The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Program. The budget provides $7  million in ongoing General Fund for ICAC program grants. Funding for the program, which had typically been $5  million annually, was set to expire at the end of 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - While the Legislature has provided some modest amounts of General Fund for CDFA ’s farm to school efforts in recent years, the vast majority of funding for meals that children receive at schools comes from the state ’s Proposition  98 school funding allotment and federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - Babies and children are considered to be more vulnerable to wildfire smoke. This is primarily because (1)  their lungs and immune systems are still developing, which makes them more sensitive to smoke; (2)  they inhale more air per pound than adults, so they get a greater dose of pollutants; and (3)  children tend to spend more time outside, which increases their potential exposure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - A 2019 study led by researchers at the University of Southern California found that about 22 percent of children in the area suffer from asthma, which is nearly three times the nationwide incidence. The shrinking Sea also impairs wildlife habitats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - Harmful emissions also have been associated with negative impacts on birth and developmental outcomes, such as contribut ing to low birth weight, premature births, and lower lung function in children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, some of the most significant climate impacts —such as heat and wildfire smoke —disproportionately affect certain medically vulnerable groups, including: children and the elderly, populations that have underlying medical conditions (such as asthma and cardiovascular disease), and populations that spend a lot of time outdoors (such as homeless populations and outdoor workers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - FG engages volunteers age 55 and over to serve in communities as role models, mentors, and friends to children. In 2020, AmeriCorps provided more than $8.2 million in federal funds to 16 FG projects in the state involving about 1,500 volunteers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - These vehicle types are prioritized because they have a disproportionate impact on disadvantaged communities (such as drayage trucks operating in heavily polluted communities), affect sensitive populations (such as school-aged children), and/or are needed to achieve existing regulatory goals (such as the Innovative Clean Transit regulation that requires transit agencies to adopt ZEV transit buses).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The Governor proposes $400  million in one ‑time spending ($200  million General Fund and $200  million federal funds) in 2022 ‑23 on payments to Medi ‑Cal managed care plans and their contracted providers to promote health equity and improve outcomes in the areas of children ’s preventive services, maternal health, and mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492