The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - An additional $170.1  million ($104.4  million General Fund) is appropriated in 2023-24 for updates to CalSAWS (and other smaller information technology systems) to automate recent state budget and policy actions, and to maintain and operate the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Information Network (CalWIN) system until all remaining CalWIN counties migrate to CalSAWS by the federal deadline of December 31, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/5

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Following a major realignment of state and local responsibilities in 1991, some funds generated by a new sales tax and a portion of the vehicle license fee accrue to a special fund with a series of subaccounts which pay for a variety of health and human services programs and responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Specifically, the fede ral government requires states to intercept child support payments for CalWORKs and foster care families to reimburse the state, county, and federal government for the costs associated with providing CalWORKs cash assistance and foster care maintenance payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/5

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - In 2011, the state enacted legislation known as 2011 r ealignment, which dedicated a portion of the state ’s sales and use tax and vehicle license fee revenues to counties to administer child welfare and foster care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

The 2023-24 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 2, 2023 - Beginning in 2012-13, however, the historical county share-of-cost model was replaced with an IHSS county maintenance-of-effort (MOE), meaning county costs would reflect a set amount of nonfederal IHSS costs as opposed to a certain percent of nonfederal IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4729

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Overall, counties are required hold in-person orientations within 30 days of the date in which the public health order is lifted (counties and IHSS Public Authorities may request a 15-day extension if the p ublic health conditions caused staffing or facility challenges).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Social Services Immigration and Equity Programs

Mar 15, 2024 - TPS immigration services provides legal training and technical assistance to county public defender offices, removal defense services, and legal services for deported veterans. Governor ’s Budget Proposes Elimination of TPS Immigration Services Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4885

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Voting Equipment $87.3  Million General Fund to Replace County Voting Systems. The budget provides one-time funding of $87.3  million to counties for the research and development, purchase, or lease of hardware and software to replace county voting systems and technology, and county election management systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - TBL specifies that if a child placed in an STRTP requires regular on-site nursing care, the placing agency (namely, the county child welfare agency or probation department) is res ponsible for ensuring the necessary nursing care is provided —either by the STRTP consistent with its treatment model or by the county arranging for that care to be provided utilizing county nursing resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

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

Feb 11, 2016 - Until 2011 –12 the state General Fund and counties shared the nonfederal costs of administering CWS. In 2011, the state enacted legislation known as 2011 realignment, which dedicated a portion of the state ’s sales tax to counties to administer CWS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3351