FI$Cal IT Project Update—Special Project Report 8

Jan 8, 2020 - Recent data from FI$Cal show the project did not meet its goal for the 2018 ‑19 fiscal year by a significant margin —only 77 o ut of 152 (or 51  p ercent) departments using FI$Cal closed their financial statements by October.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4132

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 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - Update on Paid Sick Leave Utilization Paid Sick Leave (PSL) Established for IHSS Providers in 2018-19. PSL became available on July 1, 2018 for IHSS providers who worked a certain number of hours within a calendar year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

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

Feb 16, 2018 - The units at both DCs were recently recertified for 2018 and will thus continue to receive federal funding through December 2018. (The Governor ’s budget assumes the ICF/DD units will be recertified in 2019 and federal funding will continue for the balance of 2018 ‑19.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - For more information on the 2017 IHSS MOE, please refer to our 2018 post titled: Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs . 2019 IHSS MOE. In 2019, DOF found that 1991  Realignment could no longer support the county costs of IHSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - As part of the 2018-19 Budget Act , the Legislature set a goal to increase CalWORKs grants to 50  percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) for a family that is one person larger than the number of people in the family for which the grant amount is calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Fruit and Vegetable Pilot received about $10  million in 2018-19 and about $10  million in 2024-25 (both of which were all General Fund). The Diaper and Wipe Distribution program received $10  million in 2018-19, $30  million in 2021-22, and $9  million in 2024-25 (all General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The state has allocated $11  million annually since 2016 ‑17 ($77  million to date) for “equity grants ” to help close disparities in spending. As part of the 2021 ‑22 spending plan, the state also required DDS to contract with a research entity to evaluate the effectiveness of these grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Home Safe program was established by Chapter  35 of 2018 (AB  1811, Committee on Budget) to serve Adult Protective Services (APS) clients who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness due to elder or dependent adult abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7

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

Mar 15, 2024 - TPS Immigration Services In 2018-19, State Expanded Funding to Prioritize Services for Hard-To-Reach Populations. Since 2018-19, the state has provided an annual allocation of $10  million General Fund to supplement ISF services and specifically support hard-to-reach populations through the TPS immigration services program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4885