Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Additionally, some counties note that child welfare staff and/or staff of partner organizations already use MI or similar models and have achieved positive results, making MI the most straight forward to implement of the state ’s ten selected options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2021-22 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 8, 2021 - No Administrative Policy or Statutory Changes Proposed to Support New Programs. The administration has stated that it is relying on existing statutory authority for each of the new programs in the Stabilize Critical Services and IT Infrastructure proposal, and anticipates changes in state administrative policy would be made after the proposal is approved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4356

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - ” The New York Times , December 11, 2023 . California Department of Public Health, Office of Policy and Planning (2024). California State of Public Health Report, 2024 . Case, Anne and Angus Deaton (2015).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Roll out of new rates anticipated to begin July 1, 2027, subject to appropriation. BH ‑CONNECT: a CFT Meetings for FM Cases Implementation began January 1, 2025. Governor ’s budget includes $16.7 million in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 5, 2026 - In 2013, the Legislature enacted statute requiring DHCS to develop a new methodology for budgeting Medi ‑Cal administrative costs that would take into account significant changes in eligibility processes and much higher enrollment related to implementing the ACA in 2014.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - In response to this elimination, a new county IHSS MOE was  established in July 2017 —referred  to as the 2017 IHSS MOE. Under the new 2017 IHSS MOE, the counties ’ share of IHSS costs were reset to roughly reflect the counties ’ share of estimated 2017 ‑18 IHSS costs based on historical county cost ‑sharing ratios (35  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS service costs and  30  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS administrative costs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - As part of this process, statute requires that certain providers be temporarily “held harmless ” if their rates will decrease after being adjusted to conform with the new models. This means that these providers have been given a transitionary period in which they can continue to be paid their historical rates, even if these historical rates exceed the new models used for other providers within the same service category and region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - General Fund Net Increase Reflects Budget Augmentations … The 2025-26 spending plan for child welfare includes some new spending: Automation Funding for Initial Changes Necessary to Implement the Permanent Foster Care Rate Structure —the Tiered Rate Structure ($9  Million General Fund, $14  Million Total Funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Based on the state ’s most recently measured payment error rate of 11  percent, the state would have a 15  percent share of CalFresh benefit costs, resulting in about $2  billion in new annual costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - For the programs that have been funded on a one-time basis, with out new augmentations, the programs ’ funding would have expired in the next few years, with some counties already having spent their full allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7