An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Beginning in 1999 and through the pandemic, 12 local public health laboratories (out of a total of 40 laboratories at their peak) closed or become inactive for a variety of reasons including insufficient funding, staffing shortages, decreased demand for services, and challenges in recruiting public health laboratory directors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

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

Feb 25, 2019 - The California State Auditor submitted a report in 1999 about insufficient funding in the system based on a survey of service providers and RCs. DDS contracted for a report in 2000 i n response to Chapter   1043 o f 1998 (S B  1038 , Thompson) about a proposed residential rate model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952