The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - D &I. Once CDT approves a proposed IT project, state entities can start project D &I. Projects can approach D &I in several ways: (1)  the traditional “waterfall ” approach, (2)  the “agile approach, ” or (3)  some combination of traditional and agile approaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

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

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - Updated TBL Continues to Express State ’s Intent to Opt Into FFPSA Part I. The TBL also includes language expressing the state ’s intent to opt into FFPSA Part I, which will allow the state to begin claiming Title IV-E dollars for eligible prevention services once in compliance with Part IV.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - States are required to implement Part  IV by October  1,   2021 i n order to prevent the loss of federal funds for congregate care. States may not implement Part I until they come into compliance with Part IV.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2023 - The law is divided into several parts; Part I (which is optional and related to prevention services) and Part IV (which is required and related to congregate care placements) have the most significant impacts for California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Executive Order N ‑29 ‑ 20 i ncluded two provisions affecting CalWORKs caseload during the COVID ‑ 19 p andemic. First, the order automatically recertified all recipients whose redeterminations were due between March and May of 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - FFPSA Optional Title IV ‑E Prevention Services (Part I). Regarding optional Title IV ‑E prevention services which California intends to implement as allowed by Part I of FFPSA, the 2021 ‑22 budget included one ‑time General Fund resources of around $222  million for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - FFPSA Part I extension of expenditure authority — — Governor ’s budget proposes to extend the expenditure deadline for local child welfare agencies to spend their grant dollars for the state Family First Prevention Services Block Grant for four years, to June 30, 2028.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Under state law, sufficient revenue growth in the Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Support Subaccount triggers an i ncrease in CalWORKs cash grant amounts. In the past, this account funded grant increases of 5  percent in 2013 ‑14 and 2014 ‑15, of 1.43  percent in 2016 ‑17, and 5.3  percent in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - The CalHEERS release successfully deployed on February  15,   2021 i ncluded five new sets of functionalities and eight defect fixes identified and prioritized on the dashboard. County eligibility workers are in the process of confirming with the administration whether these issues are in fact resolved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408