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Update (1/21/22): Includes a corrected estimate of Governor’s Budget proposals that are excludable under the State Appropriations Limit (SAL).

January 13, 2022

The 2022-23 Budget

Overview of the Governor’s Budget

Appendix 2: Discretionary Spending Proposals

Criminal Justice
Health
Higher Education
Housing and Homelessness
Human Services
Other
Resources and Environment
Transportation
Workforce Development
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Criminal Justice

Appendix 2 Figure 1

Criminal Justice: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2022‑23 Governor’s Budget

General Fund (In Millions)

Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	2022‑23		SAL Exclusion
Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	One Time	Ongoing	SAL Exclusion
BSCC	County Operated Juvenile Facility Grants	—	$100	—	—
BSCC	Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grants (Public Safety Package)	—	85	—	—
BSCC	Fresno County SB 1022 Jail Project Conversion to General Fund	—	81	—	$81
BSCC	Local Law Enforcement Gun Buyback Program Grants (Public Safety Package)	—	25	—	—
BSCC	Proposition 57 (2016) Impact on Post Release Community Supervision	—	23	—	—
BSCC	Vertical Prosecution Grants (Public Safety Package)	—	10	—	—
CDCR	Ironwood State Prison HVAC Project Conversion to General Fund	—	182	—	182
CDCR	Monterey County AB 900 Jail Project—Lease Revenue Bonds to General Fund	—	83	—	83
CDCR	Statewide Correctional Video Surveillance Continuation	—	73	$8	—
CDCR	eDiscovery Platform, Redaction, and Delivery	—	18	1	—
CDCR	Returning Home Well Program	—	11	—	—
CDCR	Cellular Interdiction Program	—	10	2	—
CDCR	Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program Expansion	—	—	127	—
CMD	Drug Interdiction Efforts (Public Safety Package)	—	20	—	—
DOJ	Backfill of DNA Identification Fund	—	46	—	—
DOJ	Organized Retail Theft and Crime Taskforces (Public Safety Package)	—	5	6	—
Judicial Branch	New Los Angeles Santa Clarita Courthouse	—	53	—	53
Judicial Branch	New San Luis Obispo Courthouse	—	29	—	29
Judicial Branch	New Solano Hall of Justice	—	21	—	21
Judicial Branch	New Fresno Courthouse	—	21	—	21
Judicial Branch	Judicial Branch Data and Information Governance	—	11	4	—
Judicial Branch	New Plumas Quincy Courthouse	—	7	—	7
Judicial Branch	Promote Trial Court Fiscal Equity	—	—	100	—
Judicial Branch	Backfill From Reduced Civil Assessment	—	—	50	—
Judicial Branch	Branchwide IT Modernization	—	—	35	—
Judicial Branch	Trial Court Facility Modifications	—	—	15	—
Judicial Branch	Backfill of Fees Repealed by Chapter 257 of 2021	—	—	13	—
Judicial Branch	23 New Judgeships	—	1	39	—
Court Security‑Judgeships	23 New Judgeships	—	—	3	—
Totals		—	$917	$403	$479
Note: Excludes some proposals under $10 million.
SAL = state appropriations limit; BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; HVAC = heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; CMD = California Military Department; DOJ = Department of Justice; and IT = information technology.

Health

Appendix 2 Figure 2

Health: Discretionary Spending Proposals in 2022‑23 Governor’s Budget

General Fund (In Millions)

Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	2022‑23		SAL Exclusion
Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	One Time	Ongoing	SAL Exclusion
Behavioral Health	Additional funding for medication assisted treatment expansion project	—	$35	$61	—
EMS	Replacement/upgrade of aging vehicle and radio fleet assets	—	9	—	—
HCAI	Reproductive health facility infrastructure grants (Reproductive Care Package)	—	20	—	—
Medi‑Cal	Behavioral health bridge housing (Housing and Homelessness Package)	—	1,000	—	—
Medi‑Cal	Undo delay in end‑of‑year fee‑for‑service provider payment processing	—	309	—	—
Medi‑Cal	Payments to encourage equity and practice transformation	—	200	—	—
Medi‑Cal	Add mobile crisis response services benefit (Housing and Homelessness Package)	—	16	—	—
Medi‑Cal	Strengthen fiscal functions and outcomes	—	—	1	—
Medi‑Cal	Zero premiums for children/mothers/working individuals with disabilities	—	—	19	—
Medi‑Cal	Add human papillomavirus vaccine as a program benefit (Reproductive Care Package)	—	—	5	—
Medi‑Cal	Eliminate certain provider rate reductions	—	—	9	—
Medi‑Cal	Update dental coverage requirements to include evidence‑based practices	—	—	13	—
Medi‑Cal	Nursing Facility Finance Reform	—	—	46	—
Public Health	Public health IT systems	—	173	62	—
Public Health	Regional climate planning	—	25	—	—
Public Health	Books for low‑income children	—	10	—	—
Public Health	Expansion of Alzheimer’s Healthy Brain Initiative	—	10	—	—
Public Health	Fitness Council	—	10	—	—
Public Health	Expansion of Home Visiting program	—	—	38	—
Public Health	Expansion of Black Infant Health program	—	—	13	—
Public Health	Climate and health surveillance	—	—	10	—
State Hospitals	Sewer/wastewater treatment plant at Atascadero State Hospital	—	4	—	$4
State Hospitals	Provide funding for electronic health records project	—	—	2	—
State Hospitals	Provide funding for electronic health records project	—	—	5	—
State Hospitals	Provide funding for statewide plant operations	—	—	3	—
State Hospitals	Implement IST waitlist workgroup solutions (Housing and Homelessness Package)	—	—	350	350
Totals		—	$1,822	$635	$354
Note: Excludes some proposals under $10 million.
SAL = state appropriations limit; EMS = Emergency Medical Services; HCAI = Health Care Access and Information; IT = information technology; and IST = incompetent‑to‑stand‑trial.

Higher Education

Appendix 2 Figure 3

Higher Education: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2022‑23 Governor’s Budget

General Fund (In Millions)

Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	2022‑23		SAL Exclusion
Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	One Time	Ongoing	SAL Exclusion
CCC	New positions at the CCC Chancellor’s Office	—	—	$1	—
CSAC	Cash for College expansion	—	$1	—	—
CSU	Deferred maintenance and energy efficiency projects	—	100	—	$100
CSU	CSU Bakersfield Energy Innovation Center (Climate package)	—	83	—	83
CSU	CSU University Farms (Climate package)	—	50	—	50
CSU	Foster youth programs	—	—	12	—
OPR	Golden State Awards	—	30	—	—
OPR	Climate Research Hub Facility (Climate package)	—	20	—	20
OPR	California Education Learning Lab	—	3	—	—
SIB	CalKIDS participant notification and marketing	—	5	—	—
SIB	Financial literacy outreach	—	—	5	—
UC	Seed and matching grants for applied research (Climate package)	—	100	—	—
UC	Deferred maintenance and energy efficiency projects	—	100	—	100
UC	Regional climate‑focused incubators (Climate package)	—	50	—	—
UC	UC San Francisco Dyslexia Center	—	10	—	—
UC	Foster youth programs	—	—	6	—
UC	UC Davis Firearm Violence Center (Public Safety package)	—	—	2	—
Totals		—	$551	$28	$353
Note: Excludes proposals funded by Proposition 98 and some proposals under $10 million.
SAL = state appropriations limit; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; OPR = Office of Planning and Research; SIB = Scholarshare Investment Board; and CalKIDs = California Kids Investment and Development Savings.

