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

Jan 13, 2020 - At the bottom of the figure, we display the total reserves planned for the end of 2020 ‑21 under the administration ’s estimates and assumptions. Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - From 2018 through the first half of 2020, the trend was roughly flat around 500 deaths per quarter. These deaths jumped to 673 in the third quarter of 2020, then to 723 in the fourth quarter of 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - As shown in Figure  5, from 2013-14 through 2020-21, the maximum combined SSI/SSP monthly grant amount for individuals (the bulk of the SSI/SSP caseload) and couples had increased on average by 1.2  percent annually —predominantly due to the provision of federal SSI COLAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Despite slower caseload growth between 2016 ‑17 and 2020 ‑21 (the caseload continued to grow during this period, just at a slower than usual rate). As seen in Figure  4, the IHSS caseload growth rate has since grown at historic rates —reaching a growth rate of 10.3  percent in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Between March  2020 and June 2020, counties were able to temporarily suspend reassessments. Beginning July 2020, counties may no longer suspend reassessments and are required to complete all outstanding reassessments which were suspended by December 31, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/3

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - As we described in our overview of the Governor’s January budget proposal for 2020‑21, funding that had been provided to counties to help facilitate the implementation of certain elements of CCR was set to expire after June 30, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/5

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - As a part of the May Revision, the administration proposed to eliminate MSSP beginning July 1, 2020 and CBAS beginning January 1, 2021 for a total General Fund savings of $119  million in 2020 ‑21 (increasing to $252.5  million in 2021 ‑22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/8

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Largely Reverses 2020 ‑21 Funding Reductions. At the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 public health emergency in the spring of 2020, the state anticipated significant decline in state revenue and an ensuing budget deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/5

The 2020-21 May Revision: Analysis of 2020-21 May Revision IHSS Budget

Jun 9, 2020 - The 2020-21 May Revision: Analysis of 2020-21 May Revision IHSS Budget ‑957.4 The following bullets summarize the main reasons for the difference in total IHSS costs. Higher 2019 ‑20 Total IHSS Costs Relative to January Estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4253

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Between March  2020 and June 2020, counties were able to temporarily suspend reassessments. Beginning July 2020, counties were required to conduct reassessments again, which counties could complete using the telephone or video-conferencing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4