May 17, 2024

The 2024‑25 Budget

Initial Comments on the
Governor’s May Revision

Appendix 1: Spending Solutions

 All Tables As PDF

Appendix 1, Figure 1

Spending Delays Proposed in the 2024‑25 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/Program Area

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

DDS

Full implementation of service provider rate reform

—

—

$613

DOR

Full implementation of service provider rate reform

—

—

2

DSS

CFAP 55+ expansion

—

—

31

OPSC

Change to scoring of School Facilities Program costs

$385

$288

—

CalSTA

Competitive transit and rail funding (Transportation Infrastructure)

—

1,413

—

Totals

$385

$1,701

$646

DSS = Department of Social Services; DOR = Department of Rehabilitation; CFAP = California Food Assistance Program; OPSC = Office of Public School Construction; and CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency .

Appendix 1, Figure 2

Fund Shifts (Other) Proposed in the 2024‑25 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/Program Area

Description

2023‑24

2024‑25

Caltrans

Highways to Boulevards Pilot Program (Transportation Infrastructure)

$75

—

DGS

California Commission on Disability Access permanent fund shift

—

$2

DGS

Asset Management Branch temporary fund shift

—

1

DHCS

Proposition 56 General Fund backfill

—

144

DHCS

Quality sanctions

—

1

DHCS/DDS

Home and Community‑Based Services adjustment

40

47

DOJ

Swap of fund source for state share of Medi‑Cal fraud enforcement costs

—

2

DSS

Offset child care costs with Proposition 64 and federal funds

597

376

CalSTA

Formula transit and rail funding (Transportation Infrastructure)

463

188

CalSTA

Competitive transit and rail funding (Transportation Infrastructure)

507

—

VCB

Restitution Fund backfill

—

25

Totals

$1,682

$785

Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; DGS = Department of General Services; DHCS = State Department of Health Care Services; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DOJ = Department of Justice; DSS = Department of Social Services; CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency; and VCB = California Victim Compensation Board.

Appendix 1, Figure 3

Fund Shifts (Resources and Environment) Proposed in the 2024‑25 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/ Program Area

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

CalEPA

Environmental Justice Action Grants

—

$5

—

CalFire

Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot (Wildfire and Forest Resilience)

—

—

$20

CalFire

Fire Prevention Grant Program (Wildfire and Forest Resilience)

—

82

—

CalFire

Tribal wildfire and forest resilience (Wildfire and Forest Resilience)

—

10

—

CalFire

Unit fire prevention projects (Wildfire and Forest Resilience)

—

26

—

CEC

Distributed Electricity Backup Assets

$280

—

25

CEC

Carbon Removal Innovation Program

—

20

—

CEC

Clean Trucks, Buses and Off‑Road Equipment

—

71

—

CEC

Demand Side Grid Support

—

150

—

CEC

Drayage Trucks and Infrastructure

—

157

—

CEC

Equitable Building Decarbonization Program

—

87

—

CEC

Fueling Infrastructure Grants

—

219

—

CEC

Hydrogen Grants

—

40

—

CEC

Transit Buses & Infrastructure

—

29

—

CDFA

Livestock methane reduction (Sustainable Agriculture Package)

—

24

—

CDFA

Water efficiency grant program (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

21

—

CNRA

Ocean protection—SB 1 implementation (Coastal Resilience)

—

37

—

CNRA

Ocean protection (Coastal Resilience)

—

28

—

DFW

Wetlands Restoration Program (Nature‑Based Solutions)

—

17

—

DOC

Oil and Gas Well Capping (Climate Jobs)

—

50

—

DOC

Regional Forest & Fire Capacity (Wildfire and Forest Resilience)

—

20

—

DTSC

Brownfield cleanups

—

65

—

DWR

Oroville pump storage

—

—

10

DWR

Flood management (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

126

—

DWR

Habitat restoration (Nature‑Based Solutions)

—

103

—

DWR

Salton Sea

—

7

—

OPR

California Climate Action Corps

—

9

9

Parks

Deferred maintenance (Access)

—

15

—

SWRCB

Drinking water/wastewater infrastructure (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

152

200

WCB

Protecting wildlife from changing conditions (Nature‑Based Solutions)

—

70

—

WCB

Streamflow Enhancement Program (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

101

—

WCB

Various WCB programs (Nature‑Based Solutions)

—

42

—

Totals

$280

$1,782

$264

CalEPA = Environmental Protection Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CEC = California Energy Commission; CDFA =California Department of Food and Agriculture; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DFW = Department of Fish and Wildlife; DOC = Department of Conservation; DTSC = Department of Toxic Substances Control; DWR = Department of Water Resources; OPR = Governor’s Office of Planning and Research; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; and WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board.

