The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Reduces Funding for Two Regional Center Activities. Since 2021, regional centers have received funding for two operational activities: (1)  implicit bias training for regional center staff, and (2)  health and safety waiver application assistance provided by regional center staff to families served.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

Jan 31, 2018 - Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers Potential Benefits of This Option For one, the state would no longer be responsible for the properties, which means it would have reduced liability for the property and would not have to maintain it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3735

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Information Security Proposals

Feb 25, 2020 - Then, auditors perform field work, such as interviews with entity staff and testing of the networks and systems used by the entity. A final report is issued to the entity with findings of non- or partial compliance with state IS policies, standards, and/or procedures that require corrective action.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4176

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Finally, the state can transfer up to 10  percent of its annual TANF block grant to the SSBG, to be used for a variety of purposes, such as providing developmental services through Regional Centers. TANF and Related MOE Spending Involve More Than Just CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Center for Excellence $750,000 ongoing beginning in 2022 ‑23. Emergency Response Augmentation $50 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22 and again in 2022 ‑23, expendable for four years (through June 30, 2026 for the later allocation).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Apr 29, 2025 - If the PDL process were pilot-tested based on the first and second POC rounds, the Legislature would have time t o evaluate the new PDL process as it is refined by the administration based on actual experience with GenAI POCs and subsequent contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Under the community pathway outlined in California ’s plan, a community ‑based organization such as a family resource center —rather than the local child welfare agency —will be the family ’s primary liaison to supports and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - Presented Potential Opportunities to Center Family Engagement, Reduce Administrative Burden, and Increase Participation. In the state ’s pilot application, CDSS indicated California ’s pilot approach would leverage flexibilities offered under the pilot to consider interventions that center participant engagement in CalWORKs (such as, for example, activities that
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - (Four of the six milestones are now expected to be tested in EUST 2, and the remaining two milestones are expected to be tested in EUST 3.) During the four-week EUST session, participants identified a significant amount of required rework prior to implementation of the three (and several other related) milestones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - It is our understanding that the cash assistance will not affect eligibility for the large means-tested programs, including SSI/SSP and Medi-Cal. Expands Eligibility for Unemployment Benefit to Workers Directly Affected by COVID-19 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221