The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Participants in the self-determination program are provided an individual budget, a fixed amount of money with which to purchase the services of their choosing. Participants then decide how to use the money in their individual budget by developing a spending plan, which identifies the services and items the participant needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - At the time of May Revision, the administration estimated this proposal to save no money in 2025- 26. The administration later revised the estimated cost savings to be $106.6  million in 2025-26. This proposal was ultimately not adopted as part of the final 2025-26 budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Considering the State Costs and Benefits: In-Home Supportive Services Program [Publication Details]

Jan 21, 2010 - By preventing—or at least delaying—the move to a nursing home, the program can save money for the state. In this report we look at the net fiscal impact of the IHSS program on the public sector and conclude that the state maximizes its net fiscal impact by targeting IHSS services to those recipients who are most likely to enter a nursing home in the absence of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2176

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - The loan shall be repaid with interest when the General Fund no longer needs the loan or the HICAP Fund needs the money for program operations. Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Flexibilities in Adult Protective Services (APS) Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/8

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Proposition  2 (2014) requires the state to spend a specified amount of money (determined through a budgetary formula) each year towards eligible liabilities. It has been state policy to satisfy this requirement through the state ’s General Fund contributions to prefund retiree health benefits and annual supplemental pension payments to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - This money supplements $134.4  million General Fund provided for this purpose in the 2018-19 budget. The total funds $221.7  million will be granted to counties on a 75/25 state/county match basis. Labor Programs Lengthens State ’s Paid Family Leave Benefit by Two Weeks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - CalHEERS is an information technology (IT) system, jointly administered by Covered California and DHCS, that allows for real ‑time eligibility determinations for Medi ‑ Cal —the state ’s Medicaid program —and subsidized health care coverage through Covered California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - “Real ‑World Dispensing of Buprenorphine in California During Prepandemic and Pandemic Periods. ” Healthcare 12, 241. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Major Spending Choices Figure  2 displays the major budgetary decisions that the Governor made in allocating state and federal money, totaling $85  billion. It includes (1)  the General Fund surplus, (2)  school and community college spending, (3)  the American Rescue Plan (ARP) fiscal relief funds, and (4)  ARP capital projects funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432