The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Passing only what is necessary this year would allow more time for the remaining stakeholder questions and policy issues to be worked out and give the Legislature the chance to assess whether the rates structure is in line with its vision for permanent CC R rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

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

Apr 29, 2025 - Therefore, the introduction of a new process for GenAI projects, which the administration and the Legislature h ave not yet had the opportunity to fully evaluate, is an important development that warrants close legislative scrutiny.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

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 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - However, questions remain about the types of services available and how counties might operationalize efforts to connect CalWORKs families wit h services outside the program. Questions About Implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - More specifically, the Legislature tasked our office with assessing ( 1)  w hether the dashboard comprehensively captures issues known to stakeholders and the administration that cause delays or errors in eligibility processing, ( 2)  h ow the dashboard is being used as part of a process to set a time line for fixing the identified issues, and ( 3)  o pportunities for legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - To qualify, an individual must h ave a disability that is substantial, expected to continue indefinitely, and which began before the age of 18. There are no income ‑related eligibility criteria. As of December 2022, DDS serves about 330,000 Lanterman ‑eligible individuals and  another 2,900 children ages three and four who are provisionally eligible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - These reports include the Annual Census of Employees in State Civil Service (fulfilling requirements established under Government Code Sections 19237 ; 19402 ; 19405 ; 19792 subdivisions (h), (i), and (j); and 19792.5 subdivisions (a) and (b); and 19793 ) and the Women’s Earnings in State Civil Service report (in accordance with Section 19827.2 of the Government Code).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - For example, parents which h ave exceeded the 60 ‑month federal lifetime limit on TANF assistance are excluded from the RADEP sample (as are their children), even though state law allows children in such families to continue receiving CalWORKs assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - In order to ensure that Title IV-E funding is the payment of last resort (as federally required), the language also requires counties opting in to establish a joint written protocol between child welfare, probation, behavioral healt h, and other relevant entities for determining which entities or programs are responsible for prevention services payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3