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

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2023 - For example, funding for the previously authorized Excellence in Family Finding block grant program, Bringing Families Home program augmentation, and increase in emergency response is proposed to end in the current year (although expenditure authority will continue for a few more years).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698

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

Mar 26, 2019 - Additionally, we recommend that DCSS discuss the trade ‑off of automatically redirecting these cases to centers of excellence (these arrangements are currently made on an ad hoc, voluntary basis). What Are the Costs and Benefits of Redirecting Funding Among LCSAs?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3989