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Update (9/11/24): Managed care organization tax increase corrected in Appendix 1 (Figure 4) and Appendix 2 (Figure 1).

Update (10/2/24): Figure 8 has been updated for final actions.


September 6, 2024

The 2024‑25 Budget

Overview of the Spending Plan

Appendix 1



Appendix 1, Figure 1

Spending Delays in the 2024‑25 Budget Package

General Fund (In Millions)

Department

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

GO‑Biz

City of Fresno Public Infrastructure Development

—

—

$100

EDD

California Jobs First

—

$150

‑50

CWDB

Goods Movement Training Center

—

—

40

DDS

Full implementation of service provider rate reform

—

—

306

DOR

Full implementation of service provider rate reform

—

—

1

CPUC

Last‑Mile Broadband Project Grants

—

—

100

CDFA

Enteric methane incentives

—

23

—

CNRA

Redondo Beach Wetlands (Nature‑Based)

—

10

—

Caltrans

Active Transportation Program (Transportation)

—

100

—

DWR

CERIP: Central procurement function

—

22

—

OPSC

Change Distribution of School Facilities Program

$385

288

—

DSS

California Food Assistance Program expansion

—

—

31

DSS

Bringing Families Home

—

80

—

Totals

$385

$673

$528

GO‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; EDD = Employment Development Department; CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DOR = Department of Rehabilitation; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; DWR = Water Resources; OPSC = Office of Public School Construction; and DSS = Department of Social Services.

Appendix 1, Figure 2

Fund Shifts (Other) in the 2024‑25 Budget Package

General Fund (In Millions)

Department

Description

2023‑24

2024‑25

EDD

Employment Training Panel funds for UI interest payment

—

$100

DIR

Enhanced Protections for Vulnerable Populations (Extreme Heat)

$16

—

DGS

Asset Management Branch temporary fund shift

—

1

DGS

California Commission on Disability Access permanent fund shift

—

2

Joint Expenses

Capitol Annex Project—SPIF fund shift

‑500

650

DOJ

Swap of fund source for state share of Medi‑Cal fraud enforcement costs

—

2

CVCB

Restitution Fund backfill

—

25

DHCS

Proposition 56 General Fund backfill

—

145

DHCS/DDS

Home and Community‑Based Services adjustment

40

47

DHCS

Quality sanctions penalties

—

1

Caltrans

Highways to Boulevards Pilot Program (Transportation)

75

—

CalSTA

Formula Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (Transportation)

463

188

CalSTA

Competitive Transit and Intercity Capital Rail Program (Transportation)

133

174

DSS

Offset child care costs with Proposition 64 and federal funds

597

376

Totals

$824

$1,710

EDD = Employment Development Department; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DGS = Department of General Services; SPIF = State Project Infrastructure Fund; DOJ = Department of Justice; CVCB = California Victim Compensation Board; DHCS = Department of Health Care Services; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency; and DSS = Department of Social Services.

Appendix 1, Figure 3

Fund Shifts (Resources and Environment) in the 2024‑25 Budget Package

General Fund (In Millions)

Department

Description

2023‑24

2024‑25

CEC

Fueling Infrastructure Grants (ZEV)

$219

—

CEC

Drayage Trucks & Infrastructure (ZEV)

157

—

CEC

Transit Buses & Infrastructure (ZEV)

29

—

CEC

Clean Trucks, Buses and Off‑Road Equipment (ZEV)

71

—

CEC

Carbon Removal Innovation Program (Energy)

20

—

CEC

Equitable Building Decarbonization Program (Energy)

—

$25

CEC

Distributed Electricity Backup Assets (Energy)

330

25

CEC

Hydrogen Grants (Energy)

39

—

CEC

Demand Side Grid Support (Energy)

150

—

CEC

Incentives for Long Duration Storage (Energy)

49

—

CEC

Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan

—

400

CARB

Emerging Opportunities (ZEV)

53

—

CalEPA

Environmental justice grants (Community Resilience)

5

—

Various

Diablo Canyon Land Conservation (SB 846)

