The 2015-16 Budget: Paying for a State Mandate on Local Child Protective Agencies [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2015 - This report evaluates the Governor's budget proposal to suspend the Interagency Child Abuse and Neglect Investigation Reports(ICAN) mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3182

The Universal Assessment Tool: Improving Care for Recipients of Home- and Community-Based Services [Publication Details]

Jan 22, 2015 - To ensure the UAT achieves the benefits of creating a more effective and efficient approach to HCBS assessment, we recommend: (1) legislation specifying intent to eventually use the UAT on a statewide basis, (2) development of an automated UAT customized to fit within California’s programmatic and policy environment, (3) piloting of county welfare departments and managed care plans as administrators of the UAT, and (4) a formal evaluation of the UAT pilot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3165

Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect: Trends and Issues [Publication Details]

Aug 8, 2013 - Finally, we make suggestions for how the current 2011 Realignment growth funding allocation process could be modified to provide county incentives for improved performance. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2802

Consolidating California’s Statewide Automated Welfare Systems [Publication Details]

Feb 13, 2012 - These systems support some of the state’s major health and human services programs by providing eligibility determination, case maintenance, and reporting functions at the county level. Chapter 13, Statutes of 2011 (ABX1 16, Blumenfield) directs the administration to reduce this number to two by migrating, or moving, counties on an existing system to Los Angeles County’s new system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2561

Child Welfare Realignment [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2011 - Child Welfare Realignment [Publication Details] Description: The Governor’s budget proposal would realign the child welfare system to counties in 2011-12 and shift $1.6 billion in tax revenues to counties in lieu of General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2406

The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Social Services [Publication Details]

Jan 29, 2010 - There are two main types of proposed solutions: expenditure reductions and fund shifts (federal, county, and special funds). In addition to the General Fund savings, adoption of this package would result in the loss of about $3 billion in federal funds, assuming that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is extended through June 30, 2010.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2192

Education of Foster Youth in California [Publication Details]

May 28, 2009 - Seventy-five percent of California foster youth perform below grade level standards, and by third grade 83 percent of foster youth have had to repeat a grade. We believe the state and local programs must reprioritize the way existing funds are spent in order to improve educational opportunities for foster youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2069

LAO Recommended Legislation [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 2008 - Recommendations in this report include, among many others: (a) Simplify and Consolidate K-12 General Purpose Funding, (b) Promote the Adoption of Health Information Technology in California, (c) Fund Inmate Education Programs Based on Actual Attendance, and (d) Increase and Index the State Gas Tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1897

LAO Compromise: In-Home Supportive Services, County Administrative Reduction [Publication Details]

Jun 13, 2008 - LAO Compromise: In-Home Supportive Services, County Administrative Reduction [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/1854

Reduction in CWS Allocations to Counties [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Reduction in CWS Allocations to Counties [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/1760