The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Passing only what is necessary this year would allow more time for the remaining stakeholder questions and policy issues to be worked out and give the Legislature the chance to assess whether the rates structure is in line with its vision for permanent CC R rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - D &I. Once CDT approves a proposed IT project, state entities can start project D &I. Projects can approach D &I in several ways: (1)  the traditional “waterfall ” approach, (2)  the “agile approach, ” or (3)  some combination of traditional and agile approaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - Updated TBL Continues to Express State ’s Intent to Opt Into FFPSA Part I. The TBL also includes language expressing the state ’s intent to opt into FFPSA Part I, which will allow the state to begin claiming Title IV-E dollars for eligible prevention services once in compliance with Part IV.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - States are required to implement Part  IV by October  1,   2021 i n order to prevent the loss of federal funds for congregate care. States may not implement Part I until they come into compliance with Part IV.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Part I: Title IV-E Prevention Services Once in compliance with Part IV, Part I of FFPSA allows states the option of using Title IV-E funding for federally approved evidence-based activities and services that have been demonstrated to reduce foster care system involvement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

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

Feb 22, 2023 - The law is divided into several parts; Part I (which is optional and related to prevention services) and Part IV (which is required and related to congregate care placements) have the most significant impacts for California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - FFPSA Part I extension of expenditure authority — — Governor ’s budget proposes to extend the expenditure deadline for local child welfare agencies to spend their grant dollars for the state Family First Prevention Services Block Grant for four years, to June 30, 2028.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Executive Order N ‑29 ‑ 20 i ncluded two provisions affecting CalWORKs caseload during the COVID ‑ 19 p andemic. First, the order automatically recertified all recipients whose redeterminations were due between March and May of 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - FFPSA Optional Title IV ‑E Prevention Services (Part I). Regarding optional Title IV ‑E prevention services which California intends to implement as allowed by Part I of FFPSA, the 2021 ‑22 budget included one ‑time General Fund resources of around $222  million for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Under state law, sufficient revenue growth in the Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Support Subaccount triggers an i ncrease in CalWORKs cash grant amounts. In the past, this account funded grant increases of 5  percent in 2013 ‑14 and 2014 ‑15, of 1.43  percent in 2016 ‑17, and 5.3  percent in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530