The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The administration estimates that implementing the Tiered Rate Structure will cost more than $300  million General Fund in 2027-28, $500  million in 2028-29, and $700  million General Fund in 2029-30 (with some potential growth thereafter and ongoing).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Jan 13, 2025 - These total roughly $700  million. Finally, the Governor sets the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties to $4.5   billion —somewhat higher than the level enacted by recent budgets. Revenue Estimates Reasonable, but Risks Must Be Kept in Focus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Mar 7, 2025 - The approved baseline cost of the CSPS IT project is about $1.2  billion, of which roughly 60  percent (or $700  million) is General Fund and 40  percent (or $450  million) is from the Central Service Cost Recovery Fund —a fund that recovers the costs incurred by certain agencies and departments for services shared by nearly all departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Since then, they have been declining gradually but remain in the range of 600 to 700 per quarter, far above the pre ‑pandemic level. Deaths Increased Despite Substantial Decline in Driving. Strikingly, the rapid growth in motor vehicle deaths occurred shortly after a rapid drop in the total amount of driving.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Although over the long term the districts ’ CalSTRS rate would be only slightly lower than it would be otherwise, the value of a making a $ 700  m illion unfunded liability payment now would grow over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

May 17, 2021 - Using Surplus, Governor Repays $700  Million in Loans and Proposes SFEU Balance of $3.4  Billion. In addition to fulfilling the constitutional requirements, the Governor dedicates about $700  million in discretionary resources to repay special fund loans and sets the balance of the SFEU at $3.4  billion for the end of 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - During the first year of FFPSA implementation, a county may elect to begin providing prevention services by providing written notice to DSS prior to fully completing its com prehensive prevention plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - Anyone with a qualifying developmental disability is eligible to receive services, which DDS provides in one of two ways: (1) through its Community Services Program, which currently serves about 317,000 individuals whose services are coordinated by 21 private nonprofit agencies called Regional Centers (RCs), and (2) through its Developmental Centers (DCs) program, which currently serves about 700  people at three state-run DCs and one state-run community facility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor's IT Project Proposals

Feb 20, 2020 - SCO has stated that the estimated vendor cost of the first alternative could range from $ 350  m illion to $ 700  m illion (additional state costs also would be required) and they do not yet have an estimated cost for the second alternative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4170