Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Wraparound refers to the practice of partnering with families to provide intensive services to children and families with complex needs using a team ‑based approach. A  child and family, working with a team of service providers, develops and follows a service plan that is intended to be comprehensive, family ‑centered, strengths ‑based, and needs ‑driven.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - These initial two appropriations required a dollar-for-dollar match from local recipients, while the two $92.5  million augmentations appropriated in 2021-22 and 2022-23 waive the match requirement. Proposed budget language also would extend expenditure authority and the match waiver period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - For example, in the current year, DSS is working to build the capacity of local child welfare agencies to conduct timely CANS assessments and Child and Family Team meetings, in alignment with specified criteria for fidelity.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - Because these were the first projects the PMO undertook, after initially screening candidates, the PMO worked collaboratively with most sponsoring departments to hire candidates considered a good match for the project needs and department culture.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - While Interim Rates Rely on Level of Care Protocol (LOCP) … The current, interim rates rely on the LOCP, which is a tool used by local child welfare staff to assess the care and supervision needs of foster children, and match those needs to a board and care rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Department/Agency Readiness Teams (DARTs) Created by SCO and CalHR to Facilitate Change Management Activities. SCO and CalHR will coordinate change management efforts for the CSPS IT project using DARTs, which are individual teams of department staff assigned different roles and responsibilities for project-related communication, subject matter expertise, and training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2025 - This post provides issues for legislative consideration, as well as questions for the Legislature to ask, ahead of an expected May Revision budget proposal to fund development and implementation of the California State Payroll System information technology project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5011

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

Mar 26, 2019 - Should DCSS Create State Team to Frequently Evaluate Status of Zero ‑Order Cases? In some cases, child support orders are set at zero —referred to as a zero ‑order case —if the noncustodial parent has little income or no ability to earn income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3989

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Health and Human Services (HHS)‑Related Funding to Address Homelessness

May 17, 2018 - Participating counties and local organizations are required to provide matching funds. Initial LAO Comments and Suggested Questions. Upon our initial review of the Governor ’s Senior Home Safe pilot program, we have no major concerns with the proposal to raise for the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3842

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Finally, language extends the waiver of the local funding match requirement (implemented as part of funding augmentations for the program provided in 2021-22 and 2022-23) through June 30, 2025 and extends deadline for the department to adopt regulations implementing all provisions to July 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4