The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - By extending the hold harmless provisions, the Governor ’s proposal perpetuates inequities in access and reimbursement rates across the state. Recommendation Reject Governor ’s Hold Harmless Extension.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

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

Mar 3, 2026 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - This hold harmless period was originally scheduled to end on June 30, 2026. The spending plan accelerates the end of the hold harmless period to February 28, 2026, resulting in one-time savings of $75  million General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - What would be the impact on foster youth and families of a different implementation approach —such as implementing only the new foster care maintenance payment rates but holding off on the strengths building and immediate needs components —while the state addresses its structural deficit?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - While there is no clear indication that the current Medi ‑Cal administration funding level is significantly out of alignment with costs, the current practice of holding funding flat year over year lacks an analytical basis that would allow the Legislature some assurance that funding is appropriately tied to workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - (Other CalSAWS-related funding, such as funding for the interface between CalSAWS and the Child Welfare Services - California Automated Response and Engagement System , is covered in other sections of our spendi ng plan series.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/5

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Some counties are taking the approach of trying to hold off on using some of their state block grant dollars until they can begin drawing down Title IV ‑E matching funds. Other counties report having spent nearly all their state block grant dollars already —well in advance of being able to use these one ‑time state resources as the required local match to receive federal reimbursement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The 2024-25 spending plan places an ongoing hold on this increase. According to the administration, holding the budgeted number of hours at 8.75 hours (per month per intensive case) in 2024-25 and ongoing will result in annual savings of about $47  million General Fund (as compared to what would have been spent with the increase).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Although there were variations in the provisions contained in the various agreements, generally, the agreements sought to achieve budgetary savings by (1) essentially holding flat salary costs through Personal Leave Program 2025 and (2) suspending the employer and, in most cases, employee contributions to prefund retiree health benefits for at least two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/