The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Reduces Funding for Two Regional Center Activities. Since 2021, regional centers have received funding for two operational activities: (1)  implicit bias training for regional center staff, and (2)  health and safety waiver application assistance provided by regional center staff to families served.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - The state may also use TANF funds for activities that were allowable under TANF ’s predecessor program, Aid to Dependent Families with Children, including some child welfare services expenditures. Finally, the state can transfer up to 10  percent of its annual TANF block grant to the SSBG, to be used for a variety of purposes, such as providing developmental services through Regional Centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Under the community pathway outlined in California ’s plan, a community ‑based organization such as a family resource center —rather than the local child welfare agency —will be the family ’s primary liaison to supports and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Figure  10 shows the relative extent to which children of different racial/ethnic groups are involved with various levels of the child welfare system, compared to white children. Bars to the right of center indicate relatively higher rates of involvement, while bars to the left of center indicate relatively lower rates of involvement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Of the total 2021 ‑22 DDS budget, $10.46  billion is for the regional center (RC) system, $330.1  million is for the state-operated facilities program, and $150.8  million is for DDS headquarters staff and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - MOUs involve county child welfare agencies, behavioral health, education, developmental services, and other entities. As part of im plementing AB  2083, beginning in 2019-20, the state provided funding to the Department of Developmental Services for 15 staff specifically to coordinate with other local and state agencies serving foster youth with qualifying developmental disabilities who are served by regional centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2026 - In this post, we provide an assessment of the Governor's proposed CalWORKs budget for 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5122

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - For all other activities for 2020 ‑21, the Legislature approved the listed amounts as part of the Budget Bill Jr. package in April 2021. c For 2021 ‑22, funds are proposed by the administration for July through December 2021. d Funding for state contracts for technology and hotlines in 2019 ‑20 is included in the amount for Family Resource Centers funding. e In addition to the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Center for Excellence $750,000 ongoing beginning in 2022 ‑23. Emergency Response Augmentation $50 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22 and again in 2022 ‑23, expendable for four years (through June 30, 2026 for the later allocation).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) and the Association o f Regional Center Agencies will be consulted in developing the interagency agreements. Court Procedures Background. Under FFPSA, specific court reporting criteria and time lines must be met for foster placements: Within 60 days of a QRTP placement, the court must approve or disapprove of the placement as beneficial to the youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3