The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - Relatedly, the 2022 ‑23 budget package provided $1.5  billion General Fund over two years for the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) initiative, which supports the development of transitional housing for people who are experiencing homelessness and have serious behavioral health conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2021-22 Budget: Extended Learning and Academic Support

Jan 29, 2021 - The proposal also provides school districts, charter schools, and COEs with $1,000 for every homeless student enrolled and provides the State Special Schools with $725 per stu dent. (The California Department of Education operates three special schools —two for deaf and hard of hearing students and one for blind and visually impaired students.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4326

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - Low ‑income students, English learners, students with disabilities, foster youth, and homeless youth also have worse outcomes on average than other students. All five of these student groups had relatively low test scores and low graduation rates in 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

Affordable housing bonds. [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2022 - Eligible purposes include rehabilitation, renovation, construction, furnishing, or equipping of affordable housing; operation and maintenance of affordable housing; rental assistance; and homelessness-prevention services.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-040

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Governor Proposes $600   Million for Various Proposals to Address Homelessness. The Governor ’s budget also includes a variety of proposals to address homelessness. Dedicating significant one ‑time resources to homelessness is consistent with the 2018 ‑ 19 b udget package, which included $ 500  m illion in local government grants for homelessness services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Homeless Hiring Credit Employers Can Claim Credits for Hiring Workers Who Are Homeless. The budget bill includes a new personal or corporate (depending on the employer ’s organizational form) income tax credit for employing workers who are homeless or formerly homeless.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2019 ‑20 budget provides $25  million on a one-time basis to continue and expand the Bringing Families Home program for child welfare-involved families who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 17, 2019 - Housing and Homelessness Provides $1 billion to fund programs that facilitate the construction of affordable housing. Includes $650 million in one ‑time grants for a variety of programs that address homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4083

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2021 - After deducting regulatory and problem gaming program costs, funds deposited into the CSWF would be allocated by the Legislature to local governments to address homelessness, affordable housing, public education, and mental health priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-009

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal in the Department of Health Care Services to provide $750 million General Fund—on a one-time basis—in competitive grants to counties to acquire or renovate facilities for community behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4379