The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - After Januar y 2 022, the Legislature could expand the focus of these check ‑ins to include monitoring of the successes and challenges of CalAIM implementation. Require a Comprehensive and Independent Evaluation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

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

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

Jul 13, 2023 - For example, counties could be permitted to utilize their reserves in any fiscal y ear in which revenue is declining and in an amount up to the amount of the decline. …And in Making Reserve Deposits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

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

Aug 10, 2023 - However, how counties would respond to the new spending requirements is uncertain as there is no requirement under the proposal for a certain percentage of FSP spending to be targeted to children and y outh and how counties might prioritize children and youth versus other populations for these services is unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - We think the Legislature could add such parameters without undul y impeding local  flexibility to address local public health needs and challenges. Developing Accountability System. The  administration ’s proposed plan does not specify how LHJs would be held accountable for making progress toward plan metrics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services—An Interim Update

Apr 19, 2021 - We close by noting that increased federal reimbursement might be only one of multiple objectives served b y increasing Medi-Cal uptake. Options for Increasing Medi-Cal Uptake Among DDS Consumers Some of the themes emerging from our initial research about reasons certain families do not want to enroll their consumer family member in Medi-Cal include: preference for their current
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415