The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services Resource Family Approval augmentation for counties $50 Emergency Child Care Bridge —program expansion and access to administrative funds 42 Support for recruitment and approval of tribally approved homes 8 Implementing legislation (SB 354, AB 546, AB 647, AB 670, AB
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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
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The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Child Support Services [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2021 - Analyzes the Governor’s 2021-22 budget proposals related to the child support program, provides background on recent program developments and state review process of child support guidelines, and provides issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4369

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 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.
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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

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Health and Human Services (HHS)‑Related Funding to Address Homelessness

May 17, 2018 - According to the administration, the grants would be distributed to counties in accordance with principles used in a similar previous grant program enacted by Chapter  518 of 2000 (AB  2034, Steinberg) and Chapter  617 of 1999 (AB  34, Steinberg).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3842

The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - Chapter  15 of 2017 (AB  99, Committee on Budget) effectively removes the final hold harmless provision on December 31, 2018. That is, beginning with January 1, 2019, all providers are to receive rates set at the 75 th percentile of the 2016 survey, even if lower than the rates they had received based upon an earlier market survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

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 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