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

Mar 5, 2026 - At the same time, individual county implementation will depend on strategies and resource allocation priorities of individual counties. To support successfully mitigating risks of payment error penalties, the Legislature will need to understand what changes to state and county processes will be required to address the largest contributors to error rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Additionally, it requires that, on or before July 1, 2027, the department, in consultation with stakeholders, shall develop a strategic plan for how the methodology and outreach strategies may be implemented and executed to maximize benefits to those eligible for CalFresh benefi ts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Additionally, DSS shall submit a report to the Legislature on or before April 1, 2024 that (1) summarizes the workgroup conversations, (2) identifies potential strategies to prevent unintended consequences and any estimates of implementing these recommended strategies, (3) estimates the impact of federal funding levels and any changes to eligibility and benefit
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/6

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - Our comments below focus on the data collection efforts under the proposal because we think that any successful effort to establish a statewide diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy would require significant improvements to the data currently collected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - Depending on the report ’s findings and suggested mitigation strategies, the Legislature may wish to take additional steps in advance of potential future implementation of the passthrough, to help ensure that the goal of financially bolstering low-income families receiving CalWORKs assistance is met.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Other sections establish the California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal ‑CSIC) and require Cal ‑CSIC to develop a statewide cybersecurity strategy. Section 8586.5. Government Code Section 8586.5 contains the statutory authority for Cal ‑CSIC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Law enforcement agencies ’ strategies for enforcing traffic laws involve various activities that interact with each other in complex ways, so any attempt to quantify enforcement will have some serious limitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2021-22 Budget: California State Payroll System IT Project

Feb 2, 2021 - (A recent change in SCO ’s procurement strategy shortened the procurement process from two years, as reflected in SCO ’s budget proposal, to six months.) Phase 1 will involve the release of a solicitation for vendors to bid, meetings to answer vendor questions, and state evaluation of vendor bids with likely no more than three vendors selected for Phase 2.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4339

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - This report is the first of a three-part series focused on trends in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program. Each part of the series focuses on an area of the program, beginning with this report on participant characteristics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

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

Feb 21, 2025 - The administration indicated California would use the CalWORKs take-up rate, alongside administrative data from other safety net programs like CalFresh and Medi-Cal, to identify and test outreach strategies for eligible but not enrolled individuals, including in certain communities with lower rates of participation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978