The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - Legislative Interest in Comparing Grant Levels to Housing Costs. In recent years, the Legislature has been interested in understanding how SSI/SSP grant levels compare to housing costs in the state. DSS has recently compared maximum grant amounts for individuals and couples to county-level fair market rents (FMR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - Specifically, the federal government withdrew the prior guidance directing Title IV-E agencies to assess cases for referral on a case-by-case basis, replacing it with guidance encouraging child welfare agencies to implement across-the-board policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - In September 2023, an initial plan to conduct the production pilot was approved by the CWDS Board of Directors. One of the outstanding decisions for the next version of the pilot plan was how to technically implement the production pilot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - Figure 1 Governor ’s 2024 ‑25 Budget IS Proposals a (In Millions) Intrusion Detection and Prevention System Replacement 0.8 CalEPA Environmental Complaint System: Enhancing Transparency and Accountability 0.7 State Water Resources Control Board Information Security and Privacy Office Staffing 0.6 Secretary for Government Operations Agency Cradle ‑to ‑Career Data System Chief IS
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Governor ’s Interest in Enhancing Reserve Policies Merited. The Governor has signaled interest in changing the state ’s reserve policy by: (1)  increasing the cap on BSA required deposits from 10  percent of General Fund taxes to 20  percent of General Fund taxes, and (2)  excluding the state ’s reserve deposits from the state appropriations limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

May 17, 2021 - CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CEC = California Energy Commission; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DFW =
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/7

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Across the board, counties described as part of their capacity self ‑assessments within their CPPs the acute need for more mental health and substance use disorder services (even those counties with some existing capacity tended to note these service gaps).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - Sufficient funding and positions for both officers and their programs likely will improve program coordination and implementation and prevent conflicts of interest that arise from officers and programs performing multiple roles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Shifts State LIHWAP Dollars Back to State Water Resources Control Board. The budget package reverts $200  million from LIHWAP to the California Emergency Relief Fund, and reallocates those funds back to the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program (CWWAPP) administered by the State Water Resources Control Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/7

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - In a recent report , we provide a framework for the Legislature to weigh such inflation‑related concerns against the state’s broader fiscal interests. Background Longstanding Interest in Disparities in the Amount of Spending on Services Among Racial/Ethnic Groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683