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

Mar 5, 2026 - To what extent are realignment funds used to support CalFresh administration today versus other county funds? How will increased county costs for CalFresh administration under H.R.  1 affect efforts to reduce payment error rates?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

Mar 8, 2019 - Today, counties ’ share of some program costs exceeds their ability to control those costs. In addition, overall realignment revenues are not sufficient to cover the costs of those programs over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3962

Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - Under the supervision of DSS, county CWS agencies provide the frontline administration of the CWS system, including: ( 1)  R eceiving reports of child maltreatment, ( 2)  i nvestigating maltreatment reports, ( 3)  r emoving children from unsafe homes, ( 4)  f inding and funding placements for children in foster care, ( 5)  p roviding services to families for reunification, and (
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980

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

Mar 26, 2019 - As a result, the vast majority of LCSAs have greater resources today —on an inflation ‑adjusted, funding ‑per ‑case basis —than they did in 2009 ‑10. On average, LCSA funding ‑per ‑case has increased by 14  p ercent since 2009 ‑10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3989

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment

Oct 15, 2018 - As of today, over 3 million Californians have obtained health insurance through the Medi‑Cal optional expansion. State and Counties Adopted New Program Responsibilities, Generally Increased Overall Program Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3886

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - (That is, in our view, these costs would not have occurred absent legislative action and as a result do not contribute to the budget problem the Legislature faces today.) Comparison to LAO November Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - In order to qualify for IHSS, a recipient must be aged, blind, or disabled and in most cases have income below the level necessary to qualify for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment cash assistance program (for example, about $1,040 a month for an aged and/or disabled ind ividual living independently in 2021 ‑22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - To build on the rate re ‑evaluation process, CDT could evaluate whether the State Data Center model as operated today is the most cost ‑effective, efficient, and strategic model for providing IT  services to state entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

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