The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - Chapter  9 of 2024 (AB  106, Gabriel) included, among other actions, adoption of: (1)  the proposed delay of $100  million General Fund in last-mile project grant funding from 2024 ‑25 and 2026 ‑27, and (2)  the proposed reduction of $250  million General Fund from the LLRF across both 2024 ‑25 ($150  million) and 2025 ‑26 ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - Chapter  755 of 2022 (AB  1686, Bryan) requires DSS to update regulations to instruct local child welfare agencies, in making the determination of whether it is in the best interests of the child to refer a case to the LCSA, to presume that the payment of support by the parent “is likely to ” pose a barrier to FR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - The May Revision proposes about $32  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 to begin implementation of the new federally required elements related to congregate care placements under Part IV of FFPSA. (Refer to our January analysis for more background and information on FFPSA.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Chapter  3 of 2016 (AB X2  1, Thurmond.) provided DDS $11  million General Fund annually to support grants for service providers to modify their programs and services to make them compliant with the final HCBS rule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Since the passage of Chapter  559 of 2010 (AB  12, Beall), eligible youth may continue receiving certain foster care benefits —including housing support and case management —for a limited time after turning 18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/5

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

Mar 19, 2018 - Chapter  15 of 2017 (AB  99, Committee on Budget) effectively removes the final hold harmless provision on December 31, 2018. That is, beginning with January 1, 2019, all providers are to receive rates set at the 75 th percentile of the 2016 survey, even if lower than the rates they had received based upon an earlier market survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - The final 2015‑16 budget package included some, but not all, of the Health and Human Services –related legislative augmentations included in the Conference version of the 2015‑16  budget bill passed by the Legislature on June  15, 2015 (AB  93, Weber).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 11, 2016 - This analysis begins by providing an overview of the existing foster care system; highlights the major policy changes included in AB  403; and evaluates the Governor ’s proposed CCR implementation spending in light of continued uncertainties around the ultimate costs, savings, and programmatic impacts of the reform package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3351

The 2019-20 Budget: Aligning the State’s IT Project Approval Process With the Annual Budget Process

Mar 14, 2019 - AB = Assembly Bill; CDT = California Department of Technology; IT = information technology; PAL = Project Approval Lifecycle; SB = Senate Bill; and SHIELD = Surveillance, Health, Intervention, and Environmental Lead Database. . . .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3976

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - The 2021 ‑22 budget included around $32  million General Fund for the state ’s share of new costs required to meet the requirements of FFPSA Part IV. (Refer to our 2021 ‑22 spending plan analysis of child welfare programs here for a more detailed description of these requirements.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558