Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - DSS already is exploring this option for MI, which is the EBP selected by nearly all counties in their CPPs. The Legislature could direct DSS to explore similar options for other EBPs, particularly the other services selected by the largest numbers of counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - In addition to restructuring foster care maintenance payments, the 2024-25 statutory changes also added two new foster care programs and corresponding rate components: (1)  Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program, and (2)  Immediate Needs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - To  analyze trends in medication ‑assisted treatment, we explore data from two sources. These sources describe two different parts of the treatment landscape, with largely complementary strengths and weaknesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides a net increase of $23  million one-time General Fund for the construction phase of the Relocation of Red Mountain Communications Site project. The increase in construction costs stems mainly from site conditions, which were found to be more complex than initially estimated and require the use of specialized vehicles, structures, and equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - As part of a special legislative session held in January 2025, the Legislature added Control Section 5.26 to the 2024-25 Budget Act, providing an additional one-time allocation of $10  million to support immigration related services, including removal defense.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Additionally, in taking this task on, the administration will be adding to the many competing priorities that are underway. This means that temporary funding may need to be in place until ongoing methodologies can be  established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Added to the MOE were any county costs associated with local IHSS wage increases. The state General Fund assumed the remaining nonfederal IHSS costs. Over the five years in which the 2012 IHSS MOE was in effect (2012 ‑13 to 2016 ‑17), growth in the county IHSS MOE was  less than  the growth in total IHSS costs, resulting in counties paying for a smaller share of the nonfederal
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In part two of this series, Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Experiences, we will provide additional insight into some of these questions and further explore other factors potentially impacting CalWORKs participation and caseload in recent years, such as program awareness, benefits, and requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Accordingly, the 2023-24 spending plan elevates the Home Care Services Bureau into a Branch, adding 15 positions to help set policy and to increase enforcement over unlicensed/unregistered home care organizations and aides.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

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

Feb 3, 2021 - As Figure  2 shows, this period of caseload growth was primarily driven not by an increase in cases added, but by a decrease in cases exiting following the temporary suspension of redeterminations. (Generally, when cases added are greater than cases exited, net caseload grows, and vice versa.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341