The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - The START program —which has been used and evaluated in other states and requires data collection as a requisite activity —trains families and providers on ways to prevent and respond to potential crises and link them to local resources, such as first responders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - At the time of this report, DDS was working to complete Stage 2 of the PAL process, or the Alternatives Analysis. Stage 2 requires the department to conduct market research on which IT solution could meet the project ’s desired outcomes, as well as develop a financial analysis for the recommended solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Recommend Linking Base Increases With Clear, Explicit Expectations. By failing to link base funding increases to clear, specific state spending priorities, the administration effectively relinquishes important budget responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - The selected placement types vary in their level of restrictiveness, serve children with different though overlapping needs, provide different kinds of specialized services, and receive varying foster care payment rates from the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

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

May 17, 2021 - (We also include links to Appendix tables at the end of this post and the top left of this page. These appendix tables itemize select proposals by policy area based on our understanding at this time.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - Selected Recent Initiatives Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Services The Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program is just one piece of the state ’s overall strategy to increase access to behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - Key aspects of the proposal, such as the selection criteria for grant applications, remain in  development. Assessment Proposal Appropriately Targets Key Areas of Concern Related to Quality and Equity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - We also summarize these issues in Figure 2. Figure 2 Climate Change Impacts on Health: Key Issues for Legislative Consideration How should state health policies and programs fit within the broader suite of adaptation activities?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Legislature can select an entirely different set of spending solutions to address the budget problem. To  develop its budget, we recommend the Legislature evaluate recently approved augmentations and only maintain those augmentations that meet certain criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor links these base increases to CSU and UC meeting three expectations: (1)  developing a plan to eliminate their achievement gaps by 2025, (2)  permanently increasing the share of courses they offer online by at least 10  percentage points over their pre-pandemic levels, and (3)  establishing “dual admissions ” pathways designed to simplify and expedite student transfer from community colleges to CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309