The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we assess the Governor's proposed funding for county administration of Medi-Cal and CalFresh in response to H.R. 1 and provide related recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Backfilling lost federal benefits under H.R.  1 would require billions of dollars in additional budget solutions. …While Counties Face Multiple Cost Pressures. H.R.  1 also puts strain on county finances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Additional $81 million one ‑time provided in 2025 ‑26, available through June 30, 2028. a We note that we are currently seeking clarification from the administration on two components of BH ‑CONNECT that are funded in the Department of Health Care Services —(1) the Activity Funds Initiative (previously called activity stipends) and (2) Initial Joint Behavioral Health Home Visits.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2019 IHSS MOE was also set to increase annually by (1)  the counties ’ share of costs from locally negotiated wage increases and (2)  an annual adjustment factor of  4  percent. Figure 7
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - Such an approach, though, would work at cross ‑purposes with the state ’s policy goals of (1)  reducing the number of places and times a developer must apply and (2)  no longer potentially having scenarios in which a project is approved by one state entity but rejected by another.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Since its inception in 2015, One California, also known as the Immigration Services Funding (ISF) program, has funded non-profit organizations to provide free services to immigrants under three broad categories: (1)  legal services, (2)  education and outreach, and (3)  legal training and technical assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - CDSS prioritized funding for pilot programs serving California residents aging out of extended fost er care at or after 21 years of age or who are pregnant. Originally, the GI pilot was scheduled to end on July 1, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget estimates that the federal COLA for the SSI portion of the grant will be 3.1  percent in 2026-27, increasing maximum SSI grants by $30 for individuals and $46 for couples on January 1, 2027 (the actual federal SSI COLA will not be known until fall 2026).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - For the 2023-24 budget year, the division comprises 1,595 authorized staff positions, with an operating budget of $136  million General Fund. Augmentations Included in 2023-24 Budget Package Caregiver Background Check System Resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes provisional language authorizing the Department of Finance to augment State Emergency Telephone Number Account fund expenditure authority by amounts “necessary to continue implementation of the Next Generation 9-1-1 system, including transition from the legacy 9-1-1 system, ” subject to 30-day legislative notification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081