The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The 2025-26 spending plan (Chapter  79 of 2025 [SB  119, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review]) added language around the Tiered Rate Structure ’s implementation timeline to specify that the new care and supervision rates as well as the strengths building and immediate needs components shall become operative on July 1, 2027, or the date after both of the following
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 5, 2026 - Additionally, in taking this task on, the administration will be adding to the many competing priorities that are underway. This means that temporary funding may need to be in place until ongoing methodologies can be  established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Added to the MOE were any county costs associated with local IHSS wage increases. The state General Fund assumed the remaining nonfederal IHSS costs. Over the five years in which the 2012 IHSS MOE was in effect (2012 ‑13 to 2016 ‑17), growth in the county IHSS MOE was  less than  the growth in total IHSS costs, resulting in counties paying for a smaller share of the nonfederal
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Namely, for any new services added to the plan that are rated as supported or promising, DSS would need to ensure that at least 50  percent of Title IV ‑E dollars are claimed for well ‑supported services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106