The 2021-22 Budget: Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Broadband Infrastructure

May 24, 2021 - The American Rescue Plan (ARP)Act. Signed into law on March  11, 2021, ARP allocated $195.3  billion to a Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund. States can use their allocation from this fund for a very broad set of uses at their discretion, which is stated to include, for example, investment in broadband infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4440

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report describes some broader, high ‑level social and economic factors —beyond the child welfare system itself —that may contribute to why certain racial/ethnic groups are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - This program is a home visiting model for young Native American expectant and parenting mothers, with the goal of addressing intergenerational behavioral health challenges and promoting positive behavioral and emotional outcomes among mothers and children, while also helping families process historical traumas by embracing local languages, legends, and Native American history.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the federal government increased the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) by 10  percentage points for Medicaid ‑funded HCBS services and programs provided from April 1, 2021 through March  31, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Additional Allocation to States Based on Unserved Locations in High ‑Cost Areas ($4.245   Billion of Total Program Funds) . Each state will receive an allocation based on the number of unserved locations in high ‑cost areas of their state as a percentage of all such locations nationwide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - Unfortunately, American Community Survey data do not allow us to easily simulate the effect of these regulations on potential CalWORKs applicants, and thus our eligibility model disregards all income from such gifts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - During the first year of FFPSA implementation, a county may elect to begin providing prevention services by providing written notice to DSS prior to fully completing its com prehensive prevention plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - Stakeholders have raised concerns that the relatively limited list of allowable activities may not be effective for all communities, particularly Black, Native American, and Hispanic communities that are disproportionately represented in the foster care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Information on CalWORKs participants and all Californians (including those in poverty) are based on most recently available data from CDSS for CalWORKs participants (2022) and the American Community Survey for the broader California population (2023).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - One encouraging sign is that response rates for this survey tend to be high. Although the survey response rate dipped a bit in 2021 (to 74  percent), the response rates in 2020 and 2022 were very similar to 2019 (all 85 to 86  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945