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

Mar 5, 2026 - To what extent are realignment funds used to support CalFresh administration today versus other county funds? How will increased county costs for CalFresh administration under H.R.  1 affect efforts to reduce payment error rates?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Policy and Other Actions Includes Legislative Intent Regarding Master Plan for Developmental Services Implementation and Reporting. In March  2025, the administration published the Master Plan for Developmental Services following several months of committee and stakeholder meetings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Policy and Other Actions Codifies the Master Plan for Developmental Services. The Governor ’s budget proposed that DDS develop a Master Plan for Developmental Services with the intent to improve the experience of individuals and families receiving developmental services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - Children and nonelderly adults are generally eligible for free coverage through Medi-Cal if they have income less than 138  percent of FPL. In contrast, for individuals over age 65 and some others that qualify for Medi-Cal because of a disability, the income threshold for free coverage is lower —roughly 122  percent of FPL in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment

Oct 15, 2018 - As of today, over 3 million Californians have obtained health insurance through the Medi‑Cal optional expansion. State and Counties Adopted New Program Responsibilities, Generally Increased Overall Program Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3886

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Increase in State Funding for Local Child Support Agencies

Mar 26, 2019 - Freeing up staff resources for other priorities would have the same effect on LCSA operations as providing LCSAs more state funding. In this way, reducing costs would help minimize the need for additional state General Fund support for LCSAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3989

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Legislature, however, might consider more targeted initiatives linked with specific goals. For example, it could link any one ‑time workforce funding to helping with a transition to a new child care reimbursement rate system and/or higher minimum program standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This foundation operates the Imagination Library, which mails books free of charge to children under age five. Proposition  2 (2024) Workload. The budget provides DGS $59.5  million over 5 years (including $12.5  million in 2025-26) from the 2024 State School Facilities Fund and $356,000 ongoing from various funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 10, 2022 - A number of the approved HCBS enhancements support the implementation of various state plans, including the Master Pla n for Aging and Department of Development Services ’ (DDS) rate model implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524