The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - At the time of this report, DDS was working to complete Stage 2 of the PAL process, or the Alternatives Analysis. Stage 2 requires the department to conduct market research on which IT solution could meet the project ’s desired outcomes, as well as develop a financial analysis for the recommended solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes $5.5  million one-time General Fund for three external entities: (1)  the Northeast Valley Health Corporation ($3  million), (2)  the Youth Mental Health Academy ($2  million), and (3)  the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic ($500,000).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, in Fresno County, the historical trends of five days of extreme heat per year are projected to increase to 29 days annually between 2035 and 2064 and 43 days annually between 2070 and 2099.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Specifically, the Governor ’s budget assumes (1)  a $620  million ($230  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent elimination of 6,500 vacant positions and associated funding and (2)  a $1.5  billion ($820  million General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2  billion ($1.2  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing reduction to state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - In recognition of this need, DSH would allocate a set number of state hospital bed days for use by participating counties. Counties would pay 150  p ercent of DSH ’s current daily bed rate for these stays.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - Updates include (1)  a delay from January  1,  2023 to July 1, 2023 for the transition of intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled into managed care, (2)  the transition of most remaining fee-for-service populations to managed care in January 2023, (3)  the coverage of medications as part of the 90-day prerelease services for justice-involved populations, and (4)  replacing funding for designated state health programs with General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - Services to Enable Members to Remain in a Home ‑Like Setting Day habilitation programs Programs provided to assist beneficiaries with developing skills necessary to reside in home ‑like settings, often provided by peer mentor ‑type caregivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

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

Feb 10, 2022 - Create Adult Family Homes pilot that places older adults with a family. 9 Alzheimer ’s Day Care and Resource Center. Provide dementia ‑capable services at licensed Adult Day and Adult Day Health centers. 5 Conditionally Approved HCBS Spending Plan Initiatives Total Funds a HCBS Infrastructure and Support Access to Technology for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - (Behavioral health infrastructure includes inpatient and outpatient facilities at which individuals receive treatment for mental illness and/or substance use disorders [SUD], typically for a period of up to one day to several months.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - DSH is now required to provide competency restoration treatment for felony ISTs according to a phased ‑in schedule of (1)  within 60 days by August 2022, (2)  within 45 days by February 2023, (3)  within 33 days by August 2023, and (4)  within 28 days by February 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569