly equivalent to the size of the deficit as estimated in January.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4762

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2018 - The college would create and coordinate online courses and programs targeted towards working adults with a high school diploma but lacking a college degree or certificate. Additionally, the Governor proposes a $ 70  m illion package of initiatives to provide county and regional support to low ‑performing districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3731

New Inflation Poses Not So New Budget Risk

Dec 15, 2022 - Reserves Offer Insurance Against Downside Risk By far, the biggest fiscal threat posed by inflation is its propensity to raise the risk of a recession. The main budget risk of a recession is the likely revenue loss that would accompany it and strain the state ’s ability to fund its commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4653