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

Mar 5, 2026 - Those impacts are also reflected in this line, resulting in minor overlap. CFAP = California Food Assistance Program; ABAWD = able ‑bodied adult without dependents; and SUAS = State Utility Assistance Subsidy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System HDFC Proposed Resources Transfer to HDFC Is in Line With Legislative Direction. The Governor ’s budget is consistent with the policy goals of the reorganization approved by the Legislature in July  2025, which is to re ‑envision and implement a more integrated and accessible funding system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - A Family Urgent Response System (FURS) program funding reduction to bring ongoing appropriation in line with recent spending trends ($9  million General Fund ongoing reduction). $21  million General Fund annually remains for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - These include (1)  a proposal to eliminate the IHSS Permanent Back ‑Up Provider Program (estimated to save $3.5  million in 2026 ‑27 and on ‑going), (2)  a proposal to align IHSS eligibility time lines with Medi ‑Cal (estimated to save $86  million in 2026 ‑27 and on ‑going), and (3)  a proposal to remove the state ’s share of cost associated with any growth in IHSS hours per
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - However, the program still may be underutilized, may not yet be achieving its intended impact, and/or may not necessarily be progressing in line with legislative expectations. CWS ‑CARES = Child Welfare Services ‑California Automated Response and Engagement System; CANS = Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths; BH ‑CONNECT = Behavioral Health Community ‑Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment; CFT = Child and Family Team; and FM = Family Maintenance.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - This growth assumption is generally in line with historical trends. The spending plan assumes that state-operated residential and community facilities will serve 302 individuals in 2025-26, the same number served in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - One of these conditions was to make progress in line with the current project schedule without removing planned functionalities. July 30, 2024 —Initial Submission of FFY 2025 APDU to ACF. The project initially submitted its FFY 2025 APDU without some of the information requested to address the seven conditions in ACF ’s FFY 2024 APDU approval, including updates on the project ’s progress in line with the current project schedule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services $72 1% a TANF Carry Forward is a non ‑add line item for display purposes only. This amount is included in Federal TANF block grant funds. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Most counties raised that community ‑based organizations and other service providers could face challenges in implementing EBPs in line with federal requirements. Particularly in smaller and more rural counties with relatively fewer providers, counties raised issues related to hiring and maintaining qualified staff and meeting EBP model fidelity requirements around staff training, data tracking, and other elements due to high costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - POCs are a central component of the new PDL planning process but, due to the delayed time line for the first round of GenAI POCs, the Legislature does not have any information to evaluate the POC process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034