Appendix 1, Figure 4

Reductions (Education, Learning, and Training) Proposed in the 2024‑25 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/Program Area

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

CEFA

University housing revolving loan program

—

$150

$225

CSAC

Middle Class Scholarship ongoing funds

—

—

534

CSAC

Middle Class Scholarship one‑time funds

—

—

289

CSAC

Golden State Teacher Grants

—

—

60

CSAC

Learning‑Aligned Employment Program

$485

—

—

CSFA

Community college housing revolving loan program

—

50

75

CSL

Lunch at the Library

—

—

6

CSL

Local library infrastructure grants

—

—

4

CSL

California Library Services Act

—

—

2

CSL

Dolly Parton Imagination Library

40

—

—

CWDB

California Youth Leadership Corps

—

—

20

EDD

California Jobs First (formerly CERF)

—

—

50

GO‑Biz

Small Business Technical Assistance Expansion Program

—

—

13

OPSC

School Facilities Program

—

—

375

OPR

College Corps Program

—

—

10

OPR

Youth Corps Program

—

—

10

OPR

California Education Learning Lab

—

—

6

SIB

Financial literacy outreach

—

—

5

UC

Graduate medical education (eliminate Proposition 56 backfill)

—

—

13

UC

UC Labor Centers

—

—

13

UC

Equal Opportunity Practices and professional development

5

—

—

UC

UC Davis Equine Performance and Rehabilitation Center

—

5

—

UC

UC Los Angeles Latino Policy and Politics Institute

14

—

—

Totals

$544

$205

$1,710

CEFA = California Educational Facilities Authority; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; CSFA = California School Finance Authority; CSL = California State Library; CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; EDD = Employment Development Department; GO‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; OPSC = Office of Public School Construction; OPR = Governor’s Office of Planning and Research; and SIB = Scholarshare Investment Board.

Appendix 1, Figure 5

Reductions (Health and Human Services) Proposed in the 2024‑25 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/Program Area

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

Aging

Older Californians Act

—

—

$37

Aging

Older Adult Behavioral Health

—

$5

18

CHHSA

Health and Human Services Innovation Accelerator

—

1

—

DDS

Health and Safety Waiver application assistance

—

—

3

DDS

Emergency preparedness resources

—

—

1

DDS

Tribal engagement and outreach for Early Start services

—

—

1

DDS

Direct Support Professional Internship Program

$20

—

—

DHCS

Provider rate increases in Managed Care Organization Tax package

—

75

879

DHCS

Behavioral Health Bridge Housing

—

—

133

DHCS

CYBHI school‑linked behavioral health grants

—

30

120

DHCS

Major Risk Medical Insurance Program

—

—

79

DHCS

Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program

—

—

70

DHCS

Naloxone Distribution Project and Medication Assisted Treatment

—

—

61

DHCS

CYBHI evidence‑based behavioral health grants

—

—

47

DHCS

Health enrollment navigators

—

—

26

DHCS

Medi‑Cal county administration cost‑of‑living adjustment

—

—

20

DHCS

Optional acupuncture Medi‑Cal benefit

—

—

5

DHCS

Free Clinics augmentation

—

2

2

DHCS

Clinic Workforce Stabilization Payments

—

15

—

DPH

Foundations of the Future Public Health

—

—

300

DPH

Public Education and Change Campaign (CYBHI)

