The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Specifically, budget language amends statute to allow state assistance to be provided to emergency caregivers prior to their completion of the RFA process, for up to 120 days (or 365 days in cases where a good cause extension is warranted) on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - Pre ‑approval funding for emergency caregivers, beyond 365 days 1.3 — — DSS did not track how many families received rate flexibilities (rather, the department receives aggregated claims data from counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - In 2019 ‑20, recipients were eligible for this funding for up to 120 days (or up to 365 days for caregivers requiring an extension for good cause). Statute dictated that the maximum duration for preapproval funding would shorten to 90 days without the option for an extension beginning in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/5

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - Figure 3 State Funds for Pandemic Response Within Child Welfare Programs General Fund (In Millions) Cash cards for families at risk of foster care $27.8 State contracts for technology (laptops, cell phones) and hotlines for foster youth and families d — Administrative workload for child welfare social workers (overtime, pandemic outreach) 5.0 Rate flexibilities for resource families directly
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Current statute dictates these eligible individuals may receive foster payments for up to 120 days (or up to 365 days if a good ‑cause extension is warranted) while completing the resource family approval process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - During the first year of FFPSA implementation, a county may elect to begin providing prevention services by providing written notice to DSS prior to fully completing its com prehensive prevention plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

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

Feb 16, 2018 - General Fund expenditures will decline approximately 20  p ercent —from about $ 365  m illion to about $ 290  m illion over this period. The year ‑over ‑year reductions are primarily due to DC closure activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757