The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - However, following the passage of several service reductions, eligibility changes, and anti-fraud initiatives, the IHSS caseload actually declined year-over-year by 0.2  percent in 2009-10 and declined again by 0.02  percent in 2011-12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - (Over a month earlier —on June 10, 2024 —the Child Welfare Digital Services Board of Directors had approved the new holistic design approach, and several weeks earlier —on July 3, 2024 —had remediated the current project schedule to reflect this approach.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor has signaled interest in changing the state ’s reserve policy by: (1)  increasing the cap on BSA required deposits from 10  percent of General Fund taxes to 20  percent of General Fund taxes, and (2)  excluding the state ’s reserve deposits from the state appropriations limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Beginning October 1, 2025, working families enrolled in other programs like CalFresh must receive at least $35 in monthly MOE-funded benefits to be included in state WPR calculations. If California were not participating in the pilot (and was instead subject to WPR requirements), WINS would only help California meet its 2025-26 WPR requirements if monthly benefits were increased from $10 to $35.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

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

Apr 29, 2025 - Under PDL, state entities would begin by (1)  identifying and refining a business problem to be solved by GenAI technology, (2)  using an RFI 2 or comparable procurement method to solicit and select one or more vendors for a POC, and (3)  analyzing the POC results to select one or more vendors for a “minimum viable product ” (or MVP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

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

Mar 7, 2025 - Provide each processing department with a set number of DART FTEs based on their classifications: (1)  0.5 FTEs for “micro, ” (2)  1 FTE for “small, ” (3)  3 FTEs for “medium, ” (4)  6 FTEs for “large, ” and (5)  10 FTEs for “mega. ” Propose annual funding allocations by processing department to the Department of Finance (DOF), as well as
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs $20 Less Than 1 % a TANF carry forward is a non ‑add line item for display purposes only. This amount is included in Federal TANF block grant funds. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure 1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $15.4  billion in total funds ($1  billion General Fund) for the CalFresh and CFAP programs in 2025-26, representing net increases of $163  million total funds (1 percent) and about $7  million General Fund (1  percent) compared to the revised 2024-25 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - Based on these calculations, SSP grants increased by 23.95  percent on January 1, 2022 (increasing grants by $39 for individuals and $98 for couples); by 10.3  percent on January 1, 2023 (increasing grants by about $21 for individuals and $52 for couples); and by 9.2  percent on January 1, 2024 (increasing grants by about $20 for individuals and $51 for couples).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - This new benefit initially will be optional for managed care plans to provide, beginning July 1, 2025. However, the service will become mandatory for Medi-Cal managed care plans to provide for certain b eneficiaries beginning no sooner than January 1, 2026 and mandatory for all eligible populations no sooner than January 1, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962