The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - However, as a budget solution, the 2024-25 spending plan de layed the expansion implementation by two years. Automation for the expansion is now expected to begin in 2026-27, with benefit distribution to begin in 2027-28 (for newly eligible recipients).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - In addition, the state is providing in 2021 ‑22 about $300  million Proposition  98 General Fund directly to community colleges for noncredit (adult education) instruction, which also includes health care training programs and English as a second language classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - De spite this projected decrease, our office projects total costs associated with Medi-Cal caseload to increase year over year and notes that Medi-Cal caseload remains significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - In addit ion, budget-related legislation ensures that current or former foster youth enrolled at California State University and University of California campuses receive the maximum Middle Class Scholarship award amount for which they are eligible by specifying that foster youth ’s awards are not subject to certain reductions based on available funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

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

May 24, 2024 - In particular, stakeholders continue to have questions around the latent class analysis (LCA) process used to determine the proposed tiers for the new rates structure, as well as questions around the timeliness, uniformity, and applicability of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Because FRCs aim to serve their direct communities, services offered vary center by center, but may include services such as parenting classes and support groups, one ‑on ‑one counseling and support, emergency assistance, child care, and access to behavioral health programs and supports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897