The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25. The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Our outlook also estimates that eligibility changes in H.R. 1 will reduce Medi ‑Cal caseload by 1.6  million people by 2029 ‑30, partially offsetting costs ($1.9  billion). Medi ‑Cal Outlook Remains Uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - The smaller offset also necessitates an increase in General Fund spending of $1.6  billion in the budget year. End of Enhanced Federal Funding. As the earlier box describes, COVID-19-related enhanced federal funding has been ramping down across calendar year 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget proposal includes $13.6  billion total funds in 2023 ‑24, up $1.6  billion (13  percent) over the revised 2022 ‑23 level ($12.1  billion). Of the proposed 2023 ‑24 total, $8.2  billion is from the General Fund, up $1.4  billion (21  percent) over the revised 2022 ‑23 level ($6.7  billion General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The spending plan includes $1.6  million General Fund ($4.3  million total funds) to expand coverage of clinical trials to come into compliance with the federal definition of clinical trials, which is broader than the definition previously used by Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - The total cost of the HCBS enhancements is estimated to be $4.6  billion ($3  billion increased FMAP funds and $1.6  billion additional federal funds for enhancements that are also eligible to draw down the standard federal Medicaid match).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal

May 24, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal The 2021-22 Budget Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal The revised 2021 ‑22 DDS budget at May Revision includes $6.6  billion General Fund ($10.7  billion total funds), a 1.6  percent increase in General Fund spending from the budget proposed in January.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4438

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

Jan 13, 2020 - While the Legislature could set this fund balance to any amount greater than zero, since 2015 ‑ 16 t he state has enacted balances in the SFEU of around $1. 5  b illion. $1.6   Billion in Ongoing Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - After the fifth round of grants are awarded, DHCS will have allocated $1.6  billion of $2.1  billion (excluding state operations funding) for BH ‑CIP, a substantial allocation of funding towards a clear legislative priority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - California received about $1.6  billion in ESSER funding. Grants From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has received several different CDC grants totaling $604.4  million to fund COVID-19 public health activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292