1972
1978
1979 1981
1983
SB 90
Proposition 13
Proposition 4
SB 154
AB 8
State Budgets, 1981-83
State Budget
1984
Mello-Roos
Community
Facilities Act
Proposition
47 1986
1988
1991
1990
1993 1992 1996
1999 1997
2004
Brown-Presley
Trial Court
Funding Act
1991
Realignment
Education Revenue
Augmentation Fund (ERAF)
1992-93 and 1993-94
Proposition
218
Trial Court
Funding
State Budgets 1999-2004
Proposition 57
Proposition 1A
Proposition 63
Welfare
Reform
SB 2557
Major Milestones:
Over Four Decades of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship November 29, 2012 Contact–Brian Uhler–(916) 319-8328
Limited local
government authority to
raise property taxes.
Guaranteed state
support for a base
funding level for school
districts. Requires the
state to reimburse local
governments for new
state-mandated
programs.
Set property tax rate at 1 percent,
cutting local government property
taxes by over half. Transferred control
over property tax allocation to state.
Established acquisition-based
assessment system. Requires new
local special taxes to be approved by
two-thirds of voters.
Established ongoing
“bailout” for local
governments. State
assumed many county
health and welfare costs,
and increased school aid.
Established property
tax allocation
system. Included a
“deflator” to reduce state
costs if revenues were
insufficient.
Used state’s budget
surplus to provide a
one year “bailout” for
local governments.
Placed a limit on certain local
and state spending. Requires
state to reimburse local entities
for mandated costs.
Authorized communities to
impose taxes for infrastructure
if approved by two-thirds of
voters or landowners.
Permanently repealed
AB8 deflator and local
government personal
property tax subvention.
Instead of activating the AB 8 deflator, the
state repealed three local subventions.
Guaranteed VLF
revenues for cities
and counties.
(Guarantee later limited to
revenues raised under a
0.65 percent VLF rate.)
Cap placed on county
trial court spending,
resulting in future increases
in state funding.
Reduced VLF rate and backfilled local losses with
state subventions. Beginning in 2004, state
subventions were replaced with property taxes.
Pledged one-quarter cent of the
local sales tax as repayment for
a state deficit-financing bond.
Local losses replaced with
property taxes.
Major reduction to
Legislature’s authority over
the property tax and local
sales tax. Expanded the
state’s requirement to pay
for mandates.
Imposed additional 1 percent
tax on personal income above
$1 million to expand county
mental health programs.
Provided counties with more
flexibility regarding (1) delivery of
welfare-to-work services and
(2) participation requirements.
Annually shifts about one-sixth of statewide
property taxes from cities, counties, and special
districts to schools. Reduces state education costs
by an equal amount. (Additional property tax
shifts in 2004-05 and 2005-06.)
Proposition 172
Established a state
half-cent sales tax for
support of local public
safety.
Community Redevelopment Law Reform Act
Narrowed the definition of blight, set time
limits for projects, and required mitigation
payments.
Constrained local authority to raise revenues
from taxes, assessments, and fees.
Increased state funding for
county-operated trial
courts, through the
establishment of block grants.
Allowed counties to charge local
entities to recover certain costs
related to county jails and tax
administration.
Major shift of authority from state to counties for
mental health and other programs. Funding changes
intended to be fiscally neutral and included new
sales and VLF taxes.
Statute
Budget
Proposition
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2009 2010
State Budget
Shifted redevelopment
revenues and borrowed local
property taxes to reduce state
costs by almost $4 billion.
Proposition 98
Establishes a minimum
state funding guarantee
for K-12 schools and
community colleges.
2000
Proposition 39
Lowers voter approval from
two-thirds to 55 percent for
local general obligation bonds
for school facilities.
Proposition 22
Reduces the state’s authority to
use or redirect state fuel tax or
local property tax revenues.
Proposition 26
Broadens the definition of a
“tax” to include payments
previously considered to be
state and local fees and
charges.
2011 2012
2011
Realignment
Major transfer from state to local governments of
(1) authority for criminal justice programs and
(2) funding responsibility for other programs.
Local costs offset by a shift of state sales tax and
VLF revenues.
ABX1 26
Dissolved redevelopment agencies.
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Proposition 30
Guarantees county and city
2011 realignment funding.
Authorizes them to disregard
state laws that increase their
net costs for 2011 realignment
program costs.
