The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Under prior program rules, individuals were required to first attended an orientation and appraisal, followed by participation in job search activities (also called job club or job readi ness workshop in some counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - The funds may be used for physical wellness activities and goods that promote a healthy lifestyle (suc h as sports club fees and gym memberships, bicycles, and related safety equipment) as well as for strengths-developing activities (such as music lessons, art lessons, and therapeutic summer camps).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Figure 4 CDSS Pilot Policy Options and Estimated Costs General Fund (In Millions a ) Policy Options and Estimated Costs CDSS Estimated Cost Eliminate non ‑compliance sanctions and penalties during first 90 days in CalWORKs $1.9 Replace fixed hourly work requirements with individualized engagement requirements 93.5 Make job club optional as an initial WTW activity — Eliminate the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

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

Mar 10, 2022 - (For example, the proposal to provide fun ding to increase the number of behavioral health providers does not specify what share of funding would be allocated by provider type within the broad category of behavioral health providers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572