The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Health and Human Services (HHS)‑Related Funding to Address Homelessness [Publication Details]

May 17, 2018 - The Governor’s 2018 19 May Revision proposes a package of actions and funding augmentations aimed at alleviating homelessness. Several of the major elements of the proposal are in the HHS area of the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3842

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

Mar 19, 2018 - Reimbursement rates for voucher providers vary based on the county in which the child is served. These reimbursement rates are referred to as the RMR and are based on regional market surveys of a sample of licensed child care providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

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

Feb 16, 2018 - Until 2011 ‑ 12 t he state General Fund and counties shared significant portions of the nonfederal costs of administering CWS. In 2011, the state enacted legislation known as 2011 r ealignment, which dedicated a portion of the state ’s sales tax to counties to administer CWS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

Jan 31, 2018 - Porterville DC, which opened in 1953, sits on 670 acres in the town of Porterville in Tulare County. Porterville DC is somewhat more remote than the other DCs, with the closest airport in Visalia, 40 m iles away.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3735

The Potential Effects of Ending the SSI Cash-Out

Jan 8, 2018 - Shelter costs include rent, mortgage payments, taxes and insurance on the home, and utilities. The maximum shelter deduction in federal fiscal year 2017 ‑ 18 i s $535 unless there is an eligible elderly and/or disabled household member —there is no cap on deductible shelter costs for these households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3729

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - Sonoma DC in Sonoma County is scheduled to close at the end of 2018, while Fairview DC in Orange County and the general treatment area (GTA) of Porterville DC in Tulare County are scheduled to close at the end of 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - A fourth measure —the percentage of CalWORKs participants with earnings sufficient to receive the maximum benefit from the federal earned income tax credit —was added later. In order to receive incentive funding from the Pay for Performance program, counties would either have to make a minimum level of improvement on a given performance measure or rank in the top 20  percent of counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - The actual delivery of many services takes place at the local level and is typically carried out by 58 separate county welfare departments. A major exception is the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP), which is administered mainly by the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Proposal to Strengthen Information Security

Feb 28, 2017 - Given the extensive assortment of sensitive data that the state maintains, including Social Security numbers, health records, and income tax information, the state is a prime target for information security attacks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3594

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - What Steps Will Counties Take to Adjust to Reduced Caseloads and Funding? Due to variation in how counties approach CalWORKs administration, counties are likely to respond to reduced caseloads and the reduction in the single allocation in different ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/1