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1972
1978
1979 1981
SB 90
Proposition 13
Proposition 4
SB 154
AB 8
State B
Mello-Roos
Community
Facilities Act
1996
1999 1997
2004
Propositio
218
Trial Court
Funding
State Budgets 1999-2004
Proposition 57
Proposition 1A
Proposition 63
Welfare
Reform
Major Mil
Over Four Decades of the Stat
November 29, 2012
Limited local
government authority to
raise property taxes.
Guaranteed state
support for a base
funding level for school
districts. Requires the
state to reimburse local
governments for new
state-mandated
programs.
Set property tax rate at 1 percent,
cutting local government property
taxes by over half. Transferred control
over property tax allocation to state.
Established acquisition-based
assessment system. Requires new
local special taxes to be approved by
two-thirds of voters.
Established ongoing
“bailout” for local
governments. State
assumed many county
health and welfare costs,
and increased school aid.
Established property
tax allocation
system. Included a
“deflator” to reduce state
costs if revenues were
insufficient.
Used state’s budget
surplus to provide a
one year “bailout” for
local governments.
Placed a limit on certain local
and state spending. Requires
state to reimburse local entities
for mandated costs.
Authorized communities to
impose taxes for infrastruct
if approved by two-thirds o
voters or landowners.
Instead of activating
state repealed three l
Cap placed on county
trial court spending,
resulting in future increases
in state funding.
Reduced VLF rate and backfilled local losses with
state subventions. Beginning in 2004, state
subventions were replaced with property taxes.
Pledged one-quarter cent of the
local sales tax as repayment for
a state deficit-financing bond.
Local losses replaced with
property taxes.
Major reduction to
Legislature’s authority over
the property tax and local
sales tax. Expanded the
state’s requirement to pay
for mandates.
Imposed additional 1 percent
tax on personal income above
$1 million to expand county
mental health programs.
Provided counties with more
flexibility regarding (1) delivery of
welfare-to-work services and
(2) participation requirements.
Constrained local authority to r
from taxes, assessments, and fe
2009
State Budget
Shifted redevelopment
revenues and borrowed local
property taxes to reduce state
costs by almost $4 billion.
2000
Proposition 39
Lowers voter approval from
two-thirds to 55 percent for
local general obligation bonds
for school facilities.
Proposi
Reduces the state’s a
use or redirect state
local property tax re
✘
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✘
✘
✘
✘
✘
✘
1983
Budgets, 1981-83
State Budget
1984
Proposition
47 1986
1988
1991
1990
1993 1992
6 Brown-Presley
Trial Court
Funding Act
1991
Realignment
Education Revenue
Augmentation Fund (ERAF)
1992-93 and 1993-94
on
SB 2557
lestones:
te-Local Fiscal Relationship
Contact–Brian Uhler–(916) 319-8328
o
ture
of
Permanently repealed
AB8 deflator and local
government personal
property tax subvention.
the AB 8 deflator, the
ocal subventions.
Guaranteed VLF
revenues for cities
and counties.
(Guarantee later limited to
revenues raised under a
0.65 percent VLF rate.)
Annually shifts about one-sixth of statewide
property taxes from cities, counties, and special
districts to schools. Reduces state education costs
by an equal amount. (Additional property tax
shifts in 2004-05 and 2005-06.)
Proposition 172
Established a state
half-cent sales tax for
support of local public
safety.
Community Redevelopment Law Reform Act
Narrowed the definition of blight, set time
limits for projects, and required mitigation
payments.
raise revenues
fees.
Increased state funding for
county-operated trial
courts, through the
establishment of block grants.
Allowed counties to charge local
entities to recover certain costs
related to county jails and tax
administration.
Major shift of authority from state to counties for
mental health and other programs. Funding changes
intended to be fiscally neutral and included new
sales and VLF taxes.
Statute
Budget
Proposition
✘
2010
Proposition 98
Establishes a minimum
state funding guarantee
for K-12 schools and
community colleges.
tion 22
authority to
fuel tax or
evenues.
Proposition 26
Broadens the definition of a
“tax” to include payments
previously considered to be
state and local fees and
charges.
2011 2012
2011
Realignment
Major transfer from state to local governments of
(1) authority for criminal justice programs and
(2) funding responsibility for other programs.
Local costs offset by a shift of state sales tax and
VLF revenues.
ABX1 26
Dissolved redevelopment agencies.
✘
Proposition 30
Guarantees county and city
2011 realignment funding.
Authorizes them to disregard
state laws that increase their
net costs for 2011 realignment
program costs.
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✘
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