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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

The 2024‑25 Budget

Overview of the Spending Plan

Appendix 3



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

aThis loan was ultimately cancelled as part of the final budget.

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

aThe final budget package rescinded these deferrals (but authorized deferrals for 2025‑26).

bThe final budget package shifted $43 million to special funds and eliminated the remaining $132 million.

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

aThe final budget package rescinded this fund shift.

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

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

aThe final budget package included an augmentation of $136.6 million (in 2023‑24) to address erosion to this Early Action reversion.

DSS = Department of Social Services; CalWORKs = California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids; Gov Ops = Government Operations Agency; and JB = Judicial Branch.