—

—

40

DPH

Office of Oral Health General Fund Backfill

—

—

5

DPH

Climate and Health Surveillance Program

—

—

3

DPH

Youth Suicide Reporting and Crisis Response Pilot Program

—

14

2

DSS

Child care multi‑year slot expansion

—

—

489

DSS

CalWORKs single allocation employment services

—

—

272

DSS

CalWORKs expanded subsidized employment

—

—

134

DSS

CalWORKs mental health and substance abuse services

—

—

126

DSS

In‑Home Supportive Services for Undocumented Individuals

—

—

95

DSS

CalWORKs family stabilization

—

—

71

DSS

Foster care caregiver approvals

—

—

50

DSS

Bringing Families Home program

—

—

80

DSS

CalWORKs home visiting program

—

—

47

DSS

CalWORKs employment services intensive case management

—

—

47

DSS

CalWORKs single allocation ongoing administrative augmentation

—

—

41

DSS

Adult Protective Services Expansion

—

—

40

DSS

Home Safe program

—

—

65

DSS

Housing and Disability Advocacy program

—

—

50

DSS

Rightsize Emergency Child Care Bridge Costs

—

—

35

DSS

Family Urgent Response System

—

—

30

DSS

Rapid Response

—

—

29

DSS

Minimum nutrition benefit pilot

—

—

15

DSS

In‑Home Supportive Services Permanent Backup Provider System

—

—

12

DSS

Temporary Protected Status Immigration Services

—

10

10

DSS

LA County child welfare services public health nursing program

—

—

8

DSS

California State University Legal Services

—

5

5

DSS

Adult Protective Services Training

—

—

5

DSS

Housing supplement for supervised independent living placements

—

—

—

HCAI

Healthcare workforce initiatives

—

301

303

HCAI

Psychiatry loan repayment initiative

7

—

—

DHCS

Equity and Practice Transformation Payments program

—

—

44

Totals

$27

$458

$3,954

Aging = Department of Aging; CHHSA = California Health, Human Services Agency, Secretary; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DHCS = California Department of Health Care Services; CYBHI = Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative; DPH = Department of Public Health; DSS = Department of Social Services; and HCAI = Department of Health Care Access and Information.

Appendix 1, Figure 6

Reductions (All Other) Proposed in the 2024‑25 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/Program Area

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

Arts

Grants to arts organizations

—

—

$10

BCH Agency

Sweep funding set‑asides for Encampment Resolution program

—

$34

—

BCH Agency

Sweep State Operations Funds for HHAPP and FHC Grants

—

101

—

BSCC

Adult Reentry Grant

—

54

57

BSCC

California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program

—

—

9

BSCC

Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Grant reduction

—

—

4

BSCC

Proud Parenting Grant

—

—

1

BSCC

Medication Assisted Treatment grant elimination

—

11

—

BSCC

Public Defender Pilot Program

—

40

—

Caltrans

Highways to Boulevards Pilot Program (Transportation Infrastructure)

—

75

—

CDCR

Housing unit deactivations

—

—

81

CDCR

Accelerated deactivation of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison

—

—

44

CDCR

Officer training reduction

—

9

14

CDCR

Administrative reductions for prison closures

—

—

9

CDCR

Employee Health Program reduction

—

—

7

CDCR

Level IV visiting reduction

—

—

4

CDCR

Los Angeles County fire camp contract cancellation

—

—

2

CDCR

Reduction of TransMetro Bus contract

—

1

2

CDCR

Managed access system expansion

$9

15

—

CDCR

Headquarters lease strike

—

—

—

CDCR

Return data collection analysis and outcomes funding

6

—

—

CDCR

Revert portion of 2023 San Quentin capital outlay appropriation

—

8

—

CDFA

California Nutrition Incentive Program

—

33

—

CDFA

Resilience grants for fairs

—

2

—

Civil Rights

Additional Enforcement and Conciliation Resources

—

—

2

CPUC

Broadband Loan Loss Reserve Program

—

175

150

CPUC

Capacity Building Grants

—

10

—

DCC

Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant Program

—

17

—

DGS

Electric vehicle service equipment

—

—

12

DGS

Capitol repairs

—

—

7

DIR

Women in Construction Priority Unit

—

—

10

CWDB

Youth Leadership Corps

—

—

20

DMV

California Drive Test Centers

—

—

10

DOJ

Division of Law Enforcement

—

—

10

DOJ

Division of Legal Services

—

—

5

DOJ

Legal resources to respond to federal actions

—

—

1

GO‑Biz

Clean Energy Transmission

200

25

—

GO‑Biz

Local Government Budget Sustainability Fund

—

50

—

GO‑Biz

Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund

—

13

—

EDD

California Jobs First grants reduction

—

—

50

HCD

Housing Navigators

—

—

14

HCD

Surplus Land Act

—

—

2

HCD

CalHome

—

153

—

HCD

Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program

—

237

—

HCD

HHAPP Round 5

—

260

—

HCD

Infill Infrastructure Grant Program

—

235

—

HCD

Multifamily Housing Program

—

325

—

HCD

Regional Early Action Planning 2.0

—

300

—

HCD

Adaptive Reuse Program

—

128

—

HCD

Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention

—

76

—

Judicial

Trial court operations

—

—

97

Judicial

Court reporter funding

—

6

10

Judicial

Court interpreter grant

—

20

—

Judicial

CARE Act Implementation

—

18

—

Judicial

Firearm Relinquishment Program

—

19

—

ODI

Data and Innovation Services Revolving Fund

—

—

15

OES

Listos California Emergency Preparedness Campaign

—

—

13

OES

Warehousing operations for emergency response equipment and supplies

—

—

10

OES

Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime

—

48

—

OES

Gun Buyback program

—

21

—

OES

Multifamily Seismic Retrofit Matching Funds

—

15

—

OIG

Medical Inspection Unit

—

—

2

OPR

Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program (Extreme Heat)

