The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Middle ‑mile network architecture decisions and final contract awards are expected within the calendar year. Last ‑mile project grant rounds are opening midyear, ending with awards early next year. Project financing through the Broadband Loan Loss Reserve Fund also is expected in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - We also recommend the Legislature request this report no later than April 1, 2024 to inform the 2024-25 budget process. Direct CDT and DOF to Work With Legislature on Oversight of Enterprise Modernization Efforts and Projects Using Agile Approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2023-24 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 2, 2023 - The administration indicates this enrollment will increase further to an estimated 34,000 cases in 2024-25. …While Costs for the Expansion to those aged 26-49 Assumed to Begin in 2024-25. Although the expansion of IHSS to undocumented individuals aged 26-49 will begin in the 2023-24, the administration does not assume any costs in the IHSS program for this expansion in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4729

The 2023-24 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 24, 2023 - The SSI/SSP caseload grew at a rate of less than 1  percent each year between 2011-12 and 2014-15. Beginning in 2015-16, however, SSI/SSP caseload began to slowly decline at an average rate of 1.5  percent each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4707

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2023 - California’s children and family programs include an array of services to protect children from abuse and neglect and to keep families safely together when possible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4698

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - Among the most notable changes made to CalWORKs in the past three budgets were: Providing a temporary 10  percent grant increase funded by General Fund and extending from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2023 - As part of the broader California Behavioral Health Community ‑Based Continuum federal waiver demonstration project, the administration proposes $10.6  million General Fund in 2023 ‑24 for increased child welfare workload costs under DSS beginning January 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The Governor proposes delaying the implementation of this two ‑year program until 2024 ‑25. In last year’s analysis , we raised several issues with the design of these grants—all of these concerns still apply.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

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 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - We define a delay as an expenditure reduction that occurs in the budget window (2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24), but has an associated expenditure increase in a future year of the multiyear window (2024 ‑25 through 2026 ‑27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662