The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Short-term reductions of $37  million in 2024-25 and $26  million in 2025-26 in mental health and substance abuse services funding (resulting in a partial funding restoration in 2025-26, as shown earlier in Figure  1).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - Figure 4 13 of 37 CWS ‑CARES V1 Milestones Completed Child Welfare Service Area b
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The 2024-25 spending plan reduces ESE funding on a short-term basis —by $30  million in 2023-24 and $37  million in 2024- 25 —to hold ESE funding to the approximate 2022-23 spending level. With these reductions, the spending plan provides about $97  million for ESE in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - Short-term reductions of $37  million in 2024-25 and $26  million in 2025-26 in mental health and substance abuse services funding (resulting in a partial funding restoration in 2025-26). Impacts of Reductions May Vary By Program and From County to County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - Due to the hold harmless provisions, the remaining 37  percent of slots are funded based on rates derived from prior surveys. Two primary reasons explain why rates for these slots are derived from prior surveys.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Federal child welfare reporting requirements specify 37 data elements that must be included in each state ’s child welfare case management system. While the required data elements will be added to the new system (CWS-CARES), the new system will not be fully operational for a few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - However, the 2020 ‑21 budget includes $37  million General Fund for flexibilities allowing NMDs who turn 21 to continue receiving payments for the duration of the budget year. (This amount includes $5  million for administration costs for counties to continue providing case management for these youth.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/5

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - The Governors budget includes approximately $37  million to account for the estimated increase in residual cases. Update on Provider Eligibility for Minor Recipients Elimination of Minor Recipient Provider Eligibility Requirements Increases Authorized Hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - We estimate this grant increase would cost about $27  million in 2024 ‑25 (with an annual cost of about $37  million). Grants Still Not Estimated to Meet Legislature ’s Goal for All Recipients. As part of the 2018 ‑19 Budget Act , the Legislature set a goal to increase CalWORKs grants to 50  percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) for a family that is one person larger than
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The 2021‑22 spending plan provides just over $23 billion from the General Fund for human services programs. This is an increase of over $6 billion, or 37 percent, compared to the revised prior-year spending level. This significant increase is primarily the result of higher spending in several different departments and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1