The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - There are known problems with DDS meeting federal IDEA time line requirements in its Early Start program and in transitioning children from Part C to Part B. A statutorily required workgroup, including CDE and DDS, recently examined ways to improve Part C to Part B transitions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 29, 2022 - In this post, we provide an overview of the proposed 2022-23 Department of Developmental Services (DDS) budget and assess the three main new discretionary proposals. We then raise oversight issues for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4577

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - This year ‑over ‑year growth in the caseload is projected to result in higher General Fund costs of $1. 2  b illion in 2021 ‑ 22 c ompared to 2020 ‑21. We attribute this caseload growth to two factors: Suspension of Eligibility Terminations Expected to Have a Large Impact on Medi ‑Cal Caseload Growth on Net.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration’s Proposition 55 Estimates

Mar 1, 2018 - Along with the general conceptual difficulty of defining a workload budget in the first place, this means that some features of the Proposition   55 c alculation are difficult to interpret and implement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3765

LAO Recommended Legislation [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 2008 - Recommendations in this report include, among many others: (a) Simplify and Consolidate K-12 General Purpose Funding, (b) Promote the Adoption of Health Information Technology in California, (c) Fund Inmate Education Programs Based on Actual Attendance, and (d) Increase and Index the State Gas Tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1897

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

Feb 25, 2019 - DDS projects an increase of 16, 512 c onsumers in its community programs, growing 5  p ercent from an estimated 333, 094 i n 2018 ‑ 19 t o a projected 349, 606 i n 2019 ‑20. DDS also expects the population at DCs to decline to 323 c onsumers by July 1, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $8. 9  m illion General Fund to temporarily add one intermediate care facility (ICF) unit of 20 b eds at PDC (for a total of 231 b eds at PDC). The 20 b eds would not be available after June  30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the minimum guarantee is up $ 302  m illion in 2018 ‑19 and $ 517  m illion in 2019 ‑ 20 c ompared to the estimates from the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget package. For 2020 ‑21, the administration estimates the minimum guarantee is $ 84  b illion, an increase of $2. 5  b illion ( 3  p ercent) over the revised 2019 ‑ 20 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget Percent of federal poverty level c 112% 114% a The maximum monthly grants displayed refer to those for aged and disabled individuals and couples living in their own households, effective as of January 1 of the respective budget year. b Reflects Governor ’s budget estimate of the January 2019
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - The budget act assumed that the deteriorating economic conditions caused by the COVID ‑ 19 c risis would cause a surge in the Medi ‑Cal caseload. From a low of around 12. 5  m illion beneficiaries in March  2020, the budget act projected Medi ‑Cal caseload would increase to roughly 14. 5  m illion enrollees by July  2020, increasing General Fund costs above what they otherwise would be by about $ 3  b illion across 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373