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

Mar 7, 2025 - The $40.4  million balance is expected to be used in 2024-25 for any remaining planning activities and to start development and implementation of the project. Provisional budget bill language in the 2024-25 Budget Act also makes available an additional $10.4  million for development and implementation costs in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - PSL became available on July 1, 2018 for IHSS providers who worked a certain number of hours within a calendar year. In 2018-19, the maximum amount of PSL an IHSS provider could accrue was eight hours per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Funding included in the Governor’s budget for 2024-25 (half-year implementation) is $13.2 million total funds ($9.7 million General Fund). We are working with the administration to understand proposed costs for 2025-26 (full-year implementation).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Additionally, the 2024-25 spending plan enacted four CalWORKs reductions (totaling $146 million in 2024-25) in the areas of intensive case management, expanded subsidized employment, mental health and substance abuse services, and the home visiting program (HVP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Moreover, due to changes regarding the measure of the WPR, the state is likely to meet federal WPR requirements for the next few years (described further in our recent post The 2024‑25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act’s Impacts on CalWORKs ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - Additional General Fund needed to cover the 23.5  percentage point reduction in FFP is expected to total $49.6  million in 2024-25. (We do not have an estimate of the additional General Fund needed for October 2023 to June 2024 at this time, but the amount needed was likely in the tens of millions of dollars.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

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

Apr 29, 2025 - We recommend the reporting be provided no later than the end of th e calendar year, to inform the next annual budget process and any potential requests for funding for subsequent GenAI POCs and MVPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2025 - The previously selected pilot states will not be subject to work participation rate requirements for federal fiscal year 2025. More information is available on the ACF website . Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2025 - This post provides an overview of the Governor’s proposed 2025-26 budget for In-Home Supportive Services, provides updates on some of the most recent prior-year policy changes, and raises questions and issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2025 - Update (1/16/25): A set of tables detailing various solutions and proposals has been appended to the online version of this report. They are available using the HTML link above. On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4951