Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - The State Supervises County CWS Agencies. The federal government gives states some flexibility in how they operate their CWS programs. Unlike some other state CWS programs which are state administered, California ’s CWS program is state supervised and county administered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

Considering Options to Expand Paid Family Leave in California [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2019 - In this handout, we describe the major features of the state's current paid family leave program and compare it to programs in other states and countries. We then outline potential options to expand paid family leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3969

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

Mar 19, 2018 - The state still was using the 2005 market survey to set rates up to January 1, 2015. By January 1, 2018, the state had begun using the 2016 survey to set rates. Over this period, state RMR funding increased by 26  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - CHIP is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to children in low-income families, but with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid. The state and federal governments share the cost of CHIP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

Jan 31, 2018 - If neither expresses interest, the surplus state property can be sold at fair market value to private entities. Second, according to the State Constitution, any revenue generated from the sale of surplus state property is to be deposited into the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties, the state ’s discretionary budget reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3735

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - State‑Operated Residential and Community Facilities Program Budget Summary While DDS previously referred to all its state ‑run programs as DCs, its new nomenclature —State ‑Operated Residential and Community Facilities —reflects the changing role of the state in developmental services —from delivering its state ‑staffed services primarily in institutional DC settings to delivering services in more varied ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2019 - Although the Governor’s allocation to discretionary reserves represents a smaller share of resources than recent budgets, the Governor’s decision to use a significant share of resources to pay down state debts is prudent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3916

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment [Publication Details]

Oct 15, 2018 - Rethinking the 1991 Realignment [Publication Details] HTML Description: California has shifted programmatic and funding responsibility between the state and counties for various programs over the last 40 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3886

The 2018-19 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal

Mar 2, 2018 - In particular, SCO produces the state ’s annual Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), a report that informs stakeholders, such as bond rating agencies, of the state ’s financial condition and how the state manages public resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3768