Housing and Homelessness

Appendix 2 Figure 4

Housing and Homelessness: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2022‑23 Governor’s Budget

General Fund (In Millions)

Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	2022‑23		SAL Exclusion
Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	One Time	Ongoing	SAL Exclusion
BCH Agency—CalICH	Encampment Resolution Grants Program	—	$500	—	—
HCD	Infill Infrastructure Grant Program	—	225	—	$225
HCD	Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program	—	75	—	75
HCD	Adaptive Reuse	—	50	—	50
HCD	Mixed‑Income Housing	—	50	—	50
HCD	Portfolio Reinvestment Program	—	50	—	50
HCD	State Excess Sites	—	25	—	25
HCD	Mobilehome Park Rehabilitation and Resident Ownership Program	—	25	—	25
Totals		—	$1,000	—	$500
Note: Excludes some proposals under $10 million.
BCH Agency = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; CalICH = California Interagency Council on Homelessness; and HCD = Department of Housing and Community Development.

Human Services

Appendix 2 Figure 5

Human Services: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2022‑23 Governor’s Budget

General Fund (In Millions)

Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	2022‑23		SAL Exclusion
Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	One Time	Ongoing	SAL Exclusion
CalFood	Temporarily augment state support for select food banks	—	$50	—	—
Child Support	Local Child Support Agency Administration Funding	—	—	$20	—
DDS	Communications assessments for deaf consumers	—	9	—	—
DDS	Reimbursement system project implementation and maintenance	‑$6	6	—	—
DDS	New service model for Work Activity Programs	—	5	—	—
DDS	Capital outlay—Porterville installation of fire sprinkler system	—	4	—	—
DDS	Retention stipend reappropriation	‑1	1	—	—
DDS	Early Start‑Part C to B transitions	—	—	45	—
DDS	Administrative support‑STAR homes, CAST, and Protective Services	—	—	1	—
DDS	Information security staffing support	—	—	1	—
DDS	Clinical Monitoring Team support‑specialized community homes	—	—	1	—
IHSS	IHSS Permanent Back‑Up Provider System	—	—	11	—
Totals		‑$7	$75	$79	—
Note: Excludes some proposals under $10 million.
SAL = state appropriations limit; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; STAR = Stabilization Training Assistance Reintegration; CAST= Crisis Assistance Stabilization Teams; and IHSS = In‑Home Supportive Services.

Other

Appendix 2 Figure 6

Other: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2022-23 Governor’s Budget

General Fund (In Millions)

