The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The spending plan provides $2.2  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22, $4.3  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23, and $6.5  million General Fund in 2023 ‑24 and ongoing to support wage bonuses for DSPs who are bilingual —including in American Sign Language —and can support the estimated 90,000 consumers who speak a primary language other than English.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

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

Mar 10, 2022 - (For example , in 2020, the San Joaquin Valley had 6.5 psychiatrists per 100,000 population compared to 18.7 psychiatrists per 100,000 population in the San Francisco Bay Area.) University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) researchers also have projected —absent changes in the workforce pipeline —that the state will have half as many psychiatrists as needed by 2028.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

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

Jan 13, 2022 - On the spending side, the Governor ’s budget includes $6.5  billion in discretionary SAL ‑related exclusions. The largest of these are: $1.3  billion in funding for the School Facilities Aid Program, $1.2  billion for various transportation projects, and $545  million for clean energy and building decarbonization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492