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

Feb 5, 2025 - From 2008 ‑2010 to 2017 ‑2019, the share of California young adults surveyed who indicated having serious thoughts of suicide increased by about 50  percent, from 6.6  percent to 10.1  percent. From 2008 ‑10 to 2018 ‑20, rates of suicide in California among youth aged 15 through 24 increased by more than 20  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals

May 9, 2019 - Prior to 2008 ‑09, the program was primarily supported by state General Fund. Then, from 2008 ‑ 09 t hrough 2016 ‑17, the state provided no General Fund for the program, with the program instead supported by a small amount of funding from fees enacted on health facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4034

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - (The restructuring was necessary because $900  million in general obligation bonds authorized in 2008 for veteran homeownership did not experience the demand that was projected before the housing downturn during the Great Recession.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - (In general, this was because MHSA revenues were still quite elevated compared with the preceding five fiscal years, which partially included tax revenues collected in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - As shown in Figure  6 , from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually, compared to an annual average of about 70 schools from 2008‑09 to 2016‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 25, 2019 - Since 2008 ‑09, statute has required new vendors of certain services (whose rates were negotiated with RCs in the past) to accept either the state median rate for that service or their vendorizing RC ’s median rate for that service —whichever is lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 14, 2020 - For example, the annual COLA for the county administration budget was suspended most years from 2008 ‑ 09 t hrough 2017 ‑18 due in part to state General Fund budget shortfalls. …And County Performance Overseen Through “County Performance Standards. ” State and federal law require DHCS to oversee the counties ’ eligibility and enrollment performance and state law lays out certain performance standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4161

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - In an effort to ensure safety and quality, California state law places occupational licensing restrictions on who may provide childbirth and reproductive-related health care services to women. These restrictions include a requirement that nurse midwives may only practice under the supervision of a licensed physician.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - The state is now spending about what it did in 2008 ‑09 in real dollars despite an estimated decline in caseload of about 70  percent and in the number of state staff of about 50  percent. Beginning in 2020, none of the ICF/DD units at Fairview and Porterville DCs will be eligible for federal funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581