The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The Legislature could ask the department at budget hearings to provide an updated savings estimate for this budget solution. How Will the Quality Incentive Program Balance Meaningful Standards With Achievability?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - The Legislature could therefore ask DDS when it plans to conduct this type of audit and request a briefing on the findings once complete. The Legislature could also ask DDS to elaborate on how it coordinates with regional centers on this issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending

Jul 13, 2023 - We find that the administration’s justification of its proposed changes is incomplete and we provide several questions for the Legislature to ask the administration to assess whether the proposal is warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

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

Feb 5, 2025 - We suggest questions the Legislature can ask the administration in conducting oversight over this aspect of BHCIP. Awards Could Be Better Aligned With Needs. Limited data on facility capacity poses challenges for assessing awards made for most facility types.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - The Legislature may wish to ask the administration how the beds funded by the bond would address these particular challenges. Weighing Proposal Against Other Funding Priorities No One “Right ” Level to Spend on Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - Specifically, the Legislature could ask about the following issue areas: Workforce Pipeline and Integrated State ‑Local Public Health Lab Network. The  Legislature could ask the administration how these elements could be incorporated in the spending plan and how much these elements could cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

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

Jan 10, 2021 - We recommend the Legislature consider each proposal separately and ask a series of consistent questions when determining whether the proposals warrant early action. Specifically, we recommen d the Legislature ask: Does the Administration Provide Sufficient Evidence of a Problem?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - At a recent budget hearing, when asked if there was a problem that the Governor ’s proposal was intended to address with the reorganization, the administration responded that there is not a problem per se, but an opportunity to better coordinate the state ’s multiple behavioral health initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - The Legislature could consider asking the Department of Health Care Services for other options to streamline the eligibility redetermination process from a beneficiary perspective for the purpose of reducing churn.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - As providers do not yet know the standards they will be asked to meet, the risk of an overall downward adjustment in rates causes considerable concern. Given these challenges, the Legislature may wish to reconsider the time line or structure of the quality incentive program to provide the workgroup additional time to review all potential options and providers additiona l time to familiarize themselves with new measurements and standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683