The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Funding to Implement Legislation Around Safe Use of Outdoor Play Spaces. The spending plan includes around $150,000 General Fund ongoing to provide CCL with resources to implement statutory changes mandated by Chapter  916 of 2022 (AB  2827, Quirk-Silva).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

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

Mar 5, 2026 - What role do state policy decisions about eligibility processes play in affecting the complexity of operations and increasing or reducing the error rate in each program? Are there changes in state policy the state could consider that would reduce errors?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

Proposition 10: How Does It Work? What Role Should the Legislature Play in Its Implementation? [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 1999 - What Role Should the Legislature Play in Its Implementation? [Publication Details] Proposition 10: How Does It Work? What Role Should the Legislature Play in Its Implementation? Format: HTML Description: Proposition 10, enacted by the voters of California in the November 1998 election, created the California Children and Families First Program, which will fund early childhood development programs from increased taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/316

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Overestimates led to a large amount of unspent TANF —$767  million —estimated to be available to reduce state spending in CalWORKs in 2022-23. Similarly, $664  million in unspent TANF funds was estimated to be available in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Among the most notable changes made to CalWORKs in the most recent budget are: Extended lifetime limits for adult recipients from 48 m onths to 60 m onths starting in May 2022. Offered adults increased flexibility in work participation requirements for their entire time on aid starting in May 2022 (currently, adults are allowed this increased flexibility for a total of only 24 m onths).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Extreme speeding and other risky driving behaviors likely have played significant roles in the trend in motor vehicle deaths. These trends present major challenges for the Legislature to tackle through policies and programs related to drugs, alcohol, and traffic safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

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

Mar 6, 2026 - Also, HCD currently plays a key role in the review and implementation of AHSC, so it already has “in house ” knowledge of the program. Further, the intent is that this knowledge and program capacity will be transmitted to HDFC through the proposed position transfers from HCD  to HDFC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Changing demographics also played a role in the decreasing number and rate of households with children, as California’s population grew older and the state’s annual birth rate declined. Poverty in California People Living in Poverty Have Incomes Too Low to Afford Basic Needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - Through the process of developing the details of Cal ‑OAR, the working group could consider what role statistical adjustments could play in measuring CalWORKs performance, in light of the potential benefits and data limitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - We also examine certain groups ’ disproportionate exposure to mandated reporters, as well as the role that implicit bias may play in reporting and decision ‑making. Front ‑End Policy Areas Impacting Child Welfare System Involvement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897