California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - The legislation also dedicated a portion of the state ’s sales and use tax and vehicle license fee revenues —along with a portion of the associated growth in these revenues —to counties to administer these programs (along with some public safety, behavioral health, and adult protective services programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

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

May 29, 2024 - Counties May Need to Determine How to Use Limited Funds. DSS has indicated counties could consider using single allocation funds to backfill proposed program-specific reductions if desired locally. However, some counties may have insufficient funds to do so while also covering necessary administrative and employment services costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

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

May 24, 2024 - The change in total funding, which is a net increase of $173  million total funds, reflects the General Fund decrease, offset by projected increases in county and federal expenditures. The General Fund net decrease is driven primarily by: Expiration of one-time funding provided in 2023-24, such as $100  million for Los Angeles County child welfare stabilization and $50  million for flexible county funds to support home-based foster placements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Our office independently forecasts CalWORKs grant increases triggered by growth in realignment revenue (a share of state sales tax and vehicle license fee revenues dedicated to counties). While our estimates have differed from the administration ’s previously, at this time our two offices ’ estimates are similar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Los Angeles County child welfare services public health nurse program elimination ‑8 ‑8 Governor ’s budget proposes to eliminate funding for Los Angeles County ’s public health nurse early intervention pilot program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - The Bridge program is jointly administered by DSS and county welfare departments. County participation in the Bridge program is voluntary. Currently, 48 counties are participating in the Bridge program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - Beginning in 2012-13, however, the historical county share-of-cost model was replaced with an IHSS county maintenance-of-effort (MOE), meaning county costs reflect a set amount of nonfederal IHSS costs as opposed to a certain percent of nonfederal IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

The 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - CalFresh Administration Is Funded by the State, Counties, and Federal Government. CalFresh is overseen at the state level by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and administered locally by county human services departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - County representatives also expressed interest in state pilot participation, indicating it could serve as an opportunity for county welfare departments to focus on performance metrics that better correspond with their local program goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Creates Foster Youth Tax Credit. Creates refundable $1,000 tax credit for young adults aged 18 through 25 who were foster youth at age 13 or older and are otherwise eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4