May Revision technical fix reappropriates UI/DI funds for EDD Next; LAO urges more legislative oversight as ICMS integration begins

May 21, 2025

The May Revision includes a technical reappropriation so remaining Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund dollars can be used through June 30, 2026 for EDD Next, including the upcoming ICMS integration phase. Project total to date stands at roughly $660 million with requests that could push total past $700 million.

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Employment Development Department officials told Assembly Subcommittee 5 that the May Revision contains reappropriation language to make funds in the Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund available through June 30, 2026 to support EDD Next, the department's multiyear modernization of benefit systems.

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