The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Chapter  4 of 2016 (S B  3 , Leno) has gradually increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour. Under S B  3 , the statewide minimum wage will continue to increase by up to 3.5  percent each year, depending on inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Feb 16, 2021 - Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, General Fund spending in Medi ‑Cal would grow from $22. 5  b illion in 2020 ‑ 21 t o $28. 4  b illion in 2021 ‑ 22 —a $5. 9  b illion, or 26  p ercent, increase in year ‑over ‑year spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves. This represents an increase of $1. 7  b illion from the 2019 ‑ 20 e nacted reserve level of $18. 8  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - As shown in Figure  2 , we project that General Fund spending in Medi ‑Cal will grow at an annualized rate of over 8  p ercent from around $22. 7  b illion in 2020 ‑ 21 t o $31. 3  b illion at the end of our outlook window in 2024 ‑25.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - Due  to the high prices and market consolidation, a  state partnership to produce and distribute generic insulin has the potential to be an appropriate focus under S B  852 . Moreover, S B  852  explicitly requires that at least one partnership the state enters into shall be for the production of insulin, provided that there is a viable pathway to manufacturing a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

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 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - For 2019 ‑20, the proposal would spend just over $ 1  b illion in Proposition  56 funding (more than $ 3  b illion in total funds) on provider payment increases. Below, we outline the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - County A has a wage level of $11.00 per hour, while County B has a wage level of $12.50 per hour. For this example, we assume that neither County A nor County B provide benefits and all of the modeled wage increases occur in 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

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

Mar 1, 2018 - The 2014 ‑ 15 b udget first provided $ 3  m illion in one ‑time state funds for precision medicine research. The Legislature again provided $ 10  m illion in one ‑time funding for this purpose in 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3765

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

Feb 16, 2018 - This Legislative package —which includes Chapter   35 o f 2012 (S B  1013 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review),  Chapter   773 o f 2015 (A B  403 , Stone), Chapter   612 o f 2016 (A B  1997 , Stone), and Chapter   732 o f 2017 (A B  404 , Stone) —makes fundamental changes to the way the state cares for children in the foster care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757