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It would also allow the state to begin addressing more of its retirement liabilities sooner. Our approach focuses on high-interest debts that the state is otherwise not addressing. Specifically, we suggest the Legislature prioritize: (1) the state’s pension system for judges and (2) retiree health benefits for state and Californi a State University employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications?page=20&year=0&productid=7&categoryid=0

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: General Government

Such large UAALs for retiree health benefits have emerged for California, other states, and many local governments because the benefits —unlike pensions —have never been funded in an actuarially sound manner.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08021.aspx

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - To claim Title IV-E federal funding for these services (the selection of which is detailed in the state ’s five-year Title IV-E prevention plan), the state must meet federal requirements around tracking per-child prevention spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Districts Use State-Developed Assessments to Determine English Language Proficiency. Districts use a set of state-developed assessments —known as the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) —to determine a student ’s English proficiency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2025 - In March 2025, the federal government notified the five previously selected pilot states—California, Maine, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Ohio—that these states were deselected from the pilot project. The federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) indicated it plans to take a new approach to the pilot program and will issue a new request for proposals from states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - We understand participating states could be removed from the pilot for failing to meet the benchmarks identified in year one. Removed states would again be subject to the same WPR requirements and potential penalties as non-pilot states going forward .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - State Provides Grants to MCPs and Providers to Develop ECM and Community Supports Program Infrastructure. In order to support the implementation of ECM and Community Supports, the state implemented the PATH initiative and the Incentive Payment Program (IPP) to help create and expand program infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - The net effect of these assumptions is that the outlook assumes that state pension contribution rates are significantly higher than the projected rates published in CalPERS ’ most recent actuarial valuation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4646

The 2025-26 Budget: Undertaking Fiscal Oversight

Feb 24, 2025 - Similarly, state-federal partnerships, like Medi-Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program, require the state provide a minimum level of funding for large portions of the program. Where the state has implemented expansions of state-federal partnerships, however, there typically is greater fiscal flexibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4983

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - In the fee-for-service system (Medi-Cal ’s traditional delivery system), adjusting rates, which tend to be uniform across the state, is a relatively simple exercise. In the managed care system, however, rates are far more diverse across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992