Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Wraparound refers to the practice of partnering with families to provide intensive services to children and families with complex needs using a team ‑based approach. A  child and family, working with a team of service providers, develops and follows a service plan that is intended to be comprehensive, family ‑centered, strengths ‑based, and needs ‑driven.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - These initial two appropriations required a dollar-for-dollar match from local recipients, while the two $92.5  million augmentations appropriated in 2021-22 and 2022-23 waive the match requirement. Proposed budget language also would extend expenditure authority and the match waiver period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - For example, in the current year, DSS is working to build the capacity of local child welfare agencies to conduct timely CANS assessments and Child and Family Team meetings, in alignment with specified criteria for fidelity.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - While Interim Rates Rely on Level of Care Protocol (LOCP) … The current, interim rates rely on the LOCP, which is a tool used by local child welfare staff to assess the care and supervision needs of foster children, and match those needs to a board and care rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

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

Mar 7, 2025 - Department/Agency Readiness Teams (DARTs) Created by SCO and CalHR to Facilitate Change Management Activities. SCO and CalHR will coordinate change management efforts for the CSPS IT project using DARTs, which are individual teams of department staff assigned different roles and responsibilities for project-related communication, subject matter expertise, and training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2025 - This post provides issues for legislative consideration, as well as questions for the Legislature to ask, ahead of an expected May Revision budget proposal to fund development and implementation of the California State Payroll System information technology project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5011

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Finally, language extends the waiver of the local funding match requirement (implemented as part of funding augmentations for the program provided in 2021-22 and 2022-23) through June 30, 2025 and extends deadline for the department to adopt regulations implementing all provisions to July 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - However, if counties implement prevention services beyond the scope of FFPSA Part I, they will not be able to claim federal Title IV-E matching funds for those activities, meaning the total investment in prevention services may be less.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

The 2021-22 Budget: California State Payroll System IT Project

Feb 2, 2021 - This report could help the Legislature consider options other than the proposed project scope and the approach to development and implementation, and inform future hearings or meetings with the project team.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4339

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

May 24, 2024 - Bringing Families Home reduction ‑80 ‑80 Governor ’s budget proposed to delay $80 million from 2023 ‑24 to 2025 ‑26, along with budget language extending the expenditure period and local funding match waiver period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909