The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - CDT ’s Proposals Provide Little Information About Future Rate Re ‑Evaluation Process. The  proposals as currently presented to the Legislature are missing key information about the anticipated rate re ‑evaluation process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget is consistent with the policy goals of the reorganization approved by the Legislature in July  2025, which is to re ‑envision and implement a more integrated and accessible funding system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - CalWORKs HSP services are intended to utilize evidence-based models including those established in the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - The Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 expands the allowable uses of federal Title IV-E funding to include evidence-based and federally approved services to help prevent children and families from entering (or re-entering) the foster care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Los Angeles County Public Health Nurse Early Intervention Pilot Types of services provided: The pilot is intended to be an early intervention program providing preventative services to children and families at imminent risk of entering or re ‑entering the child welfare system, but currently not served by other public health nurse programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Figure 2 CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review Performance Measures Economic Measures Current and former participant employment rates WTW engagement rate Subsidized to unsubsidized employment rate Sanction rate Wage progression (6 and 12 months after exit) Sanction resolution rate Rate of exits with earnings Orientation attendance rate Rate of program re ‑entries (including
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - It is our understanding from the department that this re quirement particularly impacted minor recipients with parents who were undocumented. In these cases, parents were deemed unable to work due to their immigration status, not due to the needs of the child, and this resulted in children of these parents being unable to secure anyone, including their parents, to provide authorized IHSS services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - The Legislature may wish to ask the administration how difficult it would be to re-start a WINS-like program in the future if WPR challenges arise once again. Multistate Performance Measurement Pilot Program Pilot Appears Aligned With Recent Legislative Interest in Expanding Goals of CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - The proposal also requests 31 new, permanent positions for CPUC to administer the program, and provisional budget bill language to (1)  encumber and expend the funds through June 30, 2031 and (2)  re-appropriate some unspent initial BEAD planning funds for encumbrance or expenditure through November 30, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2023 - Passed as part of the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act, FFPSA expands allowable uses of federal Title IV ‑E funds to include services to help prevent children and families from entering (or  re ‑entering) the foster care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698