—

40

Various

Fund shifts to GGRF scored as early action (avoid doublecounting)a

‑1,799

—

CDFA

Water and energy efficiency grants (Water and Drought)

21

—

CDFA

Livestock methane reduction (Sustainable Agriculture)

24

—

DTSC

Brownfield cleanups

65

—

CNRA

Ocean protection ‑ SB 1 (Coastal Resilience)

37

—

CNRA

Ocean protection (Coastal Resilience)

28

—

Cal Fire

Fire prevention grants (Wildfire)

82

—

Cal Fire

Unit fire prevention projects (Wildfire)

26

—

Cal Fire

Monitoring and research (Wildfire)

6

—

Cal Fire

Prescribed fire liability pilot (Wildfire)

—

20

Cal Fire

Tribal engagement (Wildfire)

10

—

Parks

Deferred maintenance funding (Access)

15

—

OPR

Extreme Heat and Community Resilience (Extreme Heat)

25

—

OPR

California Climate Action Corps

—

9

DOC

Regional Forest & Fire Capacity (Wildfire)

20

—

DOC

Oil and gas well capping

50

—

DFW

Wetlands restoration (Nature‑Based)

17

—

WCB

Streamflow Enhancement Program (Water and Drought)

101

—

WCB

Protecting wildlife from changing conditions (Nature‑Based)

70

—

DWR

Flood projects

126

—

DWR

Habitat restoration (Nature‑Based)

103

—

DWR

Salton Sea (Water and Drought)

7

—

DWR

Oroville pump storage (Energy)

—

100

SWRCB

Drinking water/wastewater projects (Water and Drought)

55

200

SWRCB

Water recycling/groundwater cleanup (Water and Drought)

15

—

Totals

$223

$819

aThe early action budget package adopted in April 2024 scored $1.8 billion in nonspecified General Fund reductions to be backfilled with the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The final budget package adopted in June specified which programs were reduced, as detailed here. We reflect this change here to avoid double‑counting these fund shift solutions.

CEC = California Energy Commission; ZEV = zero‑emissions vehicle; CARB = California Air Resources Board; CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; DTSC = Department of Toxic Substances Control; CNRA =  California Natural Resources Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; OPR  = Governor’s Office of Planning and Research; DOC = Department of Conservation; DFW = Fish and Wildlife; WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board; DWR = Water Resources; and SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board.

Appendix 1, Figure 4

Reductions (Health, Human Services, Housing, and Homelessness) in the 2024‑25 Budget Package

General Fund (In Millions)

