Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending

Jul 13, 2023 - Housing intervention services provided to FSP participants would be counted under this category. Examples of eligible programs include rental and operating subsidies, family housing, and the nonfederal share of Medi-Cal-eli gible transitional rent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - Assets used in a business ✔ Assets being sold ✔ Assets were not counted if applicant showed they were making a “bona fide effort to sell. ” 2021 ‑22 Budget Package Phased Out Asset Test. The 2021 ‑22 budget package included trailer bill legislation that phased out the asset test for seniors and persons with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - First, the administration will stop counting vehicle registration fees as proceeds of taxes. Second, the administration is making an administrative correction of its treatment of school-related deferrals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Furthermore, the same point-in-time count found 6  percent (10,400) of people experiencing homelessness in California were veterans and over 70  percent of these veterans experienced unsheltered homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - (This count includes children in the Whole Child Model, discussed later.) Traditionally, Counties and State Have Administered CCS Program. Historically, the counties and the state have shared responsibility for administering the CCS program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - Finally, we recommend that the Legislature direct the administration to explore the feasibility of counting additional funding as excluded from the State Appropriations Limit. New Medi ‑Cal Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Under the Governor ’s budget, these infrastructure proposals count as exclusions from the SAL. $1.5   Billion One Time for College and Career Pathways. The budget proposes $1.5  billion to develop college and career pathways for high school students interested in technology, health care, education, and climate ‑related fields.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - Chapter 37 o f 2011 (A B 104 , Committee on Budget) added a new requirement that upon intake and assessment for RC services, the consumer must provide a copy of their health benefit card, in part to allow RCs to maximize federal waiver and 1915(i) SPA reimbursements among those enrolled in Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability From $20 to $250 per person c a Generally counted as household income. b Counties include San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara. c Amounts reflect premiums for an individual rather than for a couple and vary based on income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560