Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Some counties have hired their own contractors to help formulate their CPPs and guide implementation efforts. Other counties, however, are not able to do so. In particular for this latter group, counties expressed needing more in ‑depth and individualized technical assistance from the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - We emphasize these options as important opportunities for the administration and the Legislature to obtain additional information through the budget process about nonreporting entities ’ IS compliance and to guide the development of their IS programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Revises Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Guiding Principles and Continues to Include EVV Penalty Costs. Federal law requires states to implement an EVV system for Medicaid-funded personal care services, including IHSS, by January 1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - The joint child welfare/specialty mental health behavioral assessment will guide service recommendations that can be coordinated during CFT meetings. Funding included in the Governor ’s budget for 2024-25 (half-year implementation) is $3.1  million total funds ($2.3  million General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - This 24 ‑month “roadmap ” of releases guides the continued development and operation of CalHEERS. Stakeholders Raised Concerns With Identification/Prioritization of Medi ‑Cal Eligibility Functionalities in CalHEERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - One potential reason the ongoing equity grants have not yet addressed spending disparities is that they are not guided by a clear understanding of why such disparities exist. Although the administration has pointed to some factors which explain a share of the overall disparities (most notably, that Latino/Hispanic consumers are more likely than white consumers to live with the ir
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - The administration also has introduced updated trailer bill language (TBL) to guide its planned implementation of the new federal requirements. We understand that the Department of Social Services (DSS) held a series of meetings with individual stakeholders (including, for example, the County Welfare Directors Association, Children Now, and Alliance for Children ’s Rights) to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - This report is the first of a three-part series focused on trends in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program. Each part of the series focuses on an area of the program, beginning with this report on participant characteristics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - The Legislature could adopt the trailer bill language that is ultimately developed as a means to provide its policy direction to guide the department ’s rate re ‑evaluation process. We recommend the language include at least the following components: Objectives for the Process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

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