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

Jan 13, 2020 - For 2020 ‑21, the administration estimates the minimum guarantee is $ 84  b illion, an increase of $2. 5  b illion ( 3  p ercent) over the revised 2019 ‑ 20 l evel. Higher property tax revenue and higher General Fund revenue each account for about half of the increase in the 2020 ‑21 guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - In May, the administration proposed the following funding reductions in 2020 ‑21: (1)  $8.5  million General Fund for the senior nutrition program, (2) $2  million General Fund for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program, and (3) $3  million for the Aging and Disability Resource Centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/8

The 2020-21 May Revision: CalWORKs Caseload-Driven Costs in the 2020-21 May Revision

Jun 2, 2020 - Relative to the January budget, the administration ’s May Revision projects $485  million of additional General Fund cost pressure in 2019 ‑20 and $3  billion in 2020 ‑21. The administration proposes covering most of these costs using a mix of funding from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund ($2.6  billion over the two years) and the state ’s Safety Net Reserve ($450  million in 2020 ‑21).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4249

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - The spending plan anticipates the CalFresh caseload to increase by more than 50  percent (from 1.9  million in 2019 ‑20 on average to about 3  million in 2020 ‑21 on average) in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and subsequent recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/2

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Finally, Figure  3 shows that the exit rate has accelerated in October and November to about 10  p ercent of the caseload, above the recent average of about 6  p ercent to 8  p ercent. (This figure also shows the significant decline in exits in the spring of 2020 —largely reflecting the temporary suspension of redeterminations.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The spending plan assumes that RCs will serve 386,431 individuals in 2021 ‑22 (53,966 infants and toddlers under age 3 and 332,465 consumers ages 3 and older), up 9.7  percent from 2020 ‑21. The robust growth assumption assumes DDS and RCs will not only resume growing at pre-pandemic rates, but also pick up many of the infants and toddlers who did not enter the system during the first year of the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - After August 3, 2020, however, neither parent will qualify as a paid IHSS provider for their minor child. Other IHSS-Related Actions. In this section, we summarize other budget and policy changes in IHSS that are included in the 2020 ‑21 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/3

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The spending plan includes a total of $52  million one-time General Fund to support these same augmentations in CFAP across both 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22. Provides Augmented Funding for Food Banks. Figure  3 summarizes the major augmentations for food banks included in the spending plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

FI$Cal IT Project Update—Special Project Report 8

Jan 8, 2020 - SPR  8 Reschedules Implementation of Remaining Milestones Within Project Scope Through July 2020. The project expects to implement the remainder of Milestone  3, all of Milestone  4, and most of Milestone   5 b y July 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4132

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

May 17, 2021 - Other Major Adjustments Reduce Costs by $3  Billion. In addition to revenues and constitutional requirements, other budgetary costs are, on net, lower by $3  billion compared to January. This relatively small number obscures many billions of dollars in budgetary changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432