The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we assess the Governor's proposed funding for county administration of Medi-Cal and CalFresh in response to H.R. 1 and provide related recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5149

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

Mar 5, 2026 - Backfilling lost federal benefits under H.R.  1 would require billions of dollars in additional budget solutions. …While Counties Face Multiple Cost Pressures. H.R.  1 also puts strain on county finances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES End ‑to ‑End Validation of All Milestones May ‑June 2026 4 Weeks CWS ‑CARES = Child Welfare Services ‑California Automated Response and Engagement System; V1 = version 1; EUST = End User System Testing; JNET = Juvenile Network (San Bernardino County); FCED = Foster Care Eligibility Determination; CMA = Case Management Assessment; SDM
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

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

Feb 21, 2025 - The pilot will be in effect for six federal fiscal years, beginning October 1, 2024. Figure  3 describes the administration ’s anticipated time line for year one (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025), as we understand it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - In order to qualify for IHSS, a recipient must be aged, blind, or disabled and in most cases have income below the level necessary to qualify for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment cash assistance program (for example, about $1,040 a month for an aged and/or disabled ind ividual living independently in 2021 ‑22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The federal Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 allows up to five states to participate in a six-year pilot program to test alternative outcome metrics (in lieu of the existing work participation rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

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

Mar 17, 2023 - A combination of the traditional and agile approaches might develop project scope as modules, but combine the modules into a few discrete releases for implementation to reduce the frequency of user testing and training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

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

Apr 29, 2025 - If the PDL process were pilot-tested based on the first and second POC rounds, the Legislature would have time t o evaluate the new PDL process as it is refined by the administration based on actual experience with GenAI POCs and subsequent contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Major project milestones for 2025-26 are expected to include the design, build, and testing of numerous system modules related to case plans, aftercare, adoptions, hearin gs, facilities, tracking costs and claiming, and tracking service delivery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

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

Jan 10, 2021 - To receive this additional funding, school districts must (1)  develop or update a school reopening plan consistent with updated guidance from the California Department of Public Health, including a plan for asymptomatic testing of all students and staff potentially as often as every week, and (2)  approve collective bargaining agreements to implement the new school reopening plan by February 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309