Department

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

DHCS

Behavioral Health Bridge Housing

—

—

$133

HHS

Health and Human Services Innovation Accelerator

—

$1

—

DHCS

Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program

—

—

70

DHCS

CYBHI evidence‑based behavioral health grants

—

—

47

DHCS

CYBHI school‑linked health partnerships and grants

—

30

120

DHCS

Naloxone Distribution Project and Medication Assisted Treatment

—

—

61

DHCS

Health Enrollment Navigators

—

—

18

DHCS

County administration COLA freeze

—

—

20

DHCS

Equity and Practice Transformation Payments to providers

—

—

44

DDS

Direct Support Professional Internship Program

$20

—

—

DDS

Emergency preparedness resources

—

—

1

DDS

Complex Needs Residential Program

—

1

—

DDS

Porterville Developmental Center vacancies

—

—

20

DDS

Regional Center Tuition Reimbursement Program

—

—

19

HCAI

Health care workforce initiatives

7

201

440

DHCS

Health program increases in managed care organization tax package

—

75

602

DHCS

Clinic workforce stabilization payments

—

15

—

DHCS

Major Risk Medical Insurance Program

—

—

79

DPH

State Future of Public Health funding

—

—

8

DPH

Local Future of Public Health funding

—

—

16

DPH

Office of Oral Health General Fund backfill

—

—

5

DPH

CYBHI public education and change campaign

—

29

5

DPH

CYBHI youth suicide reporting and crisis response pilot program

—

14

2

DPH

Public Health IT Systems

—

4

—

DPH

21st Century Public Health System Program

—

—

—

DSS

Modify Multi‑Year Slot Expansion Plan

—

—

372

DSS

Expanded subsidized employment

—

30

37

DSS

Home visiting

—

30

25

DSS

Mental health and substance abuse services

—

30

37

DSS

Employment services intensive case management

—

—

47

Aging

Media Campaign

—

13

20

DSS

Housing and Disability Advocacy Program

—

—

—

DSS

Permanent Back Up Provider System

—

—

3

DCSS

Local child support agency funding

—

6

6

DSS

LA County public health nurse program

—

7

8

DSS

Housing supplement for foster youth in SILPs

—

—

—

BCH

Round 5 Supplemental Funding

—

—

260

BCH

Administrative Funding Set Asides

—

142

—

HCD

Infill Infrastructure Program

—

235

—

HCD

Veteran Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program

—

76

—

HCD

Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program

—

237

—

HCD

CalHome

—

153

—

HCD

Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) 2.0

—

40

—

HCD

Multifamily Housing Program

—

10

—

HCD

Adaptive Reuse Program

—

128

—

Totals

$27

$1,505

$2,523

DHCS = Department of Health Care Services; HHS = Health and Human Services Agency; CYBHI = Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; HCAI = Health Care Access and Information; DPH = Department of Public Health; DSS = Department of Social Services; Aging = Department of Aging; DCSS = Department of Child Support Services; BCH = Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; and HCD = Department of Housing and Community Development.

Appendix 1, Figure 5

Reductions (All Other) in the 2024‑25 Budget Package

General Fund (In Millions)

Department

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

GO‑Biz

Various reductions

$206

$90

—

EDD

Displaced Oil and Gas Workers Fund

—

10

—

EDD

EMT Training

—

—

$10

EDD

California Jobs First

—

150

—

CWDB

Low Carbon Economy Grant Program

—

—

15

DIR

Apprenticeship Innovation Fund

—

—

40

CSAC

Learning‑Aligned Employment Program

485

—

—

SIB

Financial literacy outreach

5

5

5

UC

Graduate medical education

—

—

13

UC

Immunology and Immunotherapy Institute

—

—

300

UC

Equal opportunity practices/professional development

—

5

—

CSL

California Collaborative Connectivity Grant

—

34

—

CSL

Local library infrastructure grants (forgo new rounds)

—

—

33

CSL

Local library infrastructure grants (revert unspent funds)

—

4

—

CSL

Lunch at the Library

—

—

2

CSL

California Library Services Act

—

—

2

CCC

Student housing projects

—

11

51

Arts

Grants to arts organizations

—

—

5

DCC

Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant Program

—

17

—

DGS

Electric vehicle service equipment reduction

—

—

12

OES

Multifamily Seismic Retrofit Matching Funds

—

15

—

OES

Gun Buyback Program

—

21

—

OES

Listos California Emergency Preparedness Campaign

—

—

13

OES

Warehousing operations for emergency response equipment and supplies

—

—

9

Various

Various DREOA adjustments related to past fires, floods, pandemic

1,663

—

—

OIG

Medical Inspection Unit

—

—

2

BSCC

California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program

—

—

9

BSCC

Proud Parenting Grant

—

—

1

BSCC

Medication Assisted Treatment grant elimination

—

11

—

BSCC

Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Grant reduction

—

—

4

CDCR

Statewide correctional video surveillance technical update

—

—

1

CDCR

Resources for The Joint Commission Accreditation

—

—

1

CDCR

Reduction of TransMetro Bus contract

—

1

2

CDCR

Reduced maintenance of deactivated prisons

—

—

5

CDCR

Employee Health Program

—

—

7

CDCR

Administrative reductions for prison closures

—

—

9

CDCR

Officer training reduction

—

9

14

CDCR

Pharmaceutical Budget Rebate Program

—

—

31

CDCR

Accelerated deactivation of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison

