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Ann Hollingshead
Update (9/11/24): Managed care organization tax increase corrected in Appendix 1 (Figure 4) and Appendix 2 (Figure 1).
Update (10/2/24): Figure 8 has been updated for final actions.
September 6, 2024
Appendix 3, Figure 1
Early Action: Cost Shifts in the 2024‑25 Budget
General Fund (In Millions)
Department |
Description |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
BSCC |
Loan from Allocation 3 of the Cannabis Tax to General Funda |
— |
$100 |
CalPERS |
Retirement contribution reductions using Proposition 2 debt funding |
— |
1,296 |
CHP |
Performance Criteria Funding for Six Area Offices ‑ Cash to Bonds |
$13 |
— |
DMHC |
Managed Care Enrollment Fund |
— |
23 |
DMV |
Oxnard Field Office Reconfiguration ‑ Cash to Bonds |
14 |
— |
DMV |
El Centro Field Office Replacement ‑ Cash to Bonds |
2 |
— |
DOJ |
Unfair Competition Law Fund loan to General Fund |
— |
100 |
DPH |
AIDS Drug Assistance Program Fund Loan to General Fund |
— |
500 |
HCAI |
Hospital Building Fund Loan to General Fund |
— |
50 |
HCAI |
California Health and Data Planning Fund Loan to General Fund |
— |
11 |
HCAI |
Registered Nurse Education Fund Loan to General Fund |
— |
3 |
HCAI |
Vocational Nurse Education Fund Loan to General Fund |
— |
1 |
HCAI |
Mental Health Practitioner Fund Loan to General Fund |
— |
1 |
Joint Expenses |
State Project Infrastructure Fund loan to General Fund |
— |
50 |
June to July Payroll Deferral |
Payroll Deferral (June 2025 to July 2025) |
— |
1,577 |
LWDA |
Loan from Labor and Workforce Development Fund |
— |
125 |
LWDA |
Special fund loan repayment extension |
— |
107 |
SWRCB |
Loan to General Fund from Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund |
— |
201 |
Total |
$30 |
$4,145 |
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aThis loan was ultimately cancelled as part of the final budget. |
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BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; CalPERS = California Public Employees Retirement System; CHP = California Highway Patrol; DMHC = Department of Managed Health Care; DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles; DOJ = Department of Justice; DPH = Department of Public Health; AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; HCAI = Health Care Access and Information; LWDA = Labor and Workforce Development Agency; and SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board. |
Appendix 3, Figure 2
Early Action: Spending Delays in the 2024‑25 Budget
General Fund (In Millions)
Department |
Description |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
CalSTA |
Formula Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program |
— |
$1,000 |
CalSTA |
Ports and Freight Infrastructure Program |
— |
100 |
CDCR |
Statewide correctional video surveillance |
$27 |
— |
CEC |
Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan |
100 |
— |
CEC |
Distributed Electricity Backup Assets (Energy) |
50 |
— |
CHHSA |
Health and Human Services Innovation Accelerator |
42 |
32 |
CSU |
Base augmentation (5%)a |
— |
240 |
CWDB |
Goods Movement Training Campus |
— |
40 |
DDS |
Preschool Inclusion Grants |
— |
10 |
DHCS |
Behavioral Health Bridge Housing |
— |
235 |
DHCS |
Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program |
— |
140 |
DIR |
Apprenticeship Innovation Fund delay |
— |
40 |
DTSC |
Brownfield cleanupsb |
175 |
— |
DWR |
Oroville Pump Storage (Energy) |
— |
90 |
DWR |
Investments in Strategic Reliability Assets (Energy) |
— |
55 |
EDD |
Community Economic Resilience Fund (aka Jobs First) funding delay |
— |
92 |
OPSC |
Grants for early education facilities |
— |
550 |
PUC |
Last‑Mile Broadband Projects |
— |
100 |
UC |
Base augmentation (5%)a |
— |
228 |
UC |
Nonresident enrollment reduction plana |
— |
31 |
Various |
Diablo Canyon Land Conservation and Economic Development |
— |
110 |
Total |
$394 |
$3,093 |
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aThe final budget package rescinded these deferrals (but authorized deferrals for 2025‑26). |
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bThe final budget package shifted $43 million to special funds and eliminated the remaining $132 million. |
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CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency; CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; CEC = California Energy Commission; CHHSA = Health, Human Services Agency, Secy; CSU = California State University; CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DHCS = State Department of Health Care Services; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DTSC = Department of Toxic Substances Control; DWR = Department of Water Resources; EDD = Employment Development Department; OPSC = Office of Public School Construction; PUC = Public Utilities Commission; and UC = University of California. |
Appendix 3, Figure 3
Early Action: Spending Fund Shifts in the 2024‑25 Budget
General Fund (In Millions)
Department |
Description |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
EDD |
Cybersecurity |
— |
— |
$3 |
EDD |
Employment Training Fund used for UI Interest Payment |
— |
— |
100 |
DPH |
Skilled Nursing Facilities Staff Audits |
— |
— |
4 |
DPH |
Community‑Based Clinical Education Rotations for Dental Students |
— |
— |
10 |
DHCS |
Medi‑Cal Provider Payment Reserve Fund |
— |
$625 |
2,081 |
DHCS |
Managed Care Organization Tax increase |
— |
395 |
698 |
DHCS |
Medi‑Cal Drug Rebate Special Fund Reservea |
— |
135 |
28 |
CDCR |
Transfer from the Recidivism Reduction Fund to the General Fund |
