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

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - In January 2017, CCI was ended, effectively eliminating the 2012 MOE. In response to this elimination, a new county IHSS MOE was  established in July 2017 —referred  to as the 2017 IHSS MOE. Under the new 2017 IHSS MOE, the counties ’ share of IHSS costs were reset to roughly reflect the counties ’ share of estimated
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Since 2017, the state has been implementing interim LOC rates for resource families, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs), Foster Family Agencies, Intensive Services Foster Care, and other specialized models of foster care.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Since 2017, the cost of this lost 6  percent FMAP (also referred to as the CFCO late penalty) has been paid for with the General Fund and has grown over time —totaling $63.2  million in 2023-24. In an effort to assist in addressing the state ’s budget problem, as part of the May Revision, the administration proposed to require counties to cover the full cost of the CFCO late penalty beginning in 2025-26 (estimated to save $81  million General Fund in 2025-26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Additionally, until 2017, a family generally could not receive an increase to its monthly grant after the birth of a new child (with some exceptions) under the maximum family grant (MFG) policy. This policy was repealed in the 2016 ‑17 Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The Safe Drinking Water Pilot was established through the 2017-18 Budget Act , which appropriated about $4  million General Fund for pilot benefits. Benefit issuances began in March  2022. The pilot was originally scheduled to end in February 2023, subject to available funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Since 2017, the state has been implementing interim LOC rates for resource families, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs), Foster Family Agencies (FFAs), Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC), and other specialized models of foster care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Since 2017, the state has been implementing interim LOC rates for resource families, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs), Foster Family Agencies, Intensive Services Foster Care, and other specialized models of foster care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - For example, between 2017-18 and 2023-24, average hours per case increased from about 108 hours per month to just over 122 hours per month. This was an average annual increa se of about 2  percent. We are working with the administration to better understand the reason for assuming the average hours per case will not increase in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

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