—

—

44

CDCR

Housing unit deactivations

—

—

82

CDCR

2023 San Quentin improvements capital outlay

—

8

—

CDCR

Cancel managed access system expansion

9

15

—

CDCR

Data Collection Analysis and Outcomes Funding

6

—

—

JB

Firearm Relinquishment Program

—

9

—

JB

Court interpreter grant reversion

20

—

—

JB

Additional Trial Court Trust Fund unrestricted fund balance reversion

—

—

25

JB

Ongoing reduction to trial court operations

—

—

97

JB

Current‑year savings from CARE Act implementation

—

18

—

JB

Judicial Council operational savings

—

5

—

DOJ

Reduction in legal resources to respond to federal actions

—

—

1

DOJ

Reduction to the Division of Legal Services

—

—

5

SCO

California State Payroll System

—

90

—

ODI

Data and Innovation Services Revolving Fund

—

—

15

CPUC

Broadband Loan Loss Reserve Fund

—

125

150

OPR

California Education Learning Lab

—

—

6

OPR

Golden State Awards

—

—

10

OPR

Extreme Heat and Community Resilience (Extreme Heat)

—

70

—

OPR

Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications

—

—

42

OPR

Neighbor‑to‑Neighbor Program

—

—

9

OPR

Youth Empowerment Commission

—

—

—

DMV

California commercial drive test centers

—

10

10

Caltrans

Active Transportation Program (Transportation)

—

260

84

OPSC

Eliminate School Facilities Program Funding

—

—

375

Statewide

Ongoing Reductions to State Operations

—

—

2,172

Totals

$2,393

$991

$3,722

GO‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; Gov Ops = Government Operations Agency; EDD = Employment Development Department; EMT = Emergency Medical Technician; CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; SIB = Scholarshare Investment Board; UC = University of California; CSL = California State Library; CCC = California Community Colleges; Arts = Arts Council; DCC = Department of Cannabis Control; DGS = Department of General Services; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; DREOA = Disaster‑Response Emergency Operations Account; OIG = Office of the Inspector General; BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; JB = Judicial Branch; DOJ = Department of Justice; SCO = State Controller’s Office; ODI = Office of Data and Innovation; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; OPR = Governor’s Office of Planning and Research; DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; and OPSC = Office of Public School Construction.

Appendix 1, Figure 6

Reductions (Resources and Environment) in the 2024‑25 Budget Package

General Fund (In Millions)

Department

Description

2023‑24

2024‑25

CEC

Incentives for Long Duration Storage (Energy)

$57

—

CEC

Carbon Removal Innovation Program (Energy)

54

—

CEC

Equitable Building Decarbonization Program (Energy)

87

$188

CEC

Distributed Electricity Backup Assets (Energy)

63

—

CEC

Hydrogen Grants (Energy)

25

—

CEC

Demand Side Grid Support (Energy)

112

—

CEC

Energy Data Infrastructure & Analysis (Energy)

4

—

CEC

Fueling Infrastructure Grants (ZEV)

144

—

CEC

Equitable At‑Home Charging (ZEV)

20

—

CEC

Drayage Trucks & Infrastructure (ZEV)

81

—

CEC

Clean Trucks, Buses and Off‑Road Equipment (ZEV)

138

—

CPUC

Capacity Building Grant Program (Energy)

10

—

CPUC

Residential Solar and Storage Program (Energy)

—

125

CalEPA

Environmental justice grants (Community Resilience)

6

—

CDFA

Water and energy efficiency grants (Water and Drought)

1

—

CDFA

Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program (Sustainable Agriculture)

9

—

CDFA

Grants for fairs

2

—

CDFA

Water efficiency T/A (Water and Drought)

1

—

DTSC

Brownfield cleanups

136

—

CNRA

Urban Greening Program (Extreme Heat)

20

—

CNRA

Ocean protection (Coastal Resilience)

35

—

CNRA

Ocean protection ‑ SB 1 (Coastal Resilience)

15

10

CNRA

Museum grants

28

—

CNRA

California Climate Information System

18

—

CNRA

AB 1757

3

—

Cal Fire

Prescribed fire & hand crews (Wildfire)

