The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Passing only what is necessary this year would allow more time for the remaining stakeholder questions and policy issues to be worked out and give the Legislature the chance to assess whether the rates structure is in line with its vision for permanent CC R rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This change is estimated to reduce state r evenues by $135  million in fiscal year 2025-26 and $85  million annually thereafter. Excludes Wildfire Settlements From State Income Taxation. The budget package provides a blanket exemption for settlements related to any wildfire occurring between tax years 2021 and 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment

Oct 15, 2018 - Base restoration does not occur in 1991 r ealignment. Fund Transfers. 1991 r ealignment allows a certain percentage of funds to be transferred among accounts with counties ’ Boards of Supervisors approval. 2011 r ealignment allows for transfers without this approval requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3886

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

Mar 8, 2019 - Due to the various changes to 1991 r ealignment programs without corresponding changes to the funding structure, 1991 r ealignment today no longer meets many of the core principles of a successful state ‑county fiscal partnership.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3962

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - According to the administration, the extension will help ensure CDSS and the entities administering the pilot programs have sufficient time to complete the pilots and the associated statutorily r equired evaluation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - The California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot provides CalFresh recipients in pilot counties with a dolla r-for-dollar benefit match when they purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at select farmers ’ markets and grocery stores.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Are counties on track to achieve universal usage of CFTs in 2020 ‑ 21 o r 2021 ‑22? What is the status of CANS implementation? How many CANS assessments were completed in 2020? Are counties on track to achieve universal usage of CANS in 2020 ‑ 21 o r 2021 ‑22?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Some of these conditions attempt to align the forthcoming May Revision budget proposal (which we discuss later) with the project cost documents o r incorporate additional information that is only available once the primary vendor contract is awarded (such as updated project management and testing plans).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Among other issues, this analysis was requested to include a fiscal analysis of the cost of making such a transition, including potential fund sources and potential impacts on the current r ealignment structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - Specifically, proposed changes to the IHSS MOE include ( 1)  r educing the 2019 ‑20 IHSS MOE from $ 2  b illion to $1. 56  b illion and ( 2)  r educing the annual adjustment to the IHSS MOE from as high as 7  p ercent down to 4  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947