An Update on California Competes [EconTax Blog]

Mar 10, 2023 - Note: This report was prepared in fulfilment of the reporting requirements of Chapter 256, Statutes of 2021 (AB 176, Committee on Budget).  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/771

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - Eliminate Certain AB  97 Provider Rate Reductions. The spending plan includes $9  million General Fund ($19.6  million total funds) to eliminate certain provider rate reductions (commonly referred to as the “AB  97 provider rate reductions ”), including those for nurses, chronic dialysis clinics, respiratory care providers, blood banks, psychologists, and various others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

The 2022-23 Budget: Vote by Mail Ballots: Prepaid Postage

May 13, 2022 - Chapter 120 of 2018 (AB 216, Gonzalez Fletcher) requires elections officials to include on the return envelope prepaid postage so that the voter does not pay for USPS to deliver the ballot to the elections official.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4596

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2022 - In this post, we describe the Governor's cap-and-trade expenditure plan, evaluate the revenue assumptions used to determine the amount of funding available, and identify issues for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4496

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jan 25, 2022 - SRA = State Responsibility Area; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; and AB 617 = Chapter 136 of 2017 (AB 617, C. Garcia). Proposal Mostly Provides Funding for Existing Programs. Almost all of the proposed discretionary spending would support existing programs that have received GGRF allocations in past years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4496

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - This means that the average retiring correctional officer was hired at the age of 32 years. In the early and mid-2000s, the state hired a la rge number of new correctional officers. This created a cohort of correctional officers of a similar age.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Total Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Oct 1, 2021 - COLA = cost-of-living adjustment; CENIC = Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California; MESA = Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement; HBCU = Historically Black Colleges and Universities; LGBTQ+ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and plus; AB = Assembly Bill; CERT = Cooperative Education Reskilling and Training. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/559

Interim Evaluation of Community College Basic Skills Transformation Grants [Publication Details]

Dec 5, 2019 - Chapter 22 of 2015 (SB 81, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) created a Basic Skills Transformation Grant initiative to improve basic skills education at the community colleges. The legislation directed our office to submit an interim evaluation by December 1, 2019 and a final evaluation by December 1, 2021. This brief fulfills the interim reporting requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4120

Interim Evaluation of Community College Basic Skills Transformation Grants

Dec 5, 2019 - Chapter 22 of 2015 (SB 81, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) created a Basic Skills Transformation Grant initiative to improve basic skills education at the community colleges. The legislation directed our office to submit an interim evaluation by December 1, 2019 and a final evaluation by December 1, 2021. This brief fulfills the interim reporting requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4120

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - The budget also requires DOJ submit a report assessing the program by April 2023. $2.3 million in 2022-23 (decreasing to $1.6 million annually beginning in 2023-24) for continued implementation of Chapter 326 of 2020 (AB 1506, McCarthy).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625