5

—

Cal Fire

Deferred maintenance

12

—

Cal Fire

Green schoolyards

2

—

Cal Fire

Forest health (Wildfire)

3

—

Cal Fire

Forest data hub (Wildfire)

3

—

Parks

Urban Waterfront Program

12

—

Parks

Outdoor Equity Grants Program

50

25

Parks

Adapting to sea level rise (Coastal Resilience )

10

—

Parks

Recreational Trails and Greenways Program

10

—

Parks

Art in Parks Program

11

—

Parks

Dos Rios State Park

2

—

Parks

Deferred maintenance

15

—

RMC

Conservancy projects (Wildfire)

1

—

SDRC

Conservancy projects (Wildfire)

9

—

CVMC

Conservancy projects (Wildfire)

9

—

Parks

Stewardship of state‑owned lands (Wildfire)

1

—

OPR

Regional Climate Resilience (Community Resilience)

25

50

OPR

Climate adaptation planning grants (Community Resilience)

10

—

OPR

Public awareness campaign (Extreme Heat)

14

—

DOC

Climate Smart Land Management Program (Nature‑Based)

7

—

DOC

Multi‑benefit Land Repurposing Program (Water and Drought)

6

—

CDFW

Stewardship of state‑owned lands (Nature‑Based)

33

—

CDFW

Drought assistance (Water and Drought)

1

—

WCB

Various WCB programs (Nature‑Based)

42

—

WCB

Wildlife corridor and fish passage (Water and Drought)

6

—

WCB

Watershed climate resilience (Water and Drought)

—

112

SCC

Sea‑level rise (Coastal Resilience)

221

—

SCC

Coastal protection and adaptation (Coastal Resilience)

171

—

SCC

Opportunity acquisitions (Nature‑Based)

49

—

SCC

Conservancy projects (Wildfire)

2

—

DWR

Watershed climate resilience (Water and Drought)

—

58

DWR

Dam safety (Water and Drought)

50

—

DWR

Save Our Water campaign (Water and Drought)

22

—

DWR

Emergency water storage tanks (Water and Drought)

11

—

DWR

Small supplier water conservation (Water and Drought)

7

—

DWR

Data, research, and communications (Water and Drought)

3

—

DWR

SGMA implementation (Water and Drought)

1

—

DWR

Investments in strategic reliability assets (Energy)

—

55

SSJDC

Conservancy projects (Wildfire)

6

—

SWRCB

Water recycling/groundwater cleanup (Water and Drought)

186

—

SWRCB

Per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (Water and Drought)

101

30

SWRCB

Drinking water/wastewater projects (Water and Drought)

98

—

Totals

$2,295

$653

CEC = California Energy Commission; ZEV = zero‑emission vehicles; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; CalEPA =California Environmental Protection Agency; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; DTSC = Department of Toxic Substances Control; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; RMC = San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy; SDRC = San Diego River Conservancy; CVMC = Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy; OPR = Governor’s Office of Planning and Research; DOC = Department of Conservation; CDFW = California Department of Fish and Wildlife; WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board; SCC = State Coastal Conservancy; DWR = Water Resources; SSJDC = Sacramento‑San Joaquin Delta Conservancy; and SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board.

Appendix 1, Figure 7

Reversions in the 2024‑25 Budget Package

General Fund (In Millions)

Department

Description

2022‑23

2023‑24

2024‑25

CDTFA

Salary savings

—

$20

—

OES

CERF transfer to General Fund—DHCS Health Care Retention Payments

—

57

—

CDCR

Modifications to pre‑release reentry funding

$ 40

22

$ 40

DSS

Unawarded General Child Care slots

—

570

—

CDE

Various preschool actions related to collective bargaining

—

—

153

DSS

Emergency child care vouchers for foster youth

—

47

‑12

GovOps

Reversion of unused funds

—

8

—

Totals

$40

$724

$181

CDTFA = California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; CERF = Central Emergency Response Fund; DHCS = Department of Health Care Services; CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; DSS = Department of Social Services; CDE = California Department of Education; and GovOps = Government Operations Agency.