Overview of Proposition 1 and Assessment of Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program [Publication Details]

Apr 7, 2025 - Overview of Proposition 1 and Assessment of Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5027

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond [Publication Details]

Feb 5, 2025 - Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4954

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - Oversight of BHCIP Needed to Maximize Success of Proposition  1 Bond. Proposition  1 adds another $4.4  billion to the BHCIP program, or about three times the amount of funding provided to BHCIP so far.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending [Publication Details]

Apr 3, 2025 - This brief provides an overview of pharmacy spending in Medi-Cal, including historical spending trends, assumptions under the 2025-26 Governor’s Budget, and key issues and recommendations for the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5026

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - What Are Glucagon‑Like Peptide‑1 (GLP‑1) Agonists? GLP ‑1 agonists are a type of drug that help regulate blood sugar, generally by stimulating the release of insulin in the body. Use of these drugs also can result in weight loss among patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - The percentages presented in Figure  1 alone do not give a sense of how diverse the labor forces of version 3.0 productions are relative to both (1)  the overall motion picture workforce in California and (2)  California ’s population as a whole.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

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

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - This method also accounts for the fact that, due mainly to other constitutional spending requirements, revenue losses do not result in deficits on a 1:1 basis. This is in particular due to Proposition  98 (1988), in which required spending on schools and community colleges tends to fall when revenues decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

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

Apr 3, 2025 - DFPI began implementing SB  908 on January 1, 2021 and started accepting applications for licensure on September 1, 2021. Digital Financial Assets Program. Chapter  792 of 2023 (AB  39, Grayson) requires DFPI to regulate crypto assets (which are sometimes referred to as cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies, or digital financial assets).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - We recommended (1)  requiring all emergency augmentations come from one fund, (2)  establishing an amount for that fund in the budget, (3)  requiring advanced notice to transfer additional monies into the fund and (4)  requiring reporting on planned and actual emergency expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029