The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - As a result of implementing the state ’s new policy around foster care case referrals to LCSAs, DCSS estimates that LCSAs should receive far fewer new foster care referrals going forward. Ultimately, this could contribute to overall lower caseloads, meaning LCSAs would need fewer staff to reach the target staffing ratios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Community Services and Development

Feb 9, 2023 - As a result of these funds, nearly 1.7  million energy utility customers (around 400,000 POU customers and 1.3  million IOU customers) across 44 energy utilities (36 POUs and 8 IOUs) received assistance paying down arrearages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4674

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Budget language specifies that 20  percent of the 2022-23 CAPP assistance dollars shall be allocated for assistance to customers of local POUs and cooperatives, while 80  percent shall be allocated for assistance to customers of IOUs, including CCAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/7

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The $1.2  billion augmentation was estimated to be the remaining amount of eligible residential customer arrearages, based on a survey that CSD conducted of energy utility providers in the spring of 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/7

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - In 2021 ‑22, CSD will begin to administer the state ’s new California Arrearage Payment Program (CAPP), providing payments directly to energy utility providers to offset customer debts accrued during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/6

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The program provides a broad range of services to current and former foster youth, including outreach and recruitment, academic counseling, tutoring, book and supply grants, and referrals to health and mental health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

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

Apr 29, 2025 - (An MVP is generally defined in state administrative policy as a solution that only includes minimum capabilities to confirm customer needs and demands prior to full development.) If the MVP is successful, the state entity would continue to work with the vendor(s) to plan, develop, and implement the remainder of the project until completed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - This is because the proposals seek to address not only revenue losses, but a declining customer base for CDT ’s State Data Center IT services. Figure  3 is a sample comparison provided by CDT of State Data Center and private vendor rates for three IT  services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - A recent communication from DDS to RCs stated that noncompliant provid ers could no longer receive new referrals as of March   17, providing an additional incentive for providers to develop new policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897