The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Since the passage of Chapter  559 of 2010 (AB  12, Beall), eligible youth may continue receiving certain foster care benefits —including housing support and case management —for a limited time after turning 18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/5

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 11, 2016 - This analysis begins by providing an overview of the existing foster care system; highlights the major policy changes included in AB  403; and evaluates the Governor ’s proposed CCR implementation spending in light of continued uncertainties around the ultimate costs, savings, and programmatic impacts of the reform package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3351

The 2019-20 Budget: Aligning the State’s IT Project Approval Process With the Annual Budget Process

Mar 14, 2019 - AB = Assembly Bill; CDT = California Department of Technology; IT = information technology; PAL = Project Approval Lifecycle; SB = Senate Bill; and SHIELD = Surveillance, Health, Intervention, and Environmental Lead Database. . . .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3976

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

Feb 22, 2022 - The 2021 ‑22 budget included around $32  million General Fund for the state ’s share of new costs required to meet the requirements of FFPSA Part IV. (Refer to our 2021 ‑22 spending plan analysis of child welfare programs here for a more detailed description of these requirements.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - Chapter  270 of 1997 (AB  1542, Ducheny), the legislation that established CalWORKs, required DSS to develop and implement a system of performance monitoring that would: (1) look at the extent to which the state and counties were achieving the program ’s goals, (2) evaluate whether negative outcomes were occurring, and (3) identify any needed adjustments to the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes $11.7  million one-time General Fund to trial courts for the implementation of the Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 (Chapter  37 of 2020 [AB  3088, Chiu]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Chapter  815 of 2018 (AB  2083, Cooley) seeks to develop a more integrated overall system of care for foster youth who have experienced severe trauma. Toward this end, some key measures included in the legislation are: (1)  requiring counties to develop and implement memorandums of understanding specifying the roles and responsibilities of the various local entities serving
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - Section 329 o f the WIC (hereafter referred to as WIC 32 9) e ntitles anyone who reports child maltreatment, including the child, to receive notification of the social worker ’s decision to file or not file a dependency petition to juvenile court following an investigation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980