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

Apr 29, 2025 - The New PDL Process for GenAI Projects Consistent with the requirements of the EO, the most recent deliverable completed in February 2025 makes changes to the state ’s technology project procurement and approval processes.
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 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Funds must be used for services/items that meet an assessed need and must (1)  promote inclusion in the community, (2)  increase safety in the home environment, and/or (3)  facilitate age-appropriate participation or autonomy in making decisions that improve physical or behavioral health outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

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

Feb 21, 2025 - In 2023-24, about 890,000 individuals in about 346,000 households participated in CalWORKs (making up over 30  percent of all TANF recipients nationwide). Federal, State, and County Governments Share Program Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

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

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Nevertheless, this information can help us make some progress towards understanding the trend in motor vehicle  deaths. As shown in Figure  23 , California ’s pandemic ‑era growth in age 15 to 44 motor vehicle fatalities is spread across many different primary collision factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Counties may fully or partially subsidize the wages of some CalWORKs recipients for six months to a   year —making  it less costly for an employer to hire a CalWORKs participant compared to a non-CalWORKs participant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - Amount shown is in addition to the approximately $100 million annually the state makes available for housing tax credits. c Includes $150 million provided in 2024 ‑25 and $100 million provided in 2025 ‑26. d Reverts unused funding originally provided for the administration to oversee certain homelessness ‑related initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936