Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - GenAI = generative artificial intelligence; POC = proof of concept; CalHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CDPH = California Department of Public Health; CDTFA = California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; DOF = Department of Finance; EDD = Employment Development Department; and HCD = Department of Hous ing and Community Development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - Statute required the Department of Finance to estimate what percentage grant increase could be supported by a half-year cost of $291  million in 2021-22 (estimated to be about $580  million in 2022-23), a half-year cost of $150  million in 2022-23 (estimated to be about $300  million in 2023-24), and a half-year of cost of $146  million in 2023-24 (estimated to be about $292  million in 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

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

Mar 7, 2025 - SCO and CalHR worked with the California Department of Technology (CDT), in consultation with the Department of Finance (DOF), to plan the CSPS project through the state ’s IT project approval process —the Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - The 2024-25 spending plan allowed the Department of Finance to increase CDSS ’s budget for state operations by up to $2.4  million in 2024-25 for associated costs if California was selected to participate in the pilot (we understand the administration intends to leverage this funding in 2024-25 to support data reporting and analysis functions for the pilot).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The 2024 ‑25 budget package assumed that the Department of Finance would reduce state operations expenditures through two unallocated reductions across most state departments. These included (1)  a $1.5  billion ($760  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent and ongoing reduction of 10,000 vacant positions and the associated funding and (2)  a reduction to General Fund operating expenditures of $2.2  billion in 2024 ‑25 and $2.8  billion in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - The June 2024 budget package also stated the Legislature ’s intent to continue to reimagine CalWORKs; authorized CDSS to consider certain program changes in its pilot application, such as repealing the county share of the federal WPR penalty and aligning sanctions with minimum federal requirements; required CDSS to report to the Legislature by January 10, 2025 with necessary statutory changes and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978