The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The 2024-25 spending plan amended and added substantial new statutory language establishing the permanent rate structure —referred to as the Tiered Rate Structure —and extending the duration of the interim rate period until permanent rates can be implemented (Chapter  46 of 2024 [AB  161, Committee on Budget]).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Home Safe program was established by Chapter  35 of 2018 (AB  1811, Committee on Budget) to serve Adult Protective Services (APS) clients who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness due to elder or dependent adult abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - These changes (described further below) result in net savings of about $21  million total funds in 2025-26 and about $32  million total funds in 2026-27 and ongoing. Of these savings, the spending plan reinvests about $4.6  million in 2025-26 and $14  million in 2025-26 and ongoing into the CalWORKs single allocation, resulting in General Fund savings of about $16  million in 2025-26 and $18  million in 2026-27 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - In previous legislation (Chapter  47 of 2024 [AB  162, Committee on Budget]), the Legislature codified its intent that the Master Plan should strengthen accessibility, quality, and equity for all consumers of the developmental services system and their families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Chapter 5 of 2025 (AB 102, Gabriel) amended the budget to include Control Section 3.90, which established an expectation that the administration would meet and confer in good faith with all 21 of the state’s bargaining units before July 1, 2025 to achieve budgetary savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Chapter 5 of 2025 (AB 102, Gabriel) amended the budget to include Control Section 3.90, which established an expectation that the administration would meet and confer in good faith with all 21 of the state’s bargaining units before July 1, 2025 to achieve budgetary savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - The 2024-25 spending plan amended and added substantial new statutory language establishing the permanent rate structure —referred to as the Tiered Rate Structure —and extending the duration of the interim rate period until permanent rates can be implemented (Chapter  46 of 2024 [AB  161, Committee on Budget]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

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