The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The administration indicates schools may use these funds for either ( 1)  s pecial education services for students with disabilities or ( 2)  e arly intervention programs for students who are not yet receiving special education services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - In 2019, DOF found that 1991  Realignment could no longer support the county costs of IHSS. As a result, in 2019 ‑20, the 2017 MOE was eliminated and replaced with the current IHSS MOE structure —referred to as the 2019 IHSS MOE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - We have seen some indications that extreme speeding has grown substantially. As shown in Figure  21 , citations issued by CHP for driving over 100 miles per hour nearly doubled between 2019 and 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

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

Mar 5, 2026 - Research on the impacts of the SNAP work requirement indicate that it results in increased disenrollment, in part driven by otherwise eligible enrollees not complying with paperwork or tracking requirements (commonly referred to as “administrative burden ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - “Full implementation underway ” indicates all guidance and systems are in place for implementation. However, the program still may be underutilized, may not yet be achieving its intended impact, and/or may not necessarily be progressing in line with legislative expectations.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - However, the earlier —and continued —divergence indicates other factors may be impacting participation. We will explore these other factors —such as program awareness, benefits, and requirements —in part two of this series, Trends in CalWORKs: Participant  Experiences .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

The 2019-20 Budget: Aligning the State’s IT Project Approval Process With the Annual Budget Process

Mar 14, 2019 - Although funding requests should ideally be made after a project has been approved at all four stages, there have been recent requests that indicate that, if an agency or department anticipates that development and implementation activities for an IT project could occur in the same fiscal year that Stage 4 is anticipated to be approved, they could request project funding before Stage 4 documents are approved by CDT.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3976

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Beyond the ten EBPs included in the State Prevention Plan, more than half of participating counties indicated in their CPPs that they have providers in their communities currently delivering other EBPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Notably, counties have indicated they also use HNMP grants to fund federally required case management services for youth who receive various federal housing vouchers. Figure  3 provides a high-level overview of the child welfare programs that are proposed for funding elimination or delay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855