The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Fourth, some parents do not follow through on physicians ’ referrals (in some instances because they hope their children will grow out of their developmental challenges). Fifth, some parents who try to follow through on referrals become discouraged before their children receive services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - Of these revenues, approximately half would have been recouped by the state to offset state/local costs of foster care, while half would have been recouped by the federal government. Given that the state ’s new policies are in line with the updated federal guidance, the state is not responsible for backfilling the federal share.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - We do not have aggregated data about family income level for those involved with the child welfare system, but available data reflect that the majority of children in foster care live in deep poverty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - (The department indicates they will have updated compliance data to share in the coming weeks.) A recent communication from DDS to RCs stated that noncompliant provid ers could no longer receive new referrals as of March   17, providing an additional incentive for providers to develop new policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - Better knowledge about how often such referrals are made and for what services, could add more context to outcomes in which youth do not enter foster care. Collect Data on Dependency Petitions by Welfare and Institutions Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - All reporting entities must follow IT procurement processes as delineated in these sections of the Public Contract Code, while some nonreporting entities also follow these processes. Other nonreporting entities have more flexibility in their IT procurement processes and/or do not use CDT and/or DGS for their  procurements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - These reports include the Annual Census of Employees in State Civil Service (fulfilling requirements established under Government Code Sections 19237 ; 19402 ; 19405 ; 19792 subdivisions (h), (i), and (j); and 19792.5 subdivisions (a) and (b); and 19793 ) and the Women’s Earnings in State Civil Service report (in accordance with Section 19827.2 of the Government Code).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Due to increases in health premiums and the number of retirees receiving the benefit, the state ’s pay-as-you-go costs for this benefit increase each year. The budget assumes that the state ’s pay-as-you-go costs in 2019-20 will be $2.2  billion General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The program provides a broad range of services to current and former foster youth, including outreach and recruitment, academic counseling, tutoring, book and supply grants, and referrals to health and mental health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - In general, the more significant year-over-year changes in General Fund support for these programs are in part due to various funding shifts that have occurred over the last several years. These funding shifts result in General Fund increases and decreases that are not necessarily representative of broader trends in caseloads and services costs in these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576