The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - State and federal policy have shifted in recent years toward promoting competitive integrated employment (CIE) for individuals with developmental disabilities. (In this context, “competitive ” means market rate wages.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - HCAI attributes this reduction to the competition created by the new CalRx naloxone product. Whether or not CalRx has broader impacts to consumers, however, will depend on how available these new drugs are to consumers, as well as utilization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Regarding accountability, the Department of Finance indicates that the administration reserves discretion to propos e smaller future base increases were a segment not to demonstrate progress in meeting its  expectations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 750  m illion General Fund on a one ‑time basis (available for three years) to provide competitive grants to counties to acquire or renovate facilities for community behavioral health service delivery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Other notable one-time proposals focus on emergency student financial aid and faculty professional development, with the intent to help students and faculty navigate some of the challenges associated with th e pandemic and remote instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

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

Aug 17, 2023 - Whether matching funds or real property should be required as a condition of receiving grants for behavioral health facilities and whether HCD should be required to award grants on a competitive basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25. The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Most of the decrease in fee revenu e would result in fewer supplemental payments to private hospitals. There also will be less revenue available to fund existing service levels in Medi ‑Cal, which the administration estimates will cost $652  million General Fund in 2026 ‑27 to backfill.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - To encourage survey completion, the department offered trainings to providers on the data collection surveys and sent weekly e ‑mail reminders to remind providers to submit their data before the deadline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

May 17, 2021 - School and Community Colleges Governor ’s Major Spending Choices for Schools and Community Colleges. The State Constitution sets a minimum annual funding requirement for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432