The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - To try to address this, the Legislature has taken steps to require that the administrative budgeting methodologies for both CalFresh and IHSS are reevaluated every three years, with a report to the Legislature on potential changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Because nonfederal IHSS costs have grown faster than the MOE in recent years, the state has taken on an increasing share of IHSS program costs. Governor ’s Budget Includes Three IHSS Budget Solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - We identify some of the major actions taken in the 2025-26 budget process below. Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library. The budget includes an estimated $39  million one-time General Fund for Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - As counties have taken steps toward implementing their individual comprehensive prevention plans, some key challenges and opportunities for additional legislative guidance and input have come to light.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - The primary purpose of the PAL process is to improve the planning of state IT projects through four discrete stages, all of which taken together create a complete project plan with a baseline cost, schedule, and scope that is approved by CDT and DOF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - Taken together, these changes increase the program ’s emphasis on identifying participants ’ barriers to employment early and provide the potential for additional flexibility in activities and services to address them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - If no legislative action is taken to halt current year ESE spending, some savings may materialize, but a full reduction of all 2023 ‑24 ESE funds will  not  occur. Consider Possible Opportunities to Right Size Funding for Program Components.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872