The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - In a May early action budget decision, the state enacted Chapter  5 of 2023 (AB  111, Committee on Budget) related to how certain forms of financial aid are treated for state personal income tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Nov 18, 2022 - Chapter 56, Statutes of 2022 (AB 195, Committee on Budget) eliminated the cannabis cultivation tax effective July 1, 2022. The revenue estimates reported in this post represent the first quarter of cannabis tax revenues without the cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/762

California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending by Program [EdBudget]

Sep 1, 2022 - AB = Assembly Bill. CalWORKs = California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids. MESA = Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement. AANHPI = Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/631

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - The 2020 ‑21 budget included $11  million in ongoing funding from the TCTF to reflect the additional amount of revenue available to support the program after Chapter  217 of 2019 (AB  330, Gabriel) increased the amount of certain post-judgement civil filing fees that are available to support the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

New Workload and Funding for the California Department of Education (CDE) [EdBudget]

Aug 1, 2022 - CCEE= California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, SB = Senate Bill, AB = Assembly Bill, and IT = information technology. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/658

University of California Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Oct 8, 2020 - The annual debt service associated with the new university bonds is estimated to be $32 million. For the Powell Library seismic project, UC will finance the state cost using remaining funds from Propositions 121 (1990), 153 (1992), 203 (1996), 47 (2002), 55 (2004), and 1D (2006).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/398

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - This post provides background on various special education programs, describes the Governor's proposals related to these topics, and offers associated recommendations and issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - Figure 2 Governor ’s 2023 ‑24 Budget IT Project Proposals a (In Millions) Enterprise Data to Revenue Project 2 135.0 Statewide Correctional Video Surveillance Continuation 87.7 Electronic Adjudication Management System Modernization 21.1 Heavy ‑Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Per SB 210 14.1 Uniform Fiscal System Modernization and the Consumer Electronic Records Management System
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - Chapter  755 of 2022 (AB  1686, Bryan) requires DSS to update regulations to instruct local child welfare agencies, in making the determination of whether it is in the best interests of the child to refer a case to the LCSA, to presume that the payment of support by the parent “is likely to ” pose a barrier to FR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Currently, 82 cardrooms in 32 counties operate certain card games (such as poker and pai-gow). These cardrooms are regulated by the local governments that authorized them, the Cal ifornia Gambling Control Commission (CGCC), and the California Department of Justice (CA DOJ).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030