The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes to pay down $8.4  billion of this amount, with districts receiving the associated cash in 2021 ‑22. Slightly more than $4  billion would remain deferred from 2021 ‑22 to 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In response, the department released guidance on February 11, 2026 indicating that providers will have the opportunity to earn a partial year of quality payments if they come into compliance after the February 27 deadline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions American Rescue Plan ’s Major Health ‑Related Funding Provisions Introduction On March  11, 2021, the President signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act) —a $1.9  trillion coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - Assets used in a business ✔ Assets being sold ✔ Assets were not counted if applicant showed they were making a “bona fide effort to sell. ” 2021 ‑22 Budget Package Phased Out Asset Test. The 2021 ‑22 budget package included trailer bill legislation that phased out the asset test for seniors and persons with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - This funding, however, has been concentrated within 11 out of 30 small counties. The remaining 19 small counties did not receive any awards in these rounds. In addition, there has been mixed success in siting behavioral health infrastructure in counti es where it did not exist prior to BHCIP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - In 2025, the state also submitted a one ‑year private hospital fee, generating around $11  billion in revenue, for federal approval. The federal government has not yet approved this higher fee. Voters Have Made Largest Provider Taxes Permanent in State Law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - In accordance with a court ruling in 2021, DSH was required to provide substantive treatment services to restore competency to an IST individual within 28 days from the transfer of responsibility to DSH by March  2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Chapter  3 provided DDS $11  million General Fund annually beginning in 2016 ‑17 to support grants for service providers to modify their programs and services to make them compliant with the final HCBS rule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (In addition, the Constitution requires the state to set aside $11  billion for reserves and debt payments. We also describe those below.) One-Time Spending The Governor proposes spending $25  billion of General Fund surplus monies on a one-time or temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - Counties expended approximately $235  million of PEI funding on children and youth mental health services in 2021-22, or about 11  percent of total MHSA funds which is slightly above the approximately 10  percent of the total county-share of MHSA revenues required by current regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786