The 2019-20 Budget: Aligning the State’s IT Project Approval Process With the Annual Budget Process

Mar 14, 2019 - The Legislature ’s annual budget process largely occurs in the first half of the calendar year, between January and June. Budget deliberations start after January  10 th , when the Governor ’s proposed budget is released, and continue through late May and early June (after the release of the Governor ’s May Revision).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3976

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - By the end of the outlook period, we project annual General Fund costs in the RC budget in the range of $25  million to $50  million to serve the 230 residents who will move after 2017-18. Development and Operation of Safety Net Resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Under Cal-OAR, counties are required to develop strategic plans and track specific performance indicators related to CalWORKs over a three-year cycle. Cal-OAR was authorized as part of the 2017 ‑18 spending plan, with the first three-year cycle intended to begin this year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/2

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - The only exception we have found is among parents with more than a high school education, whose take ‑up rate increased modestly during this  period. Potential Reasons for Different Take‑Up Rates Between Groups To Date, Relatively Little Work Has Been Done on Understanding CalWORKs Take ‑Up Rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2020-21 May Revision: CalWORKs Caseload-Driven Costs in the 2020-21 May Revision

Jun 2, 2020 - As a result of the public health and economic crisis brought on by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the administration projects CalWORKs caseload to average 724,000 cases per month in 2020 ‑21, or about 25  percent above the previous all-time high and more than double the amount projected in the January budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4249

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - Currently, the state minimum wage is $10.50 for businesses with 25 o r fewer employees and $11 for businesses with 26 o r more employees. The state minimum wage is statutorily scheduled to increase each year until it reaches $ 15 —in 2022 for the larger businesses and in 2023 for the smaller businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services [Publication Details]

Nov 6, 2023 - The 2023-24 spending plan provides over $30 billion from the General Fund for human services programs. This is an increase of nearly $7 billion, or 30 percent, compared to the revised prior-year spending level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4812

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The 2023-24 spending plan provides over $30 billion from the General Fund for human services programs. This is an increase of nearly $7 billion, or 30 percent, compared to the revised prior-year spending level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812

The 2021-22 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 8, 2021 - …But Significantly Increase General Fund Expenditures Year Over Year. However, if the Legislature approves these proposals, General Fund expenditures for CDT will increase $32.7  million year over year from $6.8  million in 2020 ‑21 to $39.5  million in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4356

The 2023-24 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 2, 2023 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The final version of Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2023-24 budget package. As these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4835