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

May 17, 2021 - CDPH = California Department of Public Health; COVID ‑19 = coronavirus disease 2019; CHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; HHS = Health and Human Services; GARE = Government Alliance on Race and Equity; EMSA = Emergency Medical Services Authority; CalAIM = California Advancing and Innovating Medi ‑Cal; ICF ‑DDs = Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/2

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - . $15.3  million net increase to implement the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Justice-Involved initiative within CDCR. This net increase results from a $21.5  million reimbursement authority increase in 2025-26 (decreasing to $11  million by 2026-27 and ongoing) offset by a $6.2  million decrease in General Fund in 2025-26 (generally growing to an $11  million
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - However, we find that, with some advance planning and potential one ‑time spending, these concerns could likely be mitigated as follows: State Can Take Steps to Reduce Risk of Violating Population Limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - For example, ensuring secure, reliable, and sufficient data network connectivity throughout the judicial branch is the first of six objectives to meet the goal of advancing technology security and  infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - . $8.4  million net decrease in 2023-24 (generally growing to $11.7  million annually beginning in 2027-28) related to the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Justice-Involved Initiative, which seeks to provide targeted Medi-Cal services to eligible people 90 days prior to release from prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Similarly, in elderly parole hearings, statute requires commissioners to give special consideration to candidates ’ advanced age, long ‑term confinement, and potentially diminished physical condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

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

Jan 10, 2021 - . $100  million for sales tax exclusions awarded by the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA) on purchases of equipment for certain manufacturing activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - We note, however, that deactivating five prisons —or an equivalent amount of capacity reduction through a combination of prison and yard deactivations —could take a significant amount of advanced planning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - . $10.6 million net increase to implement the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Justice-Involved Initiative within CDCR. This net increase results from a $12.9 million increase in reimbursement authority in 2022-23 (increasing to $40.5 million by 2026-27 and ongoing) offset by a $2.3 million General Fund reduction in 2022-23 (increasing to a $29.9 million redu ction by 2026 ‑27 and ongoing).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - However, as part of the Governor ’s California Advancing and Innovating Medi ‑Cal (CalAIM) proposal —a far ‑reaching set of reforms to expand, transform, and streamline Medi ‑Cal service delivery and financing —the administration proposes to remove this restriction on the provision of Medi ‑Cal residential SUDT services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411