The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - In some cases, agencies or departments are not authorized to make expenditures on the development and implementation of a project until 30 calendar days after written notification of the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2019-20 May Revision: Update to Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

May 29, 2019 - Summary of the Governor ’s January Proposal In January, the Governor proposed to increase the amount of health realignment funding redirected from certain counties to offset the state costs of a proposal to expand Medi-Cal coverage to all young adults aged 19 through 25 regardless of immigration status.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4077

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Increase in State Funding for Local Child Support Agencies

Mar 26, 2019 - It is our understanding that the department intends to review and assess the budgeting methodology in future years. The administration, however, has not put forth language to codify the intent of the budget proposal or outline how the budgeting methodology will be used in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3989

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Cash, Food, and Medical Assistance Can Offset Housing Costs a (In Millions) Free and reduced price lunch 2,838 $4,097 a Where possible, we tried to identify funding targeting children and families. b Earned Income Tax Credit amounts reflect combination of federal tax year data and state fiscal year data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - In other words, infants had higher substantiation rates than elementary school aged youth, who had higher substantiation rates than middle school aged youth, who in turn had higher rates than high school aged youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980

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

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

Mar 8, 2019 - In some years, the revenues the state provides may exceed counties ’ costs. In other years, the revenues provided by the state may not be sufficient to cover counties ’ costs. Over time, however, the revenue provided is intended to generally cover counties ’ costs for their required realigned program responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3962

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Citing concerns about the number of children eligible for Early Start services failing to receive these services within federally ‑mandated time lines, the Governor proposes adding four full ‑time positions at DDS (at a cost of $446,000 General Fund) to increase monitoring of regional center Early Start programs from once every three years to once every two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - The average monthly caseload for IHSS has increased by 25  p ercent over the past ten years, from about 430, 000 i n 2008 ‑ 09 t o an estimated 540, 000 i n 2018 ‑19. The IHSS caseload has historically fluctuated, increasing at most by 7. 4  p ercent in 2008 ‑09 and decreasing by 4  p ercent in 2013 ‑14.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Separate from his proposals to pay down the CalSTRS unfunded liability, the Governor proposes providing $ 700  m illion over the next two years ($ 350  m illion per year) to provide school and community college districts immediate budget relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916