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

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes CalHHS Language Access CalHHS proposes to use GenAI technology to translate their departments ’ content into multiple languages to improve language access for state residents. 1 Caltrans Traffic Mobility Insights Caltrans proposes to use GenAI technology to analyze significant amounts of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

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 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - As  a result, practically all of the state ’s non ‑higher education executive branch employees —outside of the very top ranks of management (such as department directors and deputy directors) —are in the civil service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

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 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

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - The overall take ‑up rate for CalWORKs ‑eligible parents is shown on top. The dotted line provides a reference point to compare the take ‑up rate for all parents to take ‑up rates for specific demographic groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (We also include links to Appendix tables at the end of this post and the top left of this page. These appendix tables itemize select proposals by policy area based on our understanding at this time.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - According to the California Health and Human Services Agency, these non ‑English languages are the top five languages spoken by Californians with limited English proficiency. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is required to provide translations of all program materials —including California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program materials —in these  languages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057