The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - Provides Funding to Implement the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The spending plan includes $9.2  million —$6.3  million 988 Suicide and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Fund, $2.2  million Managed Care Fund, and $800,000 federal funds —and 17.5 positions to administer the provisions of Chapter  747 of 2022 (AB  988, Bauer-Kahan), which implemented the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Proposals

Feb 20, 2022 - Request More Information on 988 Hotline Proposal We recommend that the Legislature direct OES  to report on the administration ’s efforts to secure federal funds for implementation of the 988 hotline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4551

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor's Proposals for CDCR Operations

Feb 8, 2022 - The 2019 ‑20 Budget Act provided OLA with about $1.4  million and 9.3 two ‑year, limited ‑term positions to complete an initial backlog of redaction workload associated with Chapter  988. In addition, the 2021 ‑22 Budget Act provided OLA with about $500,000 and four positions to handle Chapter  988 workload on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package

Jan 26, 2022 - Notably, as of December 2021, $920  million of the $988  million provided in 2021 ‑22 (93  percent) was not committed. The slower pace of committing 2021 ‑22 funding is not unexpected given that the funding was approved less than six months ago and was envisioned to be used over a period of multiple years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4495

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - . $23.8  million annually from the 988 State Suicide and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Fund to implement Chapter  747 of 2022 (AB  988, Bauer-Kahan), which established the 9-8-8 Crisis Hotline Center to comply with existing federal law and standards governing the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - For example, the 2021 ‑22 budget agreement included a $3.7  billion “climate resilience package, ” as well as additional packages aimed at addressing environmental risks that are exacerbated by climate change (such as $4.6  billion for drought and water resilience and $988  million for wildfire and forest resilience).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - The most recent state budget included various multiyear funding packages that are meant to promote climate adaptation, including $3.7  billion for climate resilience activities (including for extreme heat), $4.6  billion for drought and water resilience activities, and $988  million to address wildfire and forest resilience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - Specifically, the Legislature approved a mid ‑year augmentation of $536  million for various forest health and wildfire resilience programs, and the 2021 ‑22 budget includes an additional $988  million for these activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

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

Oct 18, 2021 - Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package The budget provides a total of $988  million on a one-time basis for various departments to implement a package of proposals focused on wildfire prevention and improving landscape health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Third, the 2021 ‑ 22 b udget was amended in September 2021 t o include a $ 988 m illion wildfire resilience package, which included $ 13 m illion from the General Fund on a one ‑time basis for defensible space inspectors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457