The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - Additionally, DSS is currently seeking stakeholder input on the structure of the IHSS  provider training opportunities, which is set to start no later than September 1, 2022 (and remain operative until March  1, 2024).  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Once the state of e mergency in California ends, self-attestation of documents will be no longer permitted. Additionally, counties must collect and process new forms containing original signatures for cases where self-attested forms were previously accepted at the next annual in-person reassessment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Eliminate Assisted Living Waiver waitlist by increasing waiver slots by 7,000. 92.1 Laguna Honda Enhanced Transition Services Benefit. Transfer Medicaid ‑funded residents of Laguna Honda Hospital to new care setting. 0.6 Services: Enhancing Home and Community ‑Based Services Capacity and Models of Care Developmental Services Rate Model Implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/6

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Making Implementation Subject to Trigger Determination Seems Questionable. We question whether trigger language for this proposal makes sense. The proposed tiered rates, along with the completely new strengths building and immediate needs rate components, represent a significant restructuring of foster care rates that warrants legislative input.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - First, there is no funding set aside at May Revision for said augmentation, which means any additional funding would require higher-than-projected revenues or lower-than-projected expenditures to materialize in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

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

Feb 22, 2022 - Older, relatively more self ‑sufficient youth and NMDs may be placed in supervised independent living placements (SILPs) or transitional housing placements. SILPs are independent settings, such as apartments or shared residences, where NMDs may live independently and continue to receive monthly foster care payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - DDS also will seek input from subject matter experts. The first set of metrics will be provided to the Legislature and made available to the public by April 1, 2022 for implementation in the 2022 ‑23 budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Issues Many Providers Still Are Not in Compliance With HCBS Final Rule Set to Take Effect in March. Figure   3 shows the share of providers (broken out by service category) who have compliant policies set in place as of December  29,  2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - This growth assumption is roughly in line with pre-pandemic trends (the pandemic produced a seemingly temporary decrease in new entrants to DDS). The spending plan assumes that state-operated residential and community facilities will serve 302 individuals in 2024-25, the same number served in 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - (Other CalSAWS-related funding, such as funding for the interface between CalSAWS and the Child Welfare Services - California Automated Response and Engagement System , is covered in other sections of our spendi ng plan series.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/5