Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - Under PDL, state entities would begin by (1)  identifying and refining a business problem to be solved by GenAI technology, (2)  using an RFI 2 or comparable procurement method to solicit and select one or more vendors for a POC, and (3)  analyzing the POC results to select one or more vendors for a “minimum viable product ” (or MVP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Tiered rates for these programs are shown in Figure  2. Figure 2 New Permanent Foster Care Rate Structure: Rate Components Vary Across Tiers Overall Profile of Youth Estimated Proportion of Foster Youth a Care and Supervision Funding b,c Strength Building and Maintenance Funding d Immediate Needs Funding e
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

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 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Tiered Rate Structure: CWS ‑CARES 4 2 Continued automation funding to prepare the new state child welfare case managment system for implementation of the permanent foster care rate structure. Initial funds are provided in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - The project ’s transition to its holistic design approach does not delay the expected CWS-CARES V1 completion in October 2026, but does (1)  shift milestones from EUST 2 to EUST 3; (2)  extend EUST 3 from four to six weeks (given the significant number of milestones in the EUST); and (3)  require EUST 4 validation and training activities to occur at the same time, compressing the project time line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

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

Mar 7, 2025 - Stage 2 Alternatives Analysis. The project evaluates a number of solutions using market research, and then identifies a recommended solution with a preliminary baseline project cost, schedule, and scope.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - The proposal also requests 31 new, permanent positions for CPUC to administer the program, and provisional budget bill language to (1)  encumber and expend the funds through June 30, 2031 and (2)  re-appropriate some unspent initial BEAD planning funds for encumbrance or expenditure through November 30, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - Figure  2 shows that the enacted budget ’s reductions vary by program. In some cases, such as the Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program, budget reductions effectively zero out funding for a previously authorized initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936

Update: Racial and Ethnic Disproportionalities and Disparities in California’s Child Welfare System [Publication Details]

Apr 3, 2024 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4889

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - Figure 2 Governor ’s 2024 ‑25 Budget IT Project Proposals a (In Millions) 7100 ‑222,  7100 ‑236,  7100 ‑237 Proposed (7100 ‑222, 7100 ‑237); Approved  (7100 ‑236) $326.8 Public Works IT System Enhancements 7350 ‑095 IT M &O and File Conversion 2100 ‑014 e Dredge or Fill Permit Application 3940 ‑110 $62.0 a Some proposals may include some funding and/or positions for non ‑IT
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836