Program or Department	Proposal	2021-22	2022-23		SAL Exclusion
Program or Department	Proposal	2021-22	One Time	Ongoing	SAL Exclusion
Arts Council	Cultural Districts	—	$30	—	—
CalHR	California State Payroll System	—	1	$3	—
CSL	Comprehensive digitization strategy	—	13	1	—
CSL	Lunch at the Library	—	—	5	—
CDE	Special Olympics	—	30	—	—
CDE	CDE state operations, various	—	4	6	—
CDE	State Preschool rate increase for students with disabilities	—	—	111	—
CDFA	Farm to School Program	—	30	3	—
CDFA	Water efficiency and support for small farmers (Drought Response Package)	—	25	—	$20
CMD	Consolidated Headquarters Project Conversion to General Fund	—	159	—	159
CMD	Enhancing and Expanding Fire Crews: Taskforce Rattlesnake	—	—	40	—
CTC	Waive select teacher assessment fees	—	24	—	—
CTC	Waive select teacher initial credential fees	—	12	—	—
CTC	Develop integrated teacher preparation undergraduate programs	—	10	—	—
DFPI	Student Loan Borrower Assistance	—	10	—	—
DGS	Facilities Management Division Deferred Maintenance	—	101	—	101
EDD	UI Trust Fund loan repayment	—	1,000	—	—
EDD	Hire contractors to finish recommended improvements to UI program	—	86	—	—
EDD	Additional funding for UI technology changes	—	24	—	—
EDD	Cyber Security Resilience and Instrumentation	—	10	—	—
FTB	Enterprise Data to Revenue Project, Phase 2	—	150	1	—
GO-Biz	Small business grants	-$20	150	—	—
GO-Biz	Tourism marketing	—	45	—	—
GO-Biz	Port improvements	—	30	—	—
GO-Biz	Regional innovation centers	—	20	—	—
GO-Biz	New Retail Theft Grant Program (Public Safety Package)	—	20	—	—
GO-Biz	Immigration integration	—	11	1	—
GO-Biz	Other small business programs	—	—	6	—
OES	California Disaster Assistance Act Adjustment	—	77	37	114
OES	Home Hardening (Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package)	—	13	—	—
OES	Enhancing the Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid Fire Fleet	—	—	11	—
OES	Fire Integrated Real Time Intelligence System	—	—	24	—
OES	Earthquake Early Warning System	—	—	17	—
OES	Mission Tasking Appropriation	—	—	10	—
OPR	Foster grandparents	—	10	—	—
OPR	Depression research	—	10	—	—
OPR	Inclusion in research	—	9	—	—
OPR	Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications	—	—	65	—
OPR	California Volunteers Neighbor Networks	—	—	10	—
School Facilities Aid	Funding for School Facilities Program	—	1,250	—	1,250
Secretary of State	Fee Relief for New Businesses	—	30	—	—
State Controller	California State Payroll System	—	55	4	—
Technology	Statewide Centralized Services	—	44	—	—
Technology	Office of Technology Services	—	11	—	—
Totals		-$20	$1,994	$170	$279
Note: Excludes some proposals under $10 million.
CalHR = California Department of Human Resources; CSL = California State Library; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CMD = California Military Department; CTC = Commission on Teacher Credentialing; DFPI = Department of Financial Protection and Innovation; DGS = Department of General Services; EDD = Employment Development Department; UI = Unemployment Insurance; FTB = Franchise Tax Board; GO-Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; and OPR = Office of Planning and Research.

Resources and Environment

Appendix 2 Figure 7

Resources and Environment: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2022‑23 Governor’s Budget

General Fund (In Millions)

Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	2022‑23		SAL Exclusion
Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	One Time	Ongoing	SAL Exclusion
Various	Contingency funding for unspecified activities (Drought Response Package)	—	$250	—	$155
CARB	Zero‑emission vehicle (ZEV) programs (ZEV Package)	—	170	—	10
CARB	Low global warming potential refrigerants (Energy Package)	—	20	—	—
CARB	Permitting (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	2	—	—
CalFire	Forest health and resilience proposals (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	243	—	—
CalFire	Various capital outlay	—	120	—	120
CalFire	Additional S‑70i helicopters	—	87	12	99
CalFire	EU Helitanker contract	—	45	—	—
CalFire	Surge engines and bulldozers	—	33	3	36
CalFire	Contract county crews and realignment	—	—	35	—
CalFire	CAD/AVL Program hardware and service refresh	—	1	23	—
CalFire	CalFire training centers	—	16	—	—
CalFire	Staffing and operational enhancements	—	—	400	—
TC	State‑owned land (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	5	—	—
CCC	Greenwood: new residential center	—	67	—	67
CCC	Forestry Corps (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	15	—	—
CNRA	Remote sensing (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	18	—	—
DOC	Oil well abandonment & remediation	—	100	—	—
DOC	Land repurposing program (Drought Response Package)	—	40	—	40
DOC	Statewide seismic hazards reduction	—	22	4	—
DOC	Regional forest and fire capacity program (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	20	—	—
DFW	Assist fish and wildlife (Drought Response Package)	—	75	—	—
DFW	State‑owned land (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	30	—	—
DWR	Drought response activities (Drought Response Package)	—	335	—	250
DWR	Oroville pump storage and energy reliability support (Energy Package)	—	103	—	100
DWR	Electric generator support	—	16	—	—
Energy Commission	Clean energy and building decarbonization (Energy Package)	—	810	—	545
Energy Commission	ZEV programs (ZEV Package)	—	270	—	250
Parks	State‑owned land (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	20	—	—
Parks	Beach erosion control: cost sharing	—	15	—	—
Parks	Future capital outlay	—	50	—	50
Parks	Cultural and art installation in parks	—	50	—	—
SDRC	Project implementation (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	2	—	—
SMMC	Liberty Canyon wildlife crossing	—	10	—	10
SMMC	Projects (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	5	—	—
SNC	Projects (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	13	—	—
SCC	Projects (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	10	—	—
SWRCB	Drought response activities (Drought Response Package)	—	25	—	—
SWRCB	Permitting (Wildfire Resilience Package)	—	2	—	—
Totals		—	$1,916	$476	$926
Note: Excludes some proposals under $10 million.
SAL = state appropriations limit; CARB = California Air Resources Board; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; EU = Exclusive Use; CAD/AVL = Computer‑Aided Dispatch/Automatic Vehicle Location; TC = Tahoe Conservancy; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DOC = Department of Conservation; DFW = Department of Fish and Wildlife; DWR = Department of Water Resources; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; SDRC = San Diego River Conservancy; SMMC = Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; SNC = Sierra Nevada Conservancy; SCC= State Coastal Conservancy; and SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board.

