Evaluation of the Better for Families Tax Refund [Publication Details]

Apr 1, 2024 - Submitted in accordance with Section 7(b)(1) of Chapter 51 of 2022 (AB 192, Committee on Budget) that directs our office to evaluate the extent to which the Better for Families tax refund helped families meet the demands of inflation during the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4891

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Aug 22, 2022 - Although the calculation described above uses numbers that differ somewhat from these quarterly totals, it currently appears unlikely that 2021-22 yielded any of the excess revenues contemplated in AB 195.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/751

The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2024 - First, in April, the Legislature passed an early action package that reduced the size of the budget problem by $17.3  billion (Chapter  9 of 2024 [AB  106, Gabriel]). Second, the administration reduced the total amount of new discretionary spending proposals by roughly $200  million (from $1.2  billion in January to about $1  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4902

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - Budget-Related Legislation Amends Information Security (IS) Requirements for “Nonreporting Entities. ” Chapter 45 of 2023 (AB 127, Committee on Budget) amends recently chaptered state law ( Chapter 773 of 2022 [AB 2135, Irwin] ) to transfer oversight of certain IS requirements for nonreporting entities—that is, state entities that are not under the direct authority of the Governor—from legislative leadership to CDT’s Office of Information Security (OIS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - UC  reports campuses are budgeting 32  percent of basic needs funding for staffing —the largest category of budgeted expenses. Based on campus spending plans, program staff have a variety of roles, including managing basic needs programs, operating basic needs centers (including food pantries), and providing case management to students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services Resource Family Approval augmentation for counties $50 Emergency Child Care Bridge —program expansion and access to administrative funds 42 Support for recruitment and approval of tribally approved homes 8 Implementing legislation (SB 354, AB 546, AB 647, AB 670, AB
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

Apr 23, 2021 - Below, we describe the major components of AB  86. In-Person Instruction Provides $2  Billion, Conditional on Meeting In-Person Instruction Requirements. Funding is allocated to local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —based on their share of total 2020 ‑21 Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) allotments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss [Publication Details]

Apr 23, 2021 - On March 5, 2021, the Governor signed Chapter 10 (AB 86, Committee on Budget), which provides additional one-time Proposition 98 funding to schools for providing in-person instruction and addressing student learning loss due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This post describes the major components of the legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4417

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - As part of early action trailer bill legislation (Chapter  6 of 2023 [AB  112, Committee on Budget]), the Legislature created the Distressed Hospital Loan Program. The program provides interest-free loans to public and private nonprofit hospitals experiencing financial distress.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan $250 $3,510 GGRF = Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; AB 617 = Assembly Bill 617 Community Air Protection Program; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV  =  zero ‑emission vehicle; CEC  =  California Energy Commission; and CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847