The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - The demonstration authorizes expenditure authority under federal funds over five years for coverage of “activity funds ” —services and items to support the social and emotional well-being of eligible youth involved with the foster care system, AAP, or Family Maintenance Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Available IHSS case information provides the percent of authorized IHSS cases that receive services. We call this the IHSS utilization rate. Historically, The IHSS utilization rate has been quite high —in the high-80  percent to low-90  percent range.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

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

Mar 7, 2025 - Shortly after CDT approved the CSPS IT project through the PAL process, DOF notified the JLBC of the project ’s approval through PAL and its authorization of the $10.4  million available for development and implementation costs in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Federal TANF Work and Family Well-Being Pilot The federal Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) authorized a five-state pilot project to test alternative performance measures to the WPR —largely focused on long-term employment outcomes and family well-being —in the TANF program for six years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978