Mental Health Services Act: LAO Update: The Governor's Revised Behavioral Health Modernization Proposal

Aug 21, 2023 - The Governor ’s revised proposal includes a statutory requirement for counties to spend 51  percent of early intervention funding and for the California Department of Public Health to spend 51  percent of population-based prevention services on individuals 25 years of age and younger.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4792

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Aside from the ongoing reductions to the IST waitlist solutions funding, the spending plan also reduces funding for other IST-related programs by $119  million in 2025-26, $118  million in 2026-27, and $51  million in 2027-28 and ongoing due to updated time lines, primarily for new community-based treatment infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - While there is no statutory MHSA funding requirement pertaining to children and youth services, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) proposed and adopted regulations requiring that at least 51 percent (approximately 10 percent of the total county-share of MHSA revenues) of PEI funds be used to serve individuals who are 25 years old or younger.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

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

May 17, 2021 - General Fund Condition Excluding Policy Choices, Revenues Higher by $51  Billion Compared to Governor ’s Budget. Reflecting very strong cash collections in recent months, the May Revision adjusts 2020 ‑21 revenues (and transfers) up by $26.8  billion to $182  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The spending plan includes $51  million one-time General Fund to fund CDPH ’s COVID-19 response initiative. The department will use the funding for testing, support for the department ’s COVID-19 website and public information campaign, and incentives for vaccinations for children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Other major proposals include $ 51  m illion (mostly General Fund) to modernize the 9 ‑1 ‑1 system, $ 20  m illion (General Fund) for public infrastructure and local emergency response costs through the California Disaster Assistance Act, and $ 16  m illion (General Fund) to continue the implementation of the state ’s Earthquake Early Warning System. $31   Million to Backfill Property Taxes for Local Governments Affected by Recent Wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916