The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - The administration and stakeholders then would use the dashboard to prioritize each fix and functionality and set time lines for their inclusion in future CalHEERS releases. Legislature Adopted Supplemental Report Language in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Preschool Inclusion and Accessibility. The  proposal includes $10  million General Fund ongoing to improve the inclusion of children with developmental disabilities at preschools. For context, the CDE budget includes funding for related proposals requiring state preschools ’ enrollment to include at least 10  percent of students having a disability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Proposes Delaying Preschool Inclusion Grants by Two Years as a Budget Solution. The  2022 ‑23 budget package included $20  million General Fund over two years for grants to enable preschool programs to include more children with exceptional needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - Delay Preschool Inclusion Grants Proposal Is in Addition to Previous Two ‑Year Delay. The 2022 ‑23 budget package included $10  million General Fund of ongoing funding for grants to enable preschool programs to include more children with exceptional needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - The Governor ’s proposal classifies children and youth —for purposes of defining a broad target population —as individuals under 18 years of age, while many of the programs we classify as serving children and youth are inclusive of transition-age youth (individuals between the ages of 16 and 25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: New Directions for Services for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities

Mar 15, 2021 - Some (such as the Program of All ‑Inclusive Care for the Elderly) are available only in a handful of counties. Service Provider LTSS is provided through thousands of private and nonprofit providers. These providers are of varying quality, capacity, and cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4404

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Consider Where Proposal Ranks Among Bonds Currently in Legislative Process. With the state budget condition tightening this year and bond debt service costs at a relatively low level, it is understandable that the Legislature may want to look to bond financing for certain infrastructure priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Medi-Cal Telehealth Proposal

May 13, 2021 - Under PPS, health centers receive an all‑inclusive payment for each patient visit, generally regardless of what individual services were provided during that visit. Medi‑Cal payment rates for health centers range from as low as $64 per visit to as high as $719 per visit, depending on the health center and their services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - In addition to including metrics related to care d elivery and utilization, we also would encourage inclusion of metrics that more directly indicate beneficiary health outcomes to the fullest extent possible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - This is in addition to full inclusion of 2022 ‑23 funding that was agreed to by the Legislature and the Governor as part of the 2021 ‑22 budget for different packages of proposals related to climate resilience, zero ‑emission vehicles (ZEVs), and drought.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492