The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - The Department of Social Services was required in statute (Chapter  46 of 2024 [AB  161, Committee on Budget]) to review the budgetary methodology used to determine annual funding for the county administration of IHSS alongside workload and administrative costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - For example, Chapter 770 of 2022 (AB 2085, Holden) and Chapter 832 of 2022 (SB 1085, Kamlager) focus on clarifying that experiencing poverty is distinct from child maltreatment, and in particular general neglect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Stops for moving violations made by the state ’s seven largest local law enforcement agencies dropped 32  percent in the second quarter of 2020. Unlike the CHP trend, however, stops by local law enforcement did not rebound after this mid ‑2020 dip, with stops remaining at a depressed level through 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - This year ’s developmental services trailer bill legislation codifies the Legislature ’s findings and declarations establishing the foundation for the Master Plan (Chapter  47 of 2024 [AB  162, Committee on Budget]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Previously, statute specified that the interim rates would expire December 31, 2024 and that the permanent, ongoing LOC rate structure would be established by January 1, 2025.Th e 2024-25 spending plan amends and adds substantial new statutory language establishing the permanent rate structure and extending the interim rates period until permanent rates can be implemented (Chapter  46 of 2024 [AB  161, Committee on Budget]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - Chapter  9 of 2024 (AB  106, Gabriel) included, among other actions, adoption of: (1)  the proposed delay of $100  million General Fund in last-mile project grant funding from 2024 ‑25 and 2026 ‑27, and (2)  the proposed reduction of $250  million General Fund from the LLRF across both 2024 ‑25 ($150  million) and 2025 ‑26 ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

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

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2023 - This report satisfies supplemental report language adopted by the Legislature in 2022 on nonreporting entities’ information security (IS) compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4756

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - This report satisfies supplemental report language adopted by the Legislature in 2022 on nonreporting entities’ information security (IS) compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 23, 2023 - This post provides an overview of information security (IS) proposals in the Governor’s 2023-24 budget, including our assessment and recommendations across the proposals and specific to the California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4748