The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - Programs that charge fees must waive them for low ‑income students, homeless youth, or foster youth. Fees must be based on a sliding scale that considers family income and ability to pay. Same as ASES.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - Relatedly, the 2022 ‑23 budget package provided $1.5  billion General Fund over two years for the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) initiative, which supports the development of transitional housing for people who are experiencing homelessness and have serious behavioral health conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 3, 2022 - This brief analyzes the Governor’s three major behavioral health budget proposals. We include analyses of the Governor’s proposals to (1) provide funding for behavioral health bridge housing, (2) provide funding to implement certain solutions developed by the felony incompetent to stand trial solutions workgroup, and (3) add mobile crisis intervention services as a new Medi-Cal benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4569

California Public Utilities Commission and wildfires. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2021 - Additionally, schools that participate in the  National School Lunch Program  can serve meals at no charge to students who have been rendered homeless or who participate in D-SNAP. Proposal Reassigns CPUC Functions to Other State Agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-020

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - A student is considered socioeconomically disadvantaged if neither of their parents has a high school diploma, or if they qualify for free or reduced-price meals under the federal National School Lunch program, are eligible for migrant education services, are homeless, are a foster child, or are enrolled in a county juvenile court school.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Statute also specifies that certain circumstances in and of themselves do not amount to abuse or neglect: Homelessness or the lack of an emergency shelter for the family. The failure of the child ’s parent or alleged parent to seek court orders for custody of the child.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - The budget maintains several legislative augmentations that were made in the 2019 ‑20 Budget Act , including resources for domestic violence and sexual abuse prevention, the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, school safety communications interoperability grants, the Homeless Youth Emergency Services Housing program, and the California Health Center Security Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of Social Services

Feb 24, 2020 - The Governor envisions that the fund, overseen by DSS, will collect future state appropriations, as well as contributions from other governments and private sources, to fund various activities aimed at curbing homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4175

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Federal law requires that 75  percent of these funds go to programs targeting out ‑of ‑school youth ages 16 ‑ to 24 ‑years old —including individuals who have dropped out of school, who have been justice ‑involved, who are or have been in the foster care system, or who are homeless —and that 20  percent be used specifically to support work experience, such as for stipends, paid internships, and wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - Over the past several years, the state has increased funding for community college students through increased financial aid, food pantries, rapid rehousing programs for homeless students, and student mental health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473