The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2025 - This post provides issues for legislative consideration, as well as questions for the Legislature to ask, ahead of an expected May Revision budget proposal to fund development and implementation of the California State Payroll System information technology project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5011

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

Mar 7, 2025 - The approved baseline cost of the CSPS IT project is about $1.2  billion, of which roughly 60  percent (or $700  million) is General Fund and 40  percent (or $450  million) is from the Central Service Cost Recovery Fund —a fund that recovers the costs incurred by certain agencies and departments for services shared by nearly all departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2024 - This post provides a general overview of the Governor’s budget for the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS), then turns to focus on a few key DCSS budget areas, providing background, implementation updates, and some comments for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4861

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - Specifically, the federal government withdrew the prior guidance directing Title IV-E agencies to assess cases for referral on a case-by-case basis, replacing it with guidance encouraging child welfare agencies to implement across-the-board policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

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: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - (FM case s are those where a youth has been the subject of a maltreatment allegation but the child welfare agency determines the youth is able to remain safely at home, with any necessary interventions.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Trends in Stops Vary Across Local Law Enforcement Agencies. Moving violation stops by five of the seven agencies (Los Angeles Police Department, San Diego Police Department, San Francisco Police Department, San Bernardino County Sheriff, and San Diego County Sheriff) declined over this period, with the declines ranging from 23  percent to 86  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - CDT is an entity within the Government Operations Agency with broad authority over all aspects of technology in state government. This post focuses on two of the department ’s responsibilities: (1)  to review and approve IT projects proposed by state entities, and (2)  to oversee development and implementation of approved projects until completed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Support Program Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2022 - This brief describes the Governor's 2022-23 budget proposals for the child support program and provides comments and recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4550

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Support Program Proposals

Feb 18, 2022 - This brief describes the Governor's 2022-23 budget proposals for the child support program and provides comments and recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4550