The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget accelerates $100  million of previously allocated funds from 2026-27 to 2025-26 for public infrastructure investments in the City of Fresno. Allocates Additional Resources to the SEED Initiative.
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The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - The funds may be used for physical wellness activities and goods that promote a healthy lifestyle (suc h as sports club fees and gym memberships, bicycles, and related safety equipment) as well as for strengths-developing activities (such as music lessons, art lessons, and therapeutic summer camps).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Figure 4 CDSS Pilot Policy Options and Estimated Costs General Fund (In Millions a ) Policy Options and Estimated Costs CDSS Estimated Cost Eliminate non ‑compliance sanctions and penalties during first 90 days in CalWORKs $1.9 Replace fixed hourly work requirements with individualized engagement requirements 93.5 Make job club optional as an initial WTW activity — Eliminate the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes CalHHS Language Access CalHHS proposes to use GenAI technology to translate their departments ’ content into multiple languages to improve language access for state residents. 1 Caltrans Traffic Mobility Insights Caltrans proposes to use GenAI technology to analyze significant amounts of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034