The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - Consider Adjusting Cost Estimates of Slot Expansion Plan to Reflect More Recent Cost Per Slot Data. In order to effectively estimate the availability of state resources in future years, the Legislature could direct the administration to update the cost estimates of the slot expansion plan based on more recent cost per slot data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Without a methodology that links funding to workload, funding could become insufficient or exceed what is required for efficient operations without a clear way of assessing what adjustments are needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - Currently, the state links the RMR to the 75 th percentile of the 2016 survey (the most recent survey available). This ensures that all children have access to at least 75  percent of their local child care providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Create LTSS Data Dashboard linked with statewide nursing home and HCBS utilization, quality, demographics, and cost data. 4.0 Total $4,470.7 a Reflects HCBS Spending Plan activities and funding levels as of April 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/6

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Legislature, however, might consider more targeted initiatives linked with specific goals. For example, it could link any one ‑time workforce funding to helping with a transition to a new child care reimbursement rate system and/or higher minimum program standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - (At the time of publication, nearly one-third of child care slots statewide were impacted by facility closures.) Prior to beginning operation, employers must contact their local CCL office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/6

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

Feb 10, 2022 - Create LTSS Data Dashboard linked with statewide nursing home and HCBS utilization, quality, demographics, and cost data. 4 Total $4,649 a Reflects total funding levels as proposed under the HCBS spending plan conditionally approved by the federal government on January 4, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - We note that these growth components are our best estimates based on the data we have available at this time. Moreover, costs to administer the program also make up a small component of the growth listed above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - For any determined measures that DSS/counties do not currently report on, the Legislature could direct any necessary additional data collection now to ensure impacts may be measured over time. Regardless of any new data collection the Legislature may wish to add, the state will collect the federally required data elements once the new child welfare data system (CWS ‑CARES) comes online.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

Apr 29, 2025 - Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes CalHHS Language Access CalHHS proposes to use GenAI technology to translate their departments ’ content into multiple languages to improve language access for state residents. 1 Caltrans Traffic Mobility Insights Caltrans proposes to use GenAI technology to analyze significant amounts of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034