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

An Evaluation of the Institute of Computer Technology [Publication Details]

Sep 1, 1985 - The Institute of Computer Technology (ICT) was established in 1982 by three school districts in Santa Clara County—Sunnyvale Elementary, Fremont Union High School, and Los Gatos Joint Union High School. The purpose of the institute is to provide education and training in computer technology for children and adults.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/527

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Enterprise System Modernization Effort

Feb 17, 2021 - The administration decided last year to consolidate the previous Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization initiatives and associated projects into a single MES Modernization effort. While DHCS expects MES Modernization to include the previous Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization initiatives, the new effort also will include other projects and substantially broadens the scope of Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4375

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - This amount includes funds for procuring and customizing the system, supporting organizational change management, integrating systems, and other activities over the next three years beginning in 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/6

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor allocates most of the surplus toward one-time purposes, including maintaining a positive year-end balance in the state’s discretionary reserve. Under the administration’s estimates, total reserves would reach $20.5 billion at the end of 2020-21—this represents a $1.7 billion increase from the 2019-20 enacted level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4135

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - Beginning in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2015 ‑16, the Affordable Care Act authorized an increased federal cost share for CHIP of 88  percent (a 12  percent state share) through 2018 ‑19. (The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 st through September 30 th .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - In general, the more significant year-over-year changes in General Fund support for these programs are in part due to various funding shifts that have occurred over the last several years. These funding shifts result in General Fund increases and decreases that are not necessarily representative of broader trends in caseloads and services costs in these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - Governor ’s Proposal Full-Year Cost of January 2017 SSP COLA.  The budget includes $73  million from the General Fund for a full year of funding for the COLA increase to the state ’s SSP portion of the grant, which became effective January 1, 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/3

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 2020-21 Budget: The Governor's IT Project Proposals

Feb 20, 2020 - Specifically, entities with an approved Stage 2 Alternatives Analysis can request resources to develop and implement a proposed project with the expectation that it will be approved by CDT in the coming budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4170