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

Mar 7, 2025 - Over the past 45 days, the JLBC has reviewed the requested allocation alongside the most current project documentation, gathering some of the information shared in this post. This post, however, does not raise any concerns with the requested $10.4  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Social Services Immigration and Equity Programs

Mar 15, 2024 - Although the state has provided some level of funding for immigration services since 2015-16, ongoing General Fund support of $45 million has been provided since 2017-18. By providing funding to a statewide network of nonprofits (93 organizations funded in 2022-23), the Immigration Services Funding (ISF) program provides free services to immigrants under three broad categories : (1)  legal services, (2)  education and outreach, and (3)  legal training and technical assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4885

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Support Program Proposals

Feb 18, 2022 - To the extent annual collections continue to decline at a similar rate, the costs associated with the Governor ’s budget proposal could decrease to roughly $45  million half ‑year General Fund in 2022 ‑23 (roughly $95  million General Fund in  2024 ‑25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4550

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Figure  3 shows the 3.6  percent increase will raise grants for all AU sizes in high-cost counties to between 45  percent and 49  percent of the FPL for a family one person larger than the AU size, and to slightly lower levels for families in lower-cost counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/2

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - The May Revision includes CalWORKs funding of $6.9  billion total funds ($1.2  billion General Fund) in the current year and $6.4  billion total funds ($45  million General Fund) in 2024-25. The net decrease of $545  million total funds (8  percent) between 2023-24 and 2024-25 is largely due to the proposed reductions partially offset by increased costs from projected caseload growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Augmentations Based on Current Law and Policy CWS ‑CARES project increase $45 $23 This amount reflects updated project cost estimates according to Special Project Report 6, which was approved by the California Department of Technology in May 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

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

May 24, 2024 - Subtotals Augmentations Based on Current Law and Policy CWS ‑CARES project increase $45 $23 This amount reflects updated project cost estimates according to Special Project Report 6, which was approved by the California Department of Technology in May 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - Consequently, we randomly assign each noncitizen a 45  percent probability of being deemed ineligible for CalWORKs. (This assignment roughly is based on U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates of the proportion of noncitizen Californians who have a legal versus nonlegal residency status, the crucial distinction for CalWORKs eligibility.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - During the first year of FFPSA implementation, a county may elect to begin providing prevention services by providing written notice to DSS prior to fully completing its com prehensive prevention plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3