The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - Specifically, this report should include the following information: Objectives of the Model. The report should detail the objectives of the California Model and how achieving these objectives would further the model ’s goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - Figure 1 More Counties Will Have Medi ‑Cal Managed Care Model With Only One Public Health Plan Number of California Counties in Each Model Counties With … Models With One Public Health Plan COHS model Models with private plans only b 22 58 — a In January 2024, two counties will switch from other
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - To do this, we add a stock market indicator to our forecast models alongside other the economic variables. The added risk variable weighs on the range of revenue outcomes that we view as most plausible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - Currently, Other States Use Various Special Education Funding Models. Figure  1 describes the four primary models used by states to distribute special education funding to schools. With the exception of the census ‑based model, most models include some indicator of special education cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Similarly, a number of counties offer “promotoras y promotores ” programs, which offer  a similar model specifically tailored for Hispanic/Latino/Spanish ‑speaking communities. These  program models are not currently included in the federal clearinghouse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Although the community schools model has been shown to have a variety of benefits for students, we have concerns about funding the model at such a large scale. The model can be challenging to implement and requires strong local support to be successful.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - Recently enacted state law, effective January 1, 2026, establishes requirements for companies that develop or train highly capable “frontier ” AI systems —generally advanced AI models with significant computational scale or capabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - As part of service provider rate reform, statute requires that provider rates consist of two components beginning in January 2025: (1)  a base rate equal to 90  percent of the rate model, and (2)  a quality incentive payment equal to 10  percent of the rate model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Specifically, statute provides that the fully funded provider rate models are to be implemented using two payment components: a base rate equaling 90   percent of the rate model and a quality incentive payment equaling up to 10   percent of the rate model, the latter of which is to be implemented through the quality incentive program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - In the past decade, one state (Indiana) has shifted away from California ’s model and now appoints its chief state school officer. Figure 3 Four Common Education Governance Models Models Governor appoints state board of education and chief state school officer. 14 Governor appoints state board of education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165