Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities [Publication Details]

Apr 10, 2025 - In this report, we describe how the Legislature has delegated some of its core powers to allow the Governor to exercise emergency authorities during a state of emergency. Next, we assess the degree to which this is necessary to facilitate emergency response and whether there are adequate oversight mechanisms in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5029

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Authorities Generally Exercised Through Executive Orders. The Governor generally exercises these authorities by issuing executive orders. For example, in March  2023, Governor Newsom issued an executive order waiving statute to ease access to unemployment benefits for people unemployed as a result of severe winter storms that struck the state in February 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - This analogy can be easily extended to the state ’s reserve policy, which can fluctuate from year to year but should be constructed by examining a very long ‑time horizon in order to facilitate the stable provision of  services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - Though initially enacted via executive order , Medi‑Cal Rx later became permanent in state law when voters enacted Proposition 34 (2024) . Net Spending on Drugs Driven by Two Key Components. Medi ‑Cal pharmacy spending generally consists of two key components: Gross Payment for Drugs and Pharmacy Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - (These can include businesses that issue money orders and traveler ’s checks, as well as those that offer digital payments, such as PayPal and Stripe.) Credit Unions Program. Regulates, supervises, and examines credit unions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - In California, real estate salespersons and brokers, mortgage lenders, and rental property managers must have a license issued by DRE in order to do business. (Real estate salespersons, also known as real estate agents or Realtors, work with a broker.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Of the total amount provided, $15 million was from federal IDEA funding and restricted to special education teacher candidates. 516.5 National Board Certified Teacher Certification Incentive Program 2021 ‑22 Provides financial awards to teachers holding National Board certifications who teach at schools at least 55 percent of students are EL/LI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Social workers employed by county welfare departments conduct an in-home assessment of an individual ’s needs in order to determine the amount and type of service hours to be provided. In most cases, the recipient is responsible for hiring and supervising a paid IHSS provider —oftentimes a family member or relative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

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

Mar 6, 2025 - In order to support the implementation of ECM and Community Supports, the state implemented the PATH initiative and the Incentive Payment Program (IPP) to help create and expand program infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - Prior to December 2020, seniors and persons with disabilities whose incomes were between roughly 122  percent and 138  percent of the FPL had to pay a share of cost in order to receive Medi ‑Cal coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010