Rethinking the 1991 Realignment

Oct 15, 2018 - Step Two: Sales Tax Growth to IHSS. One of the permanent changes made to 1991 r ealignment in the 2017 ‑18 Budget Act was to prioritize the use of any increases in sales tax revenue for IHSS costs. As a result, any year ‑over ‑year increase in sales tax revenue first is allocated to counties ’ IHSS costs (through the Social Services Subaccount).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3886

The 2018-19 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal

Mar 2, 2018 - The FI$Cal system will also automate processes that are currently highly manual, improve tracking of statewide expenditures, and standardize the state ’s financial practices. The integrated system will be utilized in some way by state departments, the Legislature, and the public —allowing greater transparency of the state ’s financial data and management.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3768

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - The Governor ’s budget reflects a $ 25  m illion ($ 21  m illion General Fund) downward adjustment in POS expenditures in 2017 ‑18, in large part due to lower actual expenditures than previously estimated related to state minimum wage increases implemented in 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

Jan 31, 2018 - The state may also have an interest in selling the land rather than leasing it as a way for both state and local governments to begin generating property tax revenue and creating jobs. Leasing DC Property to a Housing Developer In this section, we discuss one specific leasing option —providing a long ‑term ground lease to a developer of mixed ‑income housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3735

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) [Publication Details]

Jan 23, 2018 - As a result, we anticipate the May Revision will reflect $900 million in lower General Fund expenditures, and an equal amount of resources available for any purpose. Updated 2/9/18: On Friday, February 9, 2018, Congress appropriated additional funding for CHIP through FFY 2026-27 at states' traditional cost share which, in California, is 35 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3734

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - As a result, we anticipate the May Revision will reflect $900  million in lower General Fund expenditures, and an equal amount of resources available for any purpose. (Other federal and state actions, and economic conditions will affect the actual change in resources available —which may be higher or lower than this amount.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The Potential Effects of Ending the SSI Cash-Out

Jan 8, 2018 - Shelter costs include rent, mortgage payments, taxes and insurance on the home, and utilities. The maximum shelter deduction in federal fiscal year 2017 ‑ 18 i s $535 unless there is an eligible elderly and/or disabled household member —there is no cap on deductible shelter costs for these households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3729

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - General Fund Expenditures at DCs Projected to Decline as DCs Close. As DDS consumers transition from the DCs to the community, we project General Fund expenditures for DCs to decline from $350  million in 2017-18 to less than $300  million by 2018-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - A fourth measure —the percentage of CalWORKs participants with earnings sufficient to receive the maximum benefit from the federal earned income tax credit —was added later. In order to receive incentive funding from the Pay for Performance program, counties would either have to make a minimum level of improvement on a given performance measure or rank in the top 20  percent of counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - For  2017 ‑18, the budget proposes nearly $3  billion from the General Fund for the state ’s share of SSI/SSP —an  increase of $55  million (1.9  percent) over estimated  2016 ‑17  expenditures. This increase would bring total program funding to $10.2  billion ($2.9  billion from the General Fund and $7.3  billion federal funds) in  2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/3