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 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Chapter  97 of 2025 (SB  280, Cervantes) called a statewide special election on November 4, 2025, for voters to consider Proposition 50 . Chapter 115 (SB 162, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) appropriated from the General Fund an unspecified amount to county elections officials and the Secretary of State for the “actual and reasonably necessary costs, as determined by the Director of Finance,” to conduct the election.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - With these reductions, the spending plan provides about $97  million for ESE in 2024-25. Additionally, the spending plan adopts trailer bill language that requires the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to include data on ESE employers by county and ESE participant outcomes after program exit in its annual CalWORKs summary (to the extent data are available and reportable).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2023-24 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 2, 2023 - (We note that, similar to the recent increase in the share of authorized cases being paid, there has been a recent increase in the share of authorized hours being claimed —with the both December 2022 and January 2023 showing about 97  percent of authorized hours being claimed.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4729

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

Mar 10, 2022 - Although ETP grants may be one tool to upskill workers, the $90  million proposal in the package would almost double grant funding made by ETP in recent years (the panel distributed a total of $97  million in grants in 2020 ‑21).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - Other Net Changes ‑25 97 Includes increases and decreases, including new proposed funding and monthly assistance payment rate and caseload changes. Totals ‑$1,116 ‑$732 FFPSA = Family First Prevention Services Act; GF = General Fund; FMAP = federal medical assistance percentage; NMDs = non ‑minor dependents; EFC = extended foster care; STRTP = Short ‑Term Residential Therapeutic Programs; and IMDs = Institutions for Mental Disease.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558