—

70

— 

OPR

Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications

—

—

42

OPR

Golden State Award One‑Time Funds

—

—

10

OPR

Neighbor‑to‑Neighbor Program

—

—

5

CalSTA

Active Transportation Program (Transportation Infrastructure)

—

460

84

CalSTA

Competitive transit and rail funding (Transportation Infrastructure)

—

148

—

Statewide

State Operations Reduction

—

—

2,172

Statewide

Eliminate Telework Stipend

—

—

26

Totals

$215

$3,209

$3,021

Arts = Arts Council; BCH Agency = Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; HHAPP = Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program; FHC = Family Homelessness Challenge Grants; BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; CDFA =California Department of Food and Agriculture; Civil Rights = Civil RIghts Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; DCC = Department of Cannabis Control; DGS = Department of General Services; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles; DOJ = Department of Justice; GO‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; EDD = Employment Development Department; HCD = Department of Housing and Community Development; Judicial = Judicial Branch; CARE Act = Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment; ODI = Office of Data and Innovation; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; OIG = Office of the Inspector General; OPR = Governor’s Office of Planning and Research; and CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency.

Appendix 1, Figure 7

Reductions (Resources and Environment) Proposed in the 2024‑25 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/Program Area

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

CalFire

Monitoring and research (Wildfire and Forest Resilience)

—

$6

— 

CalFire

Prescribed fire & hand crews (Wildfire and Forest Resilience)

—

5

—

CalFire

California Vegetation Treatment Program

—

—

—

CalFire

Deferred maintenance

—

12

—

CalFire

Forest Health Grant Program (Wildfire and Forest Resilience)

—

3

—

CalFire

Forest inventory analysis (Wildfire and Forest Resilience)

—

—

—

CalFire

Green Schoolyards Program (Extreme Heat)

—

2

—

CalFire

Interagency Forest Data Hub (Wildfire and Forest Resilience)

—

4

—

CCC

Los Padres facility repairs

—

—

—

CCC

Vehicle replacements

—

—

—

CEC

Equitable Building Decarbonization Program

—

—

$213

CEC

Carbon Removal Innovation Program

—

15

—

CEC

Clean Trucks, Buses and Off‑Road Equipment

—

138

—

CEC

Demand Side Grid Support

—

112

—

CEC

Distributed Electricity Backup Assets

$63

—

—

CEC

Drayage Trucks & Infrastructure

—

81

—

CEC

Energy Data Infrastructure & Analysis

—

4

—

CEC

Equitable At‑Home Charging

—

20

—

CEC

Fueling Infrastructure Grants

—

144

—

CEC

Hydrogen Grants

—

60

—

CEC

Incentives for Long Duration Storage

—

57

—

CNRA

Ocean protection (Coastal Resilience)

—

35

— 

CNRA

Redondo Beach wetlands restoration (Nature‑Based Solutions)

—

10

— 

CNRA

Ocean Protection ‑ SB 1 implementation (Coastal Resilience)

—

15

10

CNRA

Ocean Protection Council: Marine Mammal Center

—

—

2

CNRA

California Climate Information System

—

18

—

CNRA

Natural and working lands (AB 1757) implementation

—

3

—

CNRA

Urban Greening Program (Extreme Heat)

—

20

—

CVMC

Project implementation in high‑risk regions (Wildfire)

—

9

—

CDFA

Enteric methane incentives

—

23

—

CDFA

Farm to Community Food Hubs Program (Sustainable Agriculture)

—

14

—

CDFA

Farm to School Program (Sustainable Agriculture)

—

10

—

CDFA

Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program (Sustainable Agriculture)

—

9

—

CDFA

Pollinator Habitat Program (Sustainable Agriculture)

—

—

—

CDFA

Relief for small farmers

—

5

—

CDFA

Relief for small farmers (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

13

—

CDFA

Water efficiency grant program (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

