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

Feb 5, 2025 - The share of Californians aged 12 and over having an SUD in the past year rose nearly 10  percent between 2015 ‑2017 and 2018 ‑2019. The consequences of these behavioral health challenges have also grown more severe.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - Prior to 2017 ‑18, the department (then known as OSHPD) did not receive General Fund support. Instead, special funds supported its various activities. Since 2017 ‑18, the state has provided General Fund support for certain limited-term initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Enterprise System Modernization Effort

Feb 17, 2021 - (For a comprehensive description of the PAL process, please see our February 17, 2017 r eport — The 2017‑18 Budget: The New IT Project Approval and Funding Process .) Some of the IT projects within DHCS’s Medi‑Cal IT system modernization initiatives completed the PAL process and started development and implementation, including the Federal Draw and Reporting IT project within CA‑MMIS Modernization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4375

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - The program was established in the 2017 ‑18 Budget Act and originally supported entirely by Proposition  56 (2016) revenues. Since then, Proposition  56 revenues have declined, resulting in the General Fund backfilling a portion of the program ’s costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - As shown in Figure  6 , from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually, compared to an annual average of about 70 schools from 2008‑09 to 2016‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - See “Measuring Volatility ” in our February 2017 report, Volatility of the Personal Income Tax Base , for a detailed description and hypothetical calculation of AD. MHSA Tax Three Times More Volatile Than PIT.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - DDS Submitted a Safety Net Plan in May 2017. The previous Governor ’s plan to close DCs was approved by the Legislature in 2015. Subsequent legislation required DDS to submit a safety net and crisis plan with the Governor ’s revised budget in May 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

Issues That Could Impact Californians' Health Care Coverage in 2023 and Beyond

Dec 16, 2022 - As part of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Congress effectively eliminated the federal individual mandate by setting the penalty for violating the coverage requirement to zero beginning in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4654

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - Chapter   33 o f 2016 (S B  843 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) established the Community Services Infrastructure Grant Program, providing $65. 8  m illion General Fund one ‑time as part of the 2017 ‑ 18 b udget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 14, 2020 - For example, the annual COLA for the county administration budget was suspended most years from 2008 ‑ 09 t hrough 2017 ‑18 due in part to state General Fund budget shortfalls. …And County Performance Overseen Through “County Performance Standards. ” State and federal law require DHCS to oversee the counties ’ eligibility and enrollment performance and state law lays out certain performance standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4161