The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Of these, about 665,500 are estimated t o not meet the requirement, becoming at risk of losing food assistance. Any discontinuances would gradually occur over 12 months as affected recipients undergo annual recertification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

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

Mar 17, 2023 - M &O. Once IT project D &I is completed, a project becomes an IT system and enters M &O. M &O includes activities and costs associated with a state entity ’s ongoing upkeep and continuing use of a system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

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

Mar 5, 2026 - What role do county policies and processes and the design and operation of automation and data systems play in determining the state ’s error rates in each program? Do some counties have significantly higher or lower error rates than others and are there practices or other circumstances that contribute to this  variation?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - We find that designating the vast majority of private activity bonds for this purpose, as CDLAC has done, is consistent with good public policy given (1)  the state ’s priority to support more affordable housing and that (2)  doing so unlocks federal funding via the 4   percent tax credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - What do youth and families view as the most notable results or effects of the funding? What have been obstacles, challenges, or delays to implementation? To what extent and how have DSS and program partners been able to address these issues?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Some of these conditions attempt to align the forthcoming May Revision budget proposal (which we discuss later) with the project cost documents o r incorporate additional information that is only available once the primary vendor contract is awarded (such as updated project management and testing plans).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - What training and technical assistance do STRTP providers need, and what is the time line? Are STRTP providers expected to provide aftercare services directly, or contract with a third party to provide the required care?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Does not meet criteria Programs that do not meet any of the other rating thresholds upon review of all studies are rated as not currently meeting criteria. There are a few advantages to states choosing well ‑supported programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - We do not recommend any adjustments to the proposed budget related to unspent TANF funds at this time. Federal TANF Program Provides Flexible Funding. Federal law gives states significant flexibility in how they use TANF block grant funds and related MOE expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - However, this request for funding to cover credit card processing fees and M &O costs might relate to DCA ’s other business modernization efforts identified as proposed or approved IT projects (such as BMC2). e ABC completed the design, development, and implementation of the BizMod ‑RBS IT project, so there is no open CDT project number.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836