The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - Governor ’s Budget Modifies Ramp ‑Up Schedule for New CCTR Slots, but Continues to Assume All New Slots Are Rolled Out by 2026 ‑27. While the Governor ’s budget continues to assume a total of 62,080  new CCTR slots will be added by 2026 ‑27, the administration proposes changes to how these slots are phased in relative to 2023 ‑24 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - Another advantage is that it allows CDLAC and TCAC to retain their authority as technical administrators of a highly complex funding mechanism (private activity bonds and tax credits), rather than attempt to transfer those responsibilities to an entity under the Governor (HDFC) with no such experience or expertise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

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

Mar 10, 2022 - In addition, the 2021 ‑22 budget provided HCAI  with $60  million General Fund to support the Song ‑Brown Program, intended to increase the number of primary care providers statewide by funding primary care residency training slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - This is particularly important for the IHSS hours shift proposal, as the mechanics of how this will work remains unclear to us at this time. In  particular, we note that the proposal to shift IHSS hours growth costs to counties does not assume savings until 2027 ‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Currently, the primary legislative oversight mechanism for this IT project is quarterly meetings between legislative and project staff to review monthly executive status reports with updates on the project ’s accomplishments and work in progress, issues and risks, and schedule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Eliminate Assisted Living Waiver waitlist by increasing waiver slots by 7,000. 92.1 Laguna Honda Enhanced Transition Services Benefit. Transfer Medicaid ‑funded residents of Laguna Honda Hospital to new care setting. 0.6 Services: Enhancing Home and Community ‑Based Services Capacity and Models of Care Developmental Services Rate Model Implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/6

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Broadband Infrastructure

Oct 27, 2021 - Oversight Mechanisms Annual Reports to the Legislature on the Middle-Mile Network and Last-Mile Projects. Senate Bill 156 requires CDT, in consultation with DOF, to produce a report starting on or before March  1, 2022 (and annually thereafter) for both legislative budget committees with updates on the implementation of the middle-mile network and last-mile projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4467

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - Eliminate Assisted Living Waiver waitlist by increasing waiver slots by 7,000. 255 Services: Enhancing HCBS Capacity and Models of Care Developmental Services Rate Model Implementation. Implement rate models recommended by the 2019 Rate Study. $1,260 b Social Recreation and Camp Services for Regional Center Consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - We agree it is a good idea to build in this initial oversight mechanism and would encourage the Legislature to specify any Legislative priorities be incorporated in this approval process —as well as into ongoing reporting requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

The 2021-22 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 8, 2021 - Reporting mechanisms to inform the Legislature (and other stakeholders) about assessments and their outcomes. The Legislature should be given the opportunity to review the finalized changes in administrative policy (which will provide more details on the new programs) as a condition of the department ’s expenditure of some amount of approved funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4356