The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - The workgroup selected the following measures that providers can satisfy to earn one ‑time incentive payments through 2026: Health checks in specified residential facilities. DSP workforce survey participation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - Under this unusual arrangement, a district must ask its auditor to check compliance with program requirements, but the state may not issue instructions telling auditors how to perform this compliance review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

The 2019-20 May Revision: K-12 Cal Grant Mandate

May 28, 2019 - This saves students from having to check proactively whether their district automatically filed their GPAs with CSAC or from having to obtain and send their certified GPAs to CSAC in paper form. Second, requiring districts to submit GPAs electronically likely reduces personnel costs for both them and CSAC compared to the more cumbersome paper-based method.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4052

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis

Feb 13, 2019 - Once an application is considered complete, OPSC staff: analyze whether the project qualifies for funding (per state regulations), ensure that the scope of the project is aligned with the funding request, evaluate whether the project qualifies for special SFP grants (such as land acquisition or multi ‑story building grants), and check that the project plans submitted to OPSC are the same as those submitted to CDE and DSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3930

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on State Funding for K-12 School Facilities

May 3, 2018 - Once an application is considered complete, OPSC staff analyze whether the project qualifies for funding (per state regulations), ensure that the s cope of the project is aligned with the funding request, evaluate whether the project qualifies for special SFP grants (such as for preparing land for construction or if the building is more than one story), and check that the project plans submitted to OPSC are the same as those submitted to CDE and DSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3821

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - The state would also need to develop robust checks systems of oversight to ensure only eligible expenses are reimbursed. Additionally, a reimbursement model could target more funding to schools that have higher costs for reasons other than their special education population —such as those that run less cost ‑efficient programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

Evaluating California’s System for Serving Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Jan 4, 2018 - Infants and toddlers typically are referred to a school or regional center by primary care physicians following routine check ‑ups. Evaluation. Following each referral, school or regional center staff evaluate the child to determine eligibility for early intervention.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3728

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

Jan 10, 2021 - Over the last year, most low-income Californians received two federal stimulus checks totaling $1,800 per adult and $1,100 per child. One exception is Californians who use an ITIN to file their taxes, who were not eligible for the federal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309