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Legislators and LAO press CDSS on CWS CARES schedule, spending and federal enhanced participation rate
Summary
CDSS officials told the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 that CWS CARES version 1 is in final development under a new "holistic design" approach and that a federal project demonstration is scheduled in mid-May to inform whether the project will return to enhanced federal participation.
Department of Social Services and Office of Technology officials updated the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on the California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS CARES), the state's replacement for its legacy Child Welfare Services Case Management System (CWS/CMS).
CDSS said version 1 development is in final stages after the project shifted to a "holistic design" approach to reduce later rework and increase user engagement. Project staff said a federal demonstration for Administration for Children and Families reviewers was scheduled for the week of May 15 and that the department expects feedback within 60 days about returning the project to the enhanced federal financial participation…
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