Proposition 35 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Medi-Cal is expected to get around $35  billion from the General Fund this year.) In other words, the health plan tax revenue reduces costs to the state General Fund. Increasing Funding for Medi-Cal and Other Health Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=35&year=2024

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Like the point-in-time count, these annual numbers from HDIS also are undercounts, primarily because the HDIS data do not include people experiencing homelessness who did not access any services (and thus did not get recorded in a CoC data system) —or accessed services from a provider who is not part of a CoC (such as veterans experiencing homelessness who received services exclusively from the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

Proposition 1 [Ballot]

Mar 5, 2024 - State Gets Larger Share of Tax. As shown in Figure  1, Proposition  1 increases the share of the MHSA tax that the state gets for mental health programs. The proposition also requires the state to spend a dedicated amount of its MHSA money on increasing the number of mental health care workers and preventing mental illness and drug or alcohol addiction across communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=1&year=2024

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Giving districts 60 days to screen students, rather than the 30 days required for English learners, provides mo re time for TK students to get comfortable in the school setting before being assessed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - The Governor ’s proposal gets the state closer to achieving those goals. However, we recommend the following changes to the Governor ’s proposed performance payment to address the concerns we identified above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - When benefits are stolen, recipients may apply to get replacements benefits, which have been funded through a combination of state and federal funds in recent years. The administration projects this theft will cost the state over $121 million total funds ($94 million General Fund) in 2024-25 and about $14 million total funds (all General Fund) in 2025-26 to provide and administer reimbursements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - Such an approach is likely inefficient and arbitrary, as plans that pay considerably more for services (arguably already providing a more adequate payment) get the same boost in rates as a plan with notably lower payment s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

Proposition 32 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - This means that many workers making a bit more than $18 per hour also likely would get a raise. Likely Higher Prices. Higher wages would increase costs for many businesses. Some businesses likely would charge customers higher prices.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=32&year=2024

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - For example, UC Los Angeles (UCLA) has a UCLA Volunteer Center that partners with local community and campus organizations to get students involved in civic engagement. Community engagement and service centers and opportunities exist at other UC campuses, as well as at community colleges and private universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

Proposition 2 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Districts must get at least 55  percent of their voters to approve the sale of local bonds. State law limits the total amount of local bonds that school and community college districts may issue. These limits are based on the total assessed property value within the district.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=2&year=2024