The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The administration estimates that implementing the Tiered Rate Structure will cost more than $300  million General Fund in 2027-28, $500  million in 2028-29, and $700  million General Fund in 2029-30 (with some potential growth thereafter and ongoing).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Jan 13, 2025 - These total roughly $700  million. Finally, the Governor sets the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties to $4.5   billion —somewhat higher than the level enacted by recent budgets. Revenue Estimates Reasonable, but Risks Must Be Kept in Focus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Mar 7, 2025 - The approved baseline cost of the CSPS IT project is about $1.2  billion, of which roughly 60  percent (or $700  million) is General Fund and 40  percent (or $450  million) is from the Central Service Cost Recovery Fund —a fund that recovers the costs incurred by certain agencies and departments for services shared by nearly all departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Since then, they have been declining gradually but remain in the range of 600 to 700 per quarter, far above the pre ‑pandemic level. Deaths Increased Despite Substantial Decline in Driving. Strikingly, the rapid growth in motor vehicle deaths occurred shortly after a rapid drop in the total amount of driving.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

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

May 17, 2021 - Using Surplus, Governor Repays $700  Million in Loans and Proposes SFEU Balance of $3.4  Billion. In addition to fulfilling the constitutional requirements, the Governor dedicates about $700  million in discretionary resources to repay special fund loans and sets the balance of the SFEU at $3.4  billion for the end of 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - During the first year of FFPSA implementation, a county may elect to begin providing prevention services by providing written notice to DSS prior to fully completing its com prehensive prevention plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 2, 2022 - Overall, to fully make ‑up for the loss in purchasing power in 2023 ‑ 24 —depending upon which type of COLA is used —we estimate that an additional roughly $700  million to $1.6  billion General Fund (annualizing to roughly a $1.4  billion to $3.3  billion General Fund increase in 2024 ‑25 and ongoing) would be needed above what is already included in the Governor ’s multiyear budget projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4514

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - As shown in Figure  3 , total funding for child welfare is proposed to decrease by more than $1  billion (more than $700  million General Fund) between 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23. This decrease was expected as a number of one ‑time/limited ‑term program augmentations were included in the 2021 ‑22 budget and are not proposed to continue in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

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

Jan 10, 2021 - Specifically, the Governor proposes using $700  million to repay debts and liabilities and sets the balance of the state ’s discretionary reserve at a somewhat level higher than the one enacted in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309