The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Home Safe provides homelessness prevention and housing interventions to support safety and housing stability for individuals served by the local APS agency. 2025-26 DSS Housing and Homelessness Spending Plan Makes One-Time Augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Under prior program rules, individuals were required to first attended an orientation and appraisal, followed by participation in job search activities (also called job club or job readi ness workshop in some counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Reducing the dependence of needy parents by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage. Preventing and reducing the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies. Encouraging the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25. The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - California Workforce Development Board. Although not solely focused on the care economy workforce, the Board sets statewide workforce development strategy and oversees state operations of federal workforce initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - Funding for New CAPP Slots Is Awarded to Existing Alternative Payment (AP) Agencies. DSS currently contracts with about 70 regional AP agencies to administer CAPP. AP agencies ’ primary responsibilities are to determine a family ’s eligibility for child care, make payments to the child care provider of a family ’s choice, collect fees from
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package includes a few notable changes for GO-SERVE in 2025-26, including: Expansion and Extension of College Corps Program.  The budget includes a $5  million one-time General Fund augmentation for College Corps in 2025-26 to expand the program, laying the groundwork for more campuses to operate the program beginning in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - The  State Personnel Board is tasked by the Constitution to oversee the implementation of the merit principle in  state  government. State Jobs Organized Into Classifications That Establish Salary Ranges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - Core activities include, but are not limited to, employment, community service, and job search activities. Noncore activities include certain job skills training and educational activities. States Have Some Flexibility in the Types of WTW Activities and Services Provided.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - The state receives $3.7  billion annually for its TANF block grant, about $2  billion of which goes to CalWORKs (an additional $1  billion helps fund aid for some low-income college students and the remainder helps fund a variety of smaller human services programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699