The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure 3, the Governor ’s budget proposes over $1.5  billion in total funds ($137  million General Fund) for other CDSS-administered food assistance programs and pilots in 2025-26 (some federal or state food programs, like the California Department of Education ’s Universal Meals Program, are administered by other departments).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The spending plan requires CDSS (in consultation with the California Community Colleges, the University of California, the California State University, and the California Student Aid Commission) to report to the Legislature on efforts to create a statewide data-sharing agreement aligned with federal SNAP disclosure regulations that could help identify new,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

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

Mar 7, 2025 - (The project added California State University as a mega processing department for this analysis because, although they are not a civil service state department, their payroll is processed by the current USPS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Social Services Immigration and Equity Programs

Mar 15, 2024 - California State University Immigration Legal Services In 2018-19, State Expanded Funding for Immigrant Populations Across CSU Campuses. Since 2018-19, the state has provided an annual allocation of $7  million General Fund to provide immigration legal services at all 23 CSU campuses through the California State University Immigration Services Project (CISP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4885

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - While the CANS itself is not a rate-setting tool, DSS contracted the University of Kentucky Center for Innovation in Population Health to analyze California ’s CANS data and design a model to classify foster youth into rate tiers based on shared needs and strengths.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - IT = information technology; CDT = California Department of Technology; TF = total funds; GF = General Fund; OF = other funds; EDD  =  Employment  Development Department; CalSTRS = State Teachers ’ Retirement System; PSP = Pension Solution Project; N/A = not applicable; CalHHS  =  California Health and Human Services Agency; DSS = Department of Social Services; CWS ‑CARES = Child Welfare Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - In addit ion, budget-related legislation ensures that current or former foster youth enrolled at California State University and University of California campuses receive the maximum Middle Class Scholarship award amount for which they are eligible by specifying that foster youth ’s awards are not subject to certain reductions based on available funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Universities Governor Establishes Multiyear Compacts With the Universities. The Governor ’s budget increases ongoing General Fund for the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) by a total of $775  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - . $10  million ongoing Proposition  98 funds to expand NextUp at California Community Colleges, and $18  million General Fund ongoing to support similar programs at the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - In particular, research has found that youth experiencing maltreatment are less likely to graduate high school, less likely to attend college or university and to graduate, more likely to experience homelessness, more likely to be incarcerated, and more likely to be referred to substance use disorder treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897