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

Mar 5, 2026 - To what extent are realignment funds used to support CalFresh administration today versus other county funds? How will increased county costs for CalFresh administration under H.R.  1 affect efforts to reduce payment error rates?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Policy and Other Actions Includes Legislative Intent Regarding Master Plan for Developmental Services Implementation and Reporting. In March  2025, the administration published the Master Plan for Developmental Services following several months of committee and stakeholder meetings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Policy and Other Actions Codifies the Master Plan for Developmental Services. The Governor ’s budget proposed that DDS develop a Master Plan for Developmental Services with the intent to improve the experience of individuals and families receiving developmental services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - A number of the approved HCBS enhancements support the implementation of various state plans, including the Master Pla n for Aging and Department of Development Services ’ (DDS) rate model implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Additionally, the spending plan eliminated the statutory language that both instituted the 7  percent reduction in IHSS service hours and linked the IHSS service hour restoration to the 2016 MCO tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - For example, according to the state plan, Nurse ‑Family Partnership currently is operated (primarily by county public health departments) in 22 counties, and specially trained Master ’s level therapists offer Parent ‑Child Interaction Therapy in 40 cities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - For example, how would the administration implement and continue to refine CalAIM in coordination with other major statewide planning initiatives, including the Master Plan for Aging, the Behavioral Health Task Force, and other state efforts related to homelessness?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report describes some broader, high ‑level social and economic factors —beyond the child welfare system itself —that may contribute to why certain racial/ethnic groups are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897