Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - The absence of this information makes it very difficult for the Legislature to know whether a key feature of the new PDL process works well, and to understand how it will differ in practice from the current PAL process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - Over the past year, however, ACF determined that the project is no longer eligible for CCWIS claiming status primarily because of its failure to make progress according to the schedule it submitted to ACF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

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

Mar 7, 2025 - These aging systems make it difficult for the state to, for example, change how state employee payroll is calculated and disbursed based on updates to federal and state law. For over two decades, SCO —which is responsible for issuing pay to the state workforce —has led state efforts to plan, develop, and implement a new state payroll system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Other Food Assistance Policy Changes The 2024-25 budget package also includes legislation making changes to previous initiatives, which we describe below. Permanently Authorizes the Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Making program information and notices more easily accessible. Outlined How CDSS Intends to Support Counties in Implementation. The state ’s application emphasized the importance of providing counties with training and technical assistance for successful pilot implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - How much funding is proposed in 2025-26 for DSS for each BH-CONNECT component to be implemented by the department (that is, what are the individuals amounts proposed for activity funds, CFT meetings for FM cases, and joint home visits)?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Among other issues, this analysis was requested to include a fiscal analysis of the cost of making such a transition, including potential fund sources and potential impacts on the current r ealignment structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - The state has full discretion over whether and how to provide increases to the SSP portion of the grant. Until it was ended in 2011, the state had a statutory annual COLA. These COLAs generally reflected whole-grant COLAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

Jan 31, 2018 - While it is unclear how much revenue could be generated from the sale or leasing of DC properties, such actions —while presenting challenges —could provide a funding source to make additional investments in the DDS community services program should the Legislature so choose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3735