The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - While many details of this proposal remain under development, the funding is intended to go to counties. We plan to analyze this proposal in a separate behavioral health ‑focused budget post. Expansion of Medi ‑Cal to All Income ‑Eligible Californians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - DSS also provides public outreach materials for use by counties to increase CalFresh enrollment and to encourage healthy behaviors, such as shopping at farmer’s markets. Economic Relief Programs. To raise awareness of the Golden State Stimulus (GSS) and the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) programs, the Franchise Tax Board, in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - The 2021 ‑22 budget provided $150  million one ‑time Proposition  98 to local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —for kitchen upgrades ($120  million) and training food service staff ($30  million) to help implement the new state universal meals requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal

Feb 4, 2022 - This alternative can include one, or any combination, of  the following: Lower Tax Revenues. In order to reduce tax revenues for tax year 2021, the Legislature most likely would need to act very soon, but the state also could lower revenues for 2022 in the coming months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4515

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $15.4  million ongoing General Fund and $4  million in ongoing SCFCF reimbursement authority (for  county repayment of their share of facility costs) for trial court facility modification projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Feb 2, 2022 - This post describes the Governor’s budget assumptions and proposals related to the In-Home Supportive Services program and offers relevant issues for Legislative consideration. Update (2/7/22): Time requirement for incentive payment to IHSS providers in the state’s HCBS spending plan has been updated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4512

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - Beginning in 2012 ‑13, however, the historical county share ‑of ‑cost model was replaced with an IHSS county maintenance ‑of ‑effort (MOE), meaning county costs would reflect a set amount of nonfederal IHSS  costs as opposed to a certain percent of nonfederal IHSS  costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - Because deserted wells are concentrated in specific parts of the state, such as Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties, benefits would likely be concentrated in these geographic regions. Request Represents a Significant Expansion of Current Well Remediation Activities Without Additional State Staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - The job requirements of a peace officer can be physically, mentally, and emotionally taxing. This is because officers can face dangerous situations, work late night shifts, and have repeat exposure to violent situations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - For example, if the Legislature were to reject or approve a lower amount of spending on the proposed water‑related activities that the administration excludes from SAL, it would generally need to repurpose the associated funding for other SAL‑related purposes, such as tax reductions or an alternative excluded expenditure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509