California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - What do families and counties view as the most notable results or effects of these services? What challenges have counties faced in implementing CalWORKs in recent years? What challenges have CalWORKs participants faced in achieving self-sufficiency and family well-being?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - By taking this view, we hope that readers have gotten a sense of the size and seriousness of the overall problem and of the stark dis parities between groups. For researchers, we note that changes in several seemingly disparate types of risky behavior have persisted several years past the onset of the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - (That is, in our view, these costs would not have occurred absent legislative action and as a result do not contribute to the budget problem the Legislature faces today.) Comparison to LAO November Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

May 24, 2024 - However, counties have expressed that realigned funds are insufficient for them to conduct what they view as new and expanded resp onsibilities under RFA, compared to prior foster family approval processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - The Legislature might consider asking the administration if the currently proposed reductions to the administrative component should be viewed as placeholders until the reassessment is complete. Potential Impact of Proposed Reductions Is Not Fully Clear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - This is in part responsive to litigation by Disability Rights California on behalf of deaf consumers who allege discrimination by RCs for not providing what they view as adequate communications support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/1

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - The administration and stakeholders emphasize the iterative nature of the dashboard, which they view as a benefit of its design. Moreover, the current version of the dashboard appears comprehensive and suggests progress towards improved identification and prioritization of Medi ‑Cal eligibility functionality issues in CalHEERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - In an effort to remove implicit bias from the hiring decision ‑making process, the administration proposes adopting an anonymous hiring process whereby certain personal information from job applicants ’ resumes or applications would be redacted prior to hiring managers viewing the documents  Implementing this policy would require updates to the Examination and Certification Online System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

FI$Cal IT Project Update—Special Project Report 8

Jan 8, 2020 - These 15,000 hours may therefore be viewed as additional hours being added to the overall number of hours connected with the project (before and after deemed completion). The project expects to implement Milestone  5, Priority   3 i tems by June 2021 —after the project end date.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4132