3

—

CDFA

Technical Assistance for underserved farmers (Sustainable Agriculture)

—

—

—

CDFA

Water efficiency technical assistance (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

7

—

DFW

Stewardship of state‑owned lands (Wildfire)

—

33

—

DGS

Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions funding

—

3

3

DOC

Climate Smart Land Management Program (Nature‑Based Activities)

—

7

—

DTSC

Brownfield cleanups

—

136

—

DWR

Watershed climate resilience (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

—

97

DWR

Dam safety (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

50

—

DWR

Save Our Water

—

22

—

DWR

SGMA implementation (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

1

—

DWR

Water storage tanks (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

11

—

GO‑Biz

Small Agricultural Business Drought Relief Grant Program

—

5

—

OPR

Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program (Extreme Heat)

—

40

— 

OPR

Regional Climate Resilience (Community Resilience)

—

25

50

Parks

Urban Waterfront Program (Access)

—

12

— 

Parks

Outdoor Equity Grants Program (Access)

—

50

25

Parks

Adapting to sea level rise in State Parks (Coastal Resilience)

—

7

—

Parks

Recreational Trails and Greenways Program

—

10

—

Parks

Stewardship of state‑owned lands (Wildfire)

—

1

—

SCC

Coastal protection and adaptation (Coastal Resilience)

—

171

—

SCC

Project implementation in high‑risk regions (Wildfire)

—

2

—

SCC

Sea‑level rise (Coastal Resilience)

—

221

—

SDRC

Project implementation in high‑risk regions (Wildfire)

—

9

—

RMC

Project implementation in high‑risk regions (Wildfire)

—

1

—

SSJDC

Project implementation in high‑risk regions (Wildfire)

—

6

—

SWRCB

Per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (Water and Drought Resilience)

56

45

30

SWRCB

Water recycling/groundwater cleanup (Water and Drought Resilience)

274

—

—

TC

ADA site improvements

—

1

—

Various

Offshore wind infrastructure

—

20

—

WCB

Watershed climate resilience (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

—

110

WCB

Habitat Conservation Fund—General Fund transfer sunset

—

45

20

CPUC

Residential Solar and Storage

—

—

125

Totals

$393

$1,792

$559

CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CEC = California Energy Commission; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; CVMC = Coachella Valley Mountain Conservancy; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; DFW = Department of Fish and Wildlife; DGS = Department of General Services; DOC = Department of Conservation; DTSC = Department of Toxic Substances Control; DWR = Department of Water Resources; SGMA = State Groundwater Management Act; GO‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; OPR = Office of Planning and Research; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board; SCC = State Coastal Conservancy; SDRC = San Diego River Conservancy; RMC = San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy; SSJDC = Sacramento‑San Joaquin Delta Conservancy; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; TC = Tahoe Conservancy; WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board; and CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission.

Appendix 1, Figure 8

Reversions Proposed in the 2024‑25 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/Program Area

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

CalFire

Alma, Hollister, and Bear Valley Helitack Base acquisition

$12.05

$4.85

—

CDE

State Preschool unspent funds

—

—

$153

CDTFA

Salary savings

—

20

—

DMV

California Drive Test Centers

—

10

—

DOC

Multibenefit Land Repurposing (Water and Drought Resilience)

—

2

—

DPH

Foundations of the Future Public Health

—

53

—

DSS

Unawarded General Child Care Slots

—

570

—

BSCC

Reversion of Adult Reentry Grant

8

—

—

CDCR

Reentry facilities

40

22

40

Judicial

Trial Court Trust Fund

—

—

25

Judicial

Judicial Council

—

5

—

OES

CERF transfer to General Fund ‑ DHCS Health Care Retention Payments

—

57

—

SCO

CSPS ‑ Full DART and Partial SI

—

—

58

Various

Various DREOA adjustments related to past fires, floods, pandemic

1,363

—

—

Totals

$1,423

$743

$277

CalFire = California Department of Foresty and Fire Protection; CDE = California Department of Education; CDTFA = California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles; DOC = Department of Conservation; DPH = epartment of Public Health; DSS = Department of Social Services; BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Judicial = Judicial Branch; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; CERF = California Emergency Relief Fund; DHCS = Department of Health Care Services; SCO = State Controller’s Office; CSPS = California State Payroll System; DART =, Department/Agency Readiness Team; SI = systems integrators; and DREOA = Disaster Response Emergency Operations Account.