The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - These rate increases primarily entailed moving to more recent market surveys. The state still was using the 2005 market survey to set rates up to January 1, 2015. By January 1, 2018, the state had begun using the 2016 survey to set rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

Jan 31, 2018 - These unique characteristics will affect the market value of each (making it unlikely to find comparable properties to easily determine their market value). Some of these characteristics may complicate the sale potential of the property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3735

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - One of the major factors driving the overdose trend has been the growing presence of fentanyl in California ’s illicit opioid  markets. Extreme speeding and other risky driving behaviors likely have played significant roles in the trend in motor vehicle deaths.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Would these positions still be needed? What about the contract for the Financial Management Coordinator, and any other externally contracted parties? Would DSS be able to cancel these contracts? The most recent cost estimates we have seen assume a phased implementation approach over three years (2027-28 to 2029-30).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - DSS has recently compared maximum grant amounts for individuals and couples to county-level fair market rents (FMR). Specifically, at the county level, DSS compares the maximum SSI/SSP grant amount for individuals to the FMR of an efficiency unit (an apartment unit with no separately enclosed bedroom, similar to a studio apartment) and the maximum SSI/SSP grant amount for couples to the FMR of a one-bedroom unit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Grants Still Not Estimated to Meet Legislature ’s Goal for All Recipients. As part of the 2018-19 Budget Act , the Legislature set a goal to increase CalWORKs grants to 50  percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) for a family that is one person larger than the number of people in the family for which the grant amount is calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

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

Mar 5, 2026 - The value of lost eligibility and benefits to Medi ‑Cal and CalFresh enrollees is larger still. Addressing the structural budget problem will require difficult trade ‑offs. Backfilling lost federal benefits under H.R.  1 would require billions of dollars in additional budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - The  local child welfare agency still will need to be involved tangentially in the family ’s case in that the agency will be responsible for confirming the child/family is an eligible candidate for Title IV ‑E prevention services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Instead, the gains appear largely tied to the booming stock market, a situation which can change rapidly and without warning. The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - We note that we are still working with the administration to better understand key aspects of the Governor ’s budget proposals for IHSS. As such, this brief includes our best understanding of the proposals as of March  16,  2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166