LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Aging

Increases in federal funds have offset most of the General Fund reductions over the past few years. Consolidation Proposal Has Merit. The consolidation proposal would eliminate the legislative mandate to operate CSBP.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_08_4170_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: California Medical Assistance Program

The current three-year contract is scheduled to expire as of September 2004. The DHS has the option of authorizing three one-year extensions of the contract at an estimated cost of about $50  million per year ($25  million General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_10_4260_cmap_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board

The administration estimates that its proposal would initially save $12.2  million ($6.6  million from the General Fund) beginning in 2005-06 and $25  million ($11  million from the General Fund) in 2006-07.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_12_4280_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Child Support Services

Along with this $39  million, the Governor's budget also proposes that counties continue to pay 25  percent of the federal child support automation penalty. The estimated county share of the penalty is $55  million for 2004-05.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_15_5175_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Social Services CalWORKs Program

Reduces grant for cases that have been in sanction status for more than one month by an additional 25 percent. Safety-Net Case Grant Removes the adult who has reached the time limit from the grant. Reduces grant for safety-net cases with a nonworking adult by an additional 25  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_16_5180_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Adoptions Program

Under the current program, children receive an average of $45 per month more as they age in the program, starting at $4 25 for 4 year olds and under, and ending at $597 for children over 14 years old (see Figure  3).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_17_aap_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Child Welfare Services

If a state received incentive funding but is ultimately unable to meet the SACWIS requirements, the federal government requires that the state return the difference (25  percent) in funding. In 1994, the state received federal approval to develop CWS/CMS as California's SACWIS system.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_21_cws_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Foster Care

Our proposed reforms could save the state $5  million from the General Fund the first year, growing to about $15  million by the second year. (See our Analysis of the 2002-03 Budget Bill for a detailed discussion of this proposal.)
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_22_fostercare_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Community Care Licensing

However, in 2003-04 the fees were increased any where from 25  percent to 100  percent, depending on the type of facility. Prior to that increase, the fee revenues covered approximately 8  percent of the total CCL budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_23_ccl_anl04.htm

Seventh Annual Analysis Quiz

Santa Ana’s school district has 50 percent more students who are targeted for Economic Impact Aid than does Oakland’s. As a result of a 25-year-old funding mechanism, how do th e two school districts compare in terms of the amount of aid they will actually receive under the program?
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/quiz/040188_wo_answers.htm