Transportation

Appendix 2 Figure 8

Transportation: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2022‑23 Governor’s Budget

General Fund (In Millions)

Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	2022‑23		SAL Exclusion
Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	One‑Time	Ongoing	SAL Exclusion
Caltrans	Transportation Infrastructure Package	$800	$600	—	$600
CHP	Various Capital Outlay Projects	—	20	—	20
CHP	Organized Retail Theft Taskforce (Public Safety Package)	—	—	$6	—
DMV	Ports & Supply Chain Resilience	—	10	—	—
STA	Supply Chain Resilience	—	600	—	600
STA	Transportation Infrastructure Package	3,500	—	—	3,500
Totals		$4,300	$1,229	$6	$4,720
Note: Excludes some proposals under $10 million.
SAL = state appropriations Limit; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CHP = California Highway Patrol; DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles; and STA = Secretary for Transportation Agency.

Workforce Development

Appendix 2 Figure 9

Workforce Development: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2022‑23 Governor’s Budget

General Fund (In Millions)

Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	2022‑23		SAL Exclusion
Program or Department	Proposal	2021‑22	One Time	Ongoing	SAL Exclusion
CSL	Online job training programs available through local libraries	—	$9	—	—
CWDB	Establish new HRTPs in health and human service careers	—	110	—	—
CWDB	Establish a port training facility in Southern California	—	30	—	—
CWDB	Workforce training grant program in low carbon fields	—	20	—	—
CWDB	Retraining and transition training for oil and gas workers	—	20	—	—
CWDB	Earn and learn program for community college students	—	10	—	—
EDD	Expand state’s incumbent training program to health and social workers	—	90	—	—
EDD	Provide assistance to former oil and gas workers	—	50	—	—
EDD	Expand English language learner pilot programs in integrated education	—	30	—	—
EDD	Expand state’s incumbent training program to include literacy training	—	20	—	—
EDD	Training programs to expand the number of EMTs	—	20	—	—
HCAI	Provide funding for care economy workforce development	—	271	—	—
HCAI	Scholarships and loan repayment to reproductive health care providers	—	20	—	—
Health Care Services	Restore grant funding to Indian Health Program (Care Economy Workforce Package)	—	12	—	—
UC	Regional climate‑focused workforce training hubs (Climate Package)	—	35	—	—
Totals		—	$746	—	—
Note: Excludes some proposals under $10 million.
SAL = state appropriations limit; CSL = California State Library; CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; HRTP = High Road Training Partnerships EDD = Employment Development; EMT = emergency medical technicians; and HCAI = Health Care Access and Information Department.