The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The spending plan requires CDSS (in consultation with the California Community Colleges, the University of California, the California State University, and the California Student Aid Commission) to report to the Legislature on efforts to create a statewide data-sharing agreement aligned with federal SNAP disclosure regulations that could help identify new, continuing, and retu
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - California receives $3.7  billion annually for its TANF block grant (which does not change year to year), over $2  billion of which goes to CalWORKs (the remainder helps fund aid for some low-income college students and various other human services programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

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

Mar 15, 2024 - CISP serves students, staff, and faculty, as well as, immediate family members, alumni within two years of graduation, and students intending to enroll. Services include legal consultations, assistance in applying for immigration benefits, and representation in court and administrative proceedings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4885

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The state plans to phase-in the program in summer 2024 by automatically enrolling known qualified students based on exis ting CDSS and California Department of Education records. Beginning in summer 2025, CDSS anticipates that potentially qualified families who are not automatically enrolled will be able to apply for the program through a standalone application.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/3

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - California receives $3.7  billion in TANF funds annually, over $2  billion of which is spent on CalWORKs (the remainder helps fund aid for some low-income college students and various, small human services programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The budget-related legislation related to higher education programs increases the Community Colleges Student Success Completion Grant for full-time students who are current or former foster youth to $5,250 per semester.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - To address these concerns, the Legislature could, for example, modify the proposal to first offer in-person instruction to all high-needs students a month before bringing back all younger students. This would allow time for schools to ramp up testing capabilities an d address other implementation issues with a smaller group of students and staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - This tuition plan generally pegs annual tuition increases to inflation, applies annual increases to all academic graduate students, and uses a cohort model in applying higher charges to incoming undergraduate students (with charges held flat for continuing undergraduate  students).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - In  2020 ‑21, AEP providers enrolled about one ‑third fewer students in their programs compared with 2018 ‑ 19 —a loss of about 50,000 full ‑time equivalent students. This significant decline was due to the effects of the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897