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

Mar 7, 2019 - California's current paid family leave program, implemented in 2004, provides up to six weeks of partial wage replacement to workers who take time off to bond with a new child or care for an ill family member. In the 2019-20 Governor's Budget, the Governor included a conceptual proposal to expand paid family leave and make the program more flexible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3969

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Passing only what is necessary this year would allow more time for the remaining stakeholder questions and policy issues to be worked out and give the Legislature the chance to assess whether the rates structure is in line with its vision for permanent CC R rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Because, absent support, babies developing a few days behind their peers might grow into toddlers who are several months or even a year behind, federal law requires that services begin soon after children are determined eligible for early intervention.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Budget trailer legislation (Chapter  650 of 2025 [SB  158, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review]) allocates $2.1  million in one-time General Fund to LCI to conduct activities pursuant to Chapter  24 of 2025 (SB  131, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), including developing maps of infill sites eligible to qualify for new exemptions from CEQA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 28, 2017 - Federal TANF funding proposed to be spent in CalWORKs is also down by $131  million. The decrease in General Fund and federal TANF support budgeted in CalWORKs primarily reflects (1) lower total funding requirements due to declining caseloads and (2) the availability of additional funding from other sources —specifically a one-time increase in realignment funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/1