California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Until 2011 ‑12, the state General Fund and counties shared significant portions of the nonfederal costs of administering child welfare programs. In 2011, the state enacted legislation and the voters adopted constitutional amendments (in 2012) known as 2011 realignment, which gave counties fiscal responsibility for child welfare.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Over the next eight years, growth rates fluctuated between 3  percent and 8  percent, until reaching a peak growth rate of 10.2  percent and 10.4  percent in 2001-02 and 2002-03, respectively. Caseload growth then hovered between 4.5  percent and 8  percent for the next six years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - (The Governor ’s budget assumes the ICF/DD units will be recertified in 2019 and federal funding will continue for the balance of 2018 ‑19.) DDS intends to have moved most of the ICF/DD residents into the community by the end of 2019, the time at which federal funding for these units is scheduled to end.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Other net changes a 916 — Net effect of all other changes across programs, including caseload changes and estimated increases in county and federal expenditures under 2011 realignment. Totals $1,075 $105 CWS ‑CARES = Child Welfare Services ‑California Automated Response and Engagement System; OTSI = Office of Technology and Solutions Integration; BH ‑CONNECT = Behavioral Health
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

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

Feb 21, 2025 - What Can the Legislature Expect Next? As discussed, CDSS indicated it intends to begin the pilot planning process in the coming months. The Legislature could consider asking the following key questions of the administration: What next steps does the administration intend to take in pilot planning and implementation?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

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

Feb 13, 2025 - Statute required the Department of Finance to estimate what percentage grant increase could be supported by a half-year cost of $291  million in 2021-22 (estimated to be about $580  million in 2022-23), a half-year cost of $150  million in 2022-23 (estimated to be about $300  million in 2023-24), and a half-year of cost of $146  million in 2023-24 (estimated to be about $292  million in 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot [Publication Details] The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot Format: HTML Description: In this post, we provide background on the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program, information on the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families pilot and California’s pilot application, and comments and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4978

The 2016-17 Budget: Child Welfare Services--New System

Feb 25, 2016 - According to the most current special project report (SPR), approved in April 2014, the CWS-NS project is estimated to cost $449  million ($224.5  million General Fund) and planned to be fully implemented in April 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3369

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Governor ’s Proposal Addresses One of These Five Reasons, But This May Not Be the Most Important One. Of these five factors listed above, the Governor ’s proposal only addresses the issue of inconsistency in the provision of developmental screenings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - What do families and counties view as the most notable results or effects of these services? What challenges have counties faced in implementing CalWORKs in recent years? What challenges have CalWORKs participants faced in achieving self-sufficiency and family well-being?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969