The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - (Four of the six milestones are now expected to be tested in EUST 2, and the remaining two milestones are expected to be tested in EUST 3.) During the four-week EUST session, participants identified a significant amount of required rework prior to implementation of the three (and several other related) milestones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

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

Feb 22, 2022 - Historically, one of the main federal funding streams available for foster care —Title  IV ‑ E —has not been available for states to use on services that may prevent foster care placement in the first place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Federal Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA). Historically, one of the main federal funding streams available for foster care —Title IV ‑ E —has not been available for states to use on services that may prevent foster care placement in the first place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

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: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - California was recently selected as one of five states to participate in a federal, six-year pilot to test new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program performance metrics focused on long-term employment and family well-being.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

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

Feb 22, 2023 - Under the 2023 ‑24 proposal, implementation would continue for these recently ‑funded programs, as well as for major ongoing child welfare programs, such as Continuum of Care Reform and Family First Prevention Services Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the federal government increased the federal match rate for Medicaid services by 6.2  percentage points for the duration of the national public health emergency caused by COVID ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

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

Mar 17, 2023 - We first provide relevant background information on the California Department of Technology (CDT) and the phases of an IT project. We then identify each of the budget proposals to plan, develop, and implement IT projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - First, these programs are proven to achieve results. Additionally, the federal Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) requires states to rigorously evaluate the evidence ‑based practices (EBPs) they select; however, states can request to waive this requirement for well ‑supported EBPs —thereby allowing states to avoid the costly process of intensive evaluation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Although the IHSS  caseload has grown at a positive rate for all but two years, since 1991 ‑92 (our first year of readily available data), the rate of that growth has been variable. In 1991 ‑92, the caseload grew at a rate of 8.1  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166