The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - The budget package increases funding for high –cost drugs in the Department of Health Care Services by $61  million General Fund (on top of a base budget of $65  million General Fund) and the Department of State Hospitals by $6  million General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277

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

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - In addition, DDS could request additional funds in 2018-19 and in subsequent years on top of this ongoing amount, as it has done in the past three years. Ongoing Community Services for Former DC Residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - (Prior to the full implementation of the quality incentive payment as 10  percent of the total rate, the state began providing some smaller quality incentive payments on top of providers ’ typical rates in 2022 ‑23.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

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

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - According to the California Health and Human Services Agency, these non ‑English languages are the top five languages spoken by Californians with limited English proficiency. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is required to provide translations of all program materials —including California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program materials —in these  languages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - As  a result, practically all of the state ’s non ‑higher education executive branch employees —outside of the very top ranks of management (such as department directors and deputy directors) —are in the civil service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

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

Mar 26, 2019 - Additionally, as shown in Figure  10 , the top performing LCSAs include some of the 21 LCSAs identified by the new budgeting methodology as not having enough funding to cover calculated baseline program costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3989

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - (The Legislature also can withdraw the entire “discretionary ” balance of the BSA, which are funds added to the reserve on top of required deposits.) The Governor proposes withdrawing half of the BSA ’s constitutional balance, $10.2  billion, and the entire discretionary balance, $1.8  billion, while also proposing a full balance withdrawal from the Safety  Net Reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - In order to receive incentive funding from the Pay for Performance program, counties would either have to make a minimum level of improvement on a given performance measure or rank in the top 20  percent of counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702