The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget accelerates $100  million of previously allocated funds from 2026-27 to 2025-26 for public infrastructure investments in the City of Fresno. Allocates Additional Resources to the SEED Initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - The funds may be used for physical wellness activities and goods that promote a healthy lifestyle (suc h as sports club fees and gym memberships, bicycles, and related safety equipment) as well as for strengths-developing activities (such as music lessons, art lessons, and therapeutic summer camps).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure [Publication Details]

Mar 20, 2023 - This brief provides updates on federal and state broadband programs and projects, including the state’s 2021 broadband infrastructure spending plan, and considers the proposed delays of broadband infrastructure funding in the Governor’s 2023-24 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4747

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Recent Major Funding Increase for Federal Broadband Programs Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Included $65   Billion for Broadband Programs Nationwide. In November 2021, the federal IIJA was signed into law providing $65  billion for broadband programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - Recent State Investments in Care Economy Workforce In Recent Years, State Has Made Substantial Investments for Care Economy Workforce Development. Figure  1 shows recent major state funding for care economy workforce development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2021-22 Budget: Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Broadband Infrastructure

May 24, 2021 - The Legislature could modify the proposed control section to add specific affordability-related activities a nd expenses it wants to prioritize alongside the administration ’s proposed broadband infrastructure investments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4440

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also provides $65  billion in federal funding for broadband infrastructure projects nationwide, with $42.45  billion allocated to the BEAD program mostly for state-administered last-mile broadband infrastructure project grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - Figure 4 CDSS Pilot Policy Options and Estimated Costs General Fund (In Millions a ) Policy Options and Estimated Costs CDSS Estimated Cost Eliminate non ‑compliance sanctions and penalties during first 90 days in CalWORKs $1.9 Replace fixed hourly work requirements with individualized engagement requirements 93.5 Make job club optional as an initial WTW activity — Eliminate the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - However, if counties implement prevention services beyond the scope of FFPSA Part I, they will not be able to claim federal Title IV-E matching funds for those activities, meaning the total investment in prevention services may be less.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes CalHHS Language Access CalHHS proposes to use GenAI technology to translate their departments ’ content into multiple languages to improve language access for state residents. 1 Caltrans Traffic Mobility Insights Caltrans proposes to use GenAI technology to analyze significant amounts of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034