The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - State General Fund Supports Non ‑Realigned Components of Child Welfare and State Oversight Functions. The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget proposes around $ 433  m illion General Fund for county welfare and probation departments to implement components of the child welfare program that were not part of 2011 r ealignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2017-18 Budget: The Coordinated Care Initiative: A Critical Juncture

Feb 27, 2017 - The 2011 realignment affected 1991 realignment in three ways: Child Welfare Services. Prior to the 2011 realignment, the 1991 realignment Social Services Subaccount supported counties ’ share of child welfare services costs, while the state was responsible for the remaining nonfederal share.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3585

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS) State Required by Federal Government to Transition From Three Automated Welfare Systems to One Statewide System. A number of major HHS programs, such as CalFresh and CalWORKs, are locally administered by the state ’s 58 counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - Additional functionalities and defect fixes are identified and prioritized by Covered California, DHCS, and the California Health and Human Services Agency ’s Office of Systems Integration, in consultation with other stakeholders including the County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Some of these include incentives to encourage collaboration between health and child welfare agencies and activity stipends for children in the child welfare system. Support Practice Transformation. The  administration proposes using federal funds to establish statewide Centers of Excellence that will provide training and technical assistance to counties and providers on improving the continuum of care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - Available evidence suggests that work requirements in welfare programs fail to increase employment among beneficiaries while disenrolling some who already participate in the labor market. Also, while disenrollments will result in some state savings, these savings will be fairly limited.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - In 2004, the state entered into a consent decree in the Farrell case and agreed to develop and implement six remedial plans related to safety and welfare, mental health, education, sexual behavior treatment, health care, dental services, and youth with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The Uncertain Affordable Care Act Landscape: What It Means for California

Feb 17, 2017 - Recent examples of congressional use of budget reconciliation to pass significant legislation include the enactment of certain final provisions of the ACA and the reforms that converted the former federal welfare entitlement program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), into the federal block grant program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3569

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 14, 2020 - Counties primarily rely on a set of information technology (IT) systems collectively referred to as the county Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS) to determine eligibility and maintain enrollee records.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4161

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - Medi ‑Cal and Waiver Enrollment Challenges We spoke to DDS, the Association of Regional Center Agencies, several RCs, several families, Disability Rights California, and the County Welfare Directors Association, and conducted a survey of RCs ( 19 o f 21 r esponded) to better understand the Medi ‑Cal and waiver enrollment processes and reasons that some families may choose not to enroll or have trouble enrolling.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471