The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Prior to the passage of the 2023-24 budget package, statute permitted up to half of the required continuing education hours to be satisfied through online courses, with the remainder completed in a classroom instructional setting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - Application Also Suggested Using CalWORKs Take-Up Rate as Outcome Measure. The CalWORKs take-up rate is the percentage of eligible individuals who are actually enrolled in the program (our office previously published a series of posts on the CalWORKs take-up rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In a series of posts , Comparing CalWORKs Take‑Up Rates Across Demographic Groups , we estimated the CalWORKs take‑up rate—or the percentage of eligible individuals who are actually enrolled in the program—to be about 60 percent in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - Restaurants are reimbursed for each meal, receiving up to $66 per day per person served. Local program providers are responsible for paying the restaurants. However, FEMA and the state will reimburse local program providers for a portion of eligible costs —up to 75  percent and 18.75  percent, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - For CalWORKs in particular, an improved understanding of the take-up rate could improve caseload forecasting and help the state mitigate the ongoing economic effects of COVID-19. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature. Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2022-23 Budget: California Food Assistance Program

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4532