The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The Legislature also adopted supplemental report language that requires both the administration and CalSAWS to submit a report on or before January 10, 2024 on the project ’s efforts to improve its engagement with stakeholders to solicit and integrate their feedback and input into the public-facing elements of CalSAWS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/5

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The 2023-24 Spending Plan includes $50  million over three years to fund the Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative ($20  million in 2023-24, $20  million in 2024-25, and $10  million in 2025-26). At a high level, the initiative will focus on addressing behavioral health and/or substance use disorder needs of older adults.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/6

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - At the end of the 2022-23 fiscal year, CSD had not yet begun spending the $200  million augmentation for LIHWAP because the department had first been spending down the allocated federal funds ($116  million in 2021-22), for which the performance period will end in March  2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/7

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The budget package also includes language directing the department to reassess the fee structure needed for long-term stability of the Home Care Fund, and p rovides limited-term General Fund resources of $2.3  million in 2023-24 and 2024-25 to support the 15 new positions while CCL carries out the fee structure assessment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

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

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Nov 2, 2023 - For example, if 300,000 public school students (about 5  percent) moved to private schools, state spending on this program would increase by more than $5  billion. If 1.5  million students (about 25  percent) moved to private schools, spending for this program would increase nearly $26  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-026

Managed care organization tax. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Revenues in excess of the limit, over a two-year period, trigger a requirement for the state t o make taxpayer rebates and additional school payments. Summary of Fiscal Effects. We estimate that the measure would result in the following major fiscal impacts: Uncertain overall impact on state revenues and spending, including reduced legislative flexibility over the use of MCO tax funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-024

Homeownership affordability. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Local governments rely on a variety of taxes and fees to fund their services, like schools, fire and police, public works, and parks. The property and sales taxes generally are the largest sources of local tax revenue for cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-025

Personal finance education. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - The local governing board may further require a full -year course in personal finance to graduate from high school. Fiscal Effects As we discuss below, this measure could result in various increased costs to schools in the first few years that would be supported with funds provided to schools under the existin g minimum funding requirement for K-12 schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-022