The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Increase in State Funding for Local Child Support Agencies

Mar 26, 2019 - Current state funding for local child support services is largely based on the amount that was spent, by each county DA, to collect and enforce child support payments prior to 1999. These amounts varied significantly across the counties; and, as such, these differences continue today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3989

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

Mar 5, 2026 - Does not include funding for oral notice of work rules. b Less than $500,000. c Estimated H.R. 1 administrative impacts related to the ABAWD work requirement, noncitizen eligibility change, and SUAS restriction already reflect the increased state and county share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - With this post we intend to provide information but do not include any explicit recommendations to the Legislature. Background CalWORKs Provides Cash Assistance and Employment Services to Low ‑Income Families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306

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

Mar 6, 2026 - We find that designating the vast majority of private activity bonds for this purpose, as CDLAC has done, is consistent with good public policy given (1)  the state ’s priority to support more affordable housing and that (2)  doing so unlocks federal funding via the 4   percent tax credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of Social Services

Feb 24, 2020 - While we do not raise any major concerns with the 2020 ‑ 21 c aseload and costs estimates, out ‑year costs could come in lower if newly eligible undocumented seniors enroll in IHSS at a slower rate than what is currently assumed by the administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4175

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Figure  1, Panel C in Wang et al (2024) displays monthly buprenorphine prescriptions from CURES. This figure shows no abrupt increase in early 2021. Furthermore, it  shows: Growth in 2019. A period of decline from late 2019 through early 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - It is also worth noting that consistent incremental differences in maltreatment substantiation rates occur not only between older teenagers and younger children, but are a pattern that can be observed across the entire age spectrum for youth in the state —and therefore might be due to factors that do not uniquely affect youth ages 14 t o 17 c ompared to all other youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - What do youth and families view as the most notable results or effects of the funding? What have been obstacles, challenges, or delays to implementation? To what extent and how have DSS and program partners been able to address these issues?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Does not meet criteria Programs that do not meet any of the other rating thresholds upon review of all studies are rated as not currently meeting criteria. There are a few advantages to states choosing well ‑supported programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - UC Programs in Medical Education (PRIME) 12.9 c Provide training to promote diversity in the physician workforce and increase number of physicians in underserved areas of the state. a Proposition 56 Funds. b Combined General Fund and Mental Health Services Fund. c Ongoing funding. d Funding for 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572