The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - The $40.4  million balance is expected to be used in 2024-25 for any remaining planning activities and to start development and implementation of the project. Provisional budget bill language in the 2024-25 Budget Act also makes available an additional $10.4  million for development and implementation costs in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - PSL became available on July 1, 2018 for IHSS providers who worked a certain number of hours within a calendar year. In 2018-19, the maximum amount of PSL an IHSS provider could accrue was eight hours per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25. The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - However, as a budget solution, the 2024-25 spending plan de layed the expansion implementation by two years. Automation for the expansion is now expected to begin in 2026-27, with benefit distribution to begin in 2027-28 (for newly eligible recipients).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - The proposed decrease in TANF carry forward in 2025-26 (relative to 2024-25) brings annual carry forward spending mor e in line with annual levels seen before the pandemic. As a result, as shown in Figure  3, General Fund in CalWORKs increases year over year from 2024-25 to 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - We recommend the Legislature require CDT and DOF to provide these options by the end of the calendar year to inform the 2024-25 budget process. Consider Phasing in Number of Positions for Larger IS Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - PSL became available on July 1, 2018 for IHSS providers who worked a certain number of hours within a calendar year. In 2018-19, the maximum amount of PSL an IHSS provider could accrue was eight hours per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Budget Accounts for Prior-Year Increase and Budget-Year Federal COLA. The 2024-25 spending plan includes $292  million General Fund to account for the full-year costs of the 9.2  percent SSP grant increase that was provided as part of the 2023-24 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/4

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The spending plan modifies this proposal, delaying the final stage of implementation by six months, rather than one year. This scaled-back budget solution provides $306  million in General Fund savings in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Funding included in the Governor’s budget for 2024-25 (half-year implementation) is $13.2 million total funds ($9.7 million General Fund). We are working with the administration to understand proposed costs for 2025-26 (full-year implementation).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962