The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - Continues Funding for Sickle Cell Centers for Excellence. The 2019-20 Budget Act provided a $15  million one-time General Fund to support the Networking California Sickle Cell Care Initiative which established a number of sickle cell disease centers across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - The  administration proposes using federal funds to establish statewide Centers of Excellence that will provide training and technical assistance to counties and providers on improving the continuum of care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - The administration is working to allocate the bond funding quickly, with plans to aw ard up to $3.3  billion in May 2025 and a stated commitment to award all funding by 2026. This leaves a brief window in which the Legislature can conduct oversight of the program and influence the administration ’s program administration decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954