California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - “The Cost of Nurse ‑Midwifery Care: Use of Interventions, Resources, and Associated Costs in the Hospital Setting. ” Women ’s Health Issues 27 (4): 434 ‑40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2017.01.002.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - Many of these unspent TANF funds—also called TANF carry forward—were spent in 2022-23 (about $767 million). As a result, federal funds made up a larger proportion of CalWORKs total funds in 2022-23 than in years prior (almost 50 percent of total funds), as shown in Figure 3. 2024-25 TANF Carry Forward May Reflect Expenditure of Remaining Unspent TANF From COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal

Feb 4, 2022 - For a complete list of all proposals, see: https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4492/Overview‑Appendix‑011422.pdf . SAL = state appropriations limit; EDD = Employment Development Department; UI = Unemployment Insurance; BCH Agency = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; IT = information
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4515

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - (We provide additional information about gasoline taxes at https://lao.ca.gov/Transportation/FAQs .) State Adjusts Fuel Excise Taxes Annually. Under current law, the state adjusts its fuel excise tax rates on July 1 every year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - The preliminary baseline cost and schedule for the proposed CSPS IT project (provided as part of the Stage 2 Alternatives Analysis) is $767  million General Fund, with a five-and-a-half-year time line to develop and implement the new payroll system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - The preliminary baseline cost and schedule for the proposed CSPS IT project (provided as part of the Stage 2 Alternatives Analysis) is $767  million General Fund, with a five-and-a-half-year timeline to develop and implement the new payroll system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-k-12-and-special-education-funding/ . Kolbe, T. (2021). “State Funding for Special Education: Aligning Policy With Priorities. ” Journal of Special Education Leadership , 34(1), 19-31.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - In this report, we assess the effects of the state’s major policies intended to reduce emissions from the generation of electricity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131