— |
7 |
— |
DIR |
Enhanced Protections for Vulnerable Populations (Extreme Heat) |
— |
16 |
— |
Various |
Fund Shifts to GGRF |
$557 |
1,242 |
— |
Totals |
$557 |
$2,420 |
$2,923 |
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aThe final budget package rescinded this fund shift. |
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EDD = Employment Development Department; DPH = Department of Public Health; DHCS = State Department of Health Care Services; CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; and GGRF = Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. |
Appendix 3, Figure 4
Early Action: Spending Reductions in the 2024‑25 Budget
General Fund (In Millions)
Department |
Description |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
Aging |
Healthier at Home Pilot |
$12 |
— |
BSCC |
Community Corrections Partnership Plan |
— |
$8 |
Cal Fire |
Forest Legacy (Wildfire) |
4 |
— |
Cal Fire |
Interagency Forest Data Hub (Wildfire) |
3 |
— |
CalRecycle |
Compost Permitting Pilot Program (Circular Economy) |
7 |
— |
CalSTA |
Port of Oakland |
96 |
— |
CARB |
Drayage Trucks & Infrastructure Pilot (ZEV) |
14 |
— |
CDCR |
Baseline administrative reduction |
— |
15 |
CDCR |
2024‑25 SB 990 County of Release Legislative BCP ‑ Reversal |
2 |
2 |
CDCR |
DJJ Warm Shutdown Reduction |
— |
1 |
CDFA |
On‑farm water use technical assistance (Water and Drought Resilience) |
6 |
— |
CEC |
Climate Innovation Program |
100 |
— |
CEC |
Drayage Trucks & Infrastructure Pilot (ZEV) |
9 |
— |
CEC |
ZEV Manufacturing Grants (ZEV) |
7 |
— |
CEC |
Emerging Opportunities (ZEV) |
7 |
— |
CEC |
Food Production Investment Program (Energy) |
19 |
— |
CEC |
Industrial Decarbonization Program (Energy) |
22 |
— |
CEC |
Hydrogen Grants (Energy) |
35 |
— |
CEC |
California Electric Homes Program |
6 |
— |
CPUC |
Capacity Building Grant Program (Energy) |
20 |
— |
CSL |
California Collaborative Connectivity Grant |
34 |
— |
DHCS |
Two‑Week Fee‑for‑Service Checkwrite Hold |
— |
533 |
DOC |
Biomass to Hydrogen/Biofuels Pilot (Wildfire) |
46 |
— |
DPH |
COVID‑19 Website Transition and Information Technology Resources |
1 |
1 |
DPH |
Climate and Health Surveillance Program |
3 |
— |
DPR |
Pesticide Notification Network |
3 |
— |
DWR |
Forecasting and snow surveys (Water and Drought Resilience) |
— |
7 |
DWR/WCB |
Watershed climate resilience (Water and Drought Resilience) |
88 |
118 |
EDD |
EMT Training grants funding |
— |
10 |
FI$CAL |
California State Payroll System Interface |
6 |
— |
HCD |
Foreclosure Intervention and Housing Preservation Program |
— |
85 |
OES |
Building Resilience |
45 |
— |
OES |
Home Hardening (Wildfire Package) |
12 |
— |
OPR |
Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications |
5 |
8 |
OPR |
Regional Climate Collaboratives (Community Resilience) |
10 |
— |
OPR |
Climate Adaptation & Resilience Planning Grants (Community Resilience) |
5 |
— |
OPR |
California Volunteers: Foster Grandparent Program |
9 |
— |
OPSC |
School Facility Program |
— |
500 |
POST |
Local Assistance Funding Reversion |
3 |
3 |
PUC |
Broadband Loan Loss Reserve Program |
— |
150 |
UC |
Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy |
— |
300 |
Various |
Vacant Position Savings |
— |
763 |
WCB |
Resource Conservation Investment Strategies (Nature‑Based Solutions) |
5 |
— |
Totals |
$643 |
$2,503 |
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Aging = Department of Aging; BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; Cal Fire = Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = Resources Recycling and Recovery; CalSTA = Transportation Agency; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = Zero‑Emission Vehicles; CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; BCP = Budget Change Proposal; DJJ = Division of Juvenile Justice; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CEC = California Energy Commission; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; CSL = California State Library; DHCS = State Department of Health Care Services; DOC = Department of Conservation; DPH = Department of Public Health; DPR = Department of Pesticide Regulation; DWR = Department of Water Resources; WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board; EDD = Employment Development Department; EMT = emergency medical technicians; FI$CAL = Financial Information System for California; HCD = Department of Housing and Community Development; OES = Office of Emergency Services; OPR = Office of Planning and Research; OPSC = Office of Public School Construction; POST = Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training; PUC = Public Utilities Commission; and UC = University of California. |
Appendix 3, Figure 5
Early Action: Spending Reversions in the 2024‑25 Budget
General Fund (In Millions)
Department |
Description |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
DSS |
CalWORKs single allocation partial reversiona |
$337 |
— |
— |
Gov Ops |
Census Carryover Reversion |
2 |
— |
— |
JB |
Trial Court Trust Fund unrestricted fund balance reversion |
— |
— |
$75 |
JB |
Trial Court Emergency Fund one‑time reversion |
— |
— |
5 |
Totals |
$339 |
— |
$80 |
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aThe final budget package included an augmentation of $136.6 million (in 2023‑24) to address erosion to this Early Action reversion. |
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DSS = Department of Social Services; CalWORKs = California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids; Gov Ops = Government Operations Agency; and JB = Judicial Branch. |