Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Driving speed is a major risk factor for motor vehicle fatalities. We have seen some indications that extreme speeding has grown substantially. As shown in Figure  21 , citations issued by CHP for driving over 100 miles per hour nearly doubled between 2019 and 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Totals $1,075 $105 CWS ‑CARES = Child Welfare Services ‑California Automated Response and Engagement System; OTSI = Office of Technology and Solutions Integration; BH ‑CONNECT = Behavioral Health Community ‑Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment; CFT = Child and Family Team; FM = Family Maintenance; CalSAWS = California Statewide Automated Welfare System; CANS = Child and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - We describe the various elements driving these changes in more detail below. Additionally, we describe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency response funding that has been allocated for various child welfare program flexibilities, waivers, and expansions since California entered into the current state of emergency in March  2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/5

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Projected Caseload Increase, Policy Changes Drive Cost Increases in 2021 ‑22. As shown in Figure  4 , the bulk of the 2021 ‑22 funding increase is due to a projected 19  p ercent increase in caseload (from the revised 405, 000 c ases in 2020 ‑ 21 t o about 482, 000 c ases).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - Although not a comprehensive list, some possible reasons to explore for take ‑up rate differences include: Social Networks May Drive Program Awareness. According to our stakeholder interviews, most CalWORKs applicants first hear of the program from family members, neighbors, or colleagues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2019-20 Budget: Aligning the State’s IT Project Approval Process With the Annual Budget Process

Mar 14, 2019 - Project-Specific Factors Also Drive Funding Requests Prior to PAL Approval Legislatively Mandated Deadlines. Another potential reason why PAL might not align with the budget cycle is related to statutory deadlines to implement IT projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3976

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Similarly, the Governor ’s budget focuses some new resources on a particular region —like the Fresno Drive initiative —which could create expectations that these types of resources should be provided to other regions of the state facing similar challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - During the first year of FFPSA implementation, a county may elect to begin providing prevention services by providing written notice to DSS prior to fully completing its com prehensive prevention plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723