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Health and Human Services Publications

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Handout

Department of Aging—Comparison of Governor’s May Revision and LAO Alternative

June 9, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

Report

Education of Foster Youth in California

May 28, 2009 - Seventy-five percent of California foster youth perform below grade level standards, and by third grade 83 percent of foster youth have had to repeat a grade. We believe the state and local programs must reprioritize the way existing funds are spent in order to improve educational opportunities for foster youth. We recommend changing guidelines to provide certain services to all current and recent foster youth, expanding programs to include academic counseling and completion of education passports, and consolidating programs at County Offices of Educations. We also suggest convening a workgroup to address the transportation needs of K-12 and postsecondary foster youth.

Handout

Health and Human Services Overview

May 27, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

Report

Family Cost Participation Program Expansion

April 27, 2009 - Assembly Member De La Torre requested our assistance in determining the savings that could be achieved by expanding the Family Cost Participation Program (FCPP) to all services purchased by Regional Centers (RC) for consumers. We estimate that this expansion (excluding RC operations and 24-hour care) when fully implemented after about three years could yield ongoing, net annual General Fund savings ranging between about $11 million and $19 million depending on the number of participating consumers.

Handout

SSI/SSP Maximum Montly Grants

April 1, 2009 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services

Handout

In-Home Supportive Services: Background and Caseload Components

March 24, 2009 - Presented to: Senate Human Services Committee

Handout

Federal Economic Stimulus Package: Fiscal Effect on California Health Programs

March 17, 2009 - Presented to Assembly Health Committee

Handout

Labor and Workforce Development Programs: Overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

March 17, 2009 - Presented to: Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment

Letter

Governor's Reorganization Plan to Consolidate Information Technology Functions

March 13, 2009 - Governor's Reorganization Plan to Consolidate Information Technology Functions

Handout

Overview of Housing Programs Administered by the California Department of Veterans Affairs

March 3, 2009 - Presented to Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee

Report

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Health

February 6, 2009 - The Governor's budget for 2008‑09 proposes to hold General Fund spending on health programs virtually flat compared to the current-year spending level. However, based on our review of the available draft legislation, it appears that the federal stimulus package will provide substantial fiscal relief to California in the form of enhanced contributions to the state’s Medi-Cal Program. At the time this analysis was prepared, Congress also appeared to be close to agreement on federal legislation that would reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We recommend that the state forego at this time an option available under the new federal legislation to expand children’s coverage up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level because of the state’s current fiscal condition. We also propose seeking voter approval for modifications to Proposition 99, a 1988 initiative approved by voters, to “unlock” spending now earmarked for certain Proposition 99 programs, a step that could allow the Legislature to achieve substantial General Fund savings in the budget year.

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Webcast: Social Services 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series

January 22, 2009 - Legislative Analyst Director of Social Services, Todd Bland, discusses the third report in the LAO’s 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series.

Report

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Social Services

January 22, 2009 - At a cost of approximately $10.2 billion in 2008-09, California’s major social services provide a wide array of benefits to its citizens. The Governor proposes $3 billion in budget reductions for social services programs in 2009-10, mostly in grant payments to the aged, blind and disabled or low-income families. We present alternative approaches to reducing costs which tend to have less savings and less adverse impacts on recipients and clients. We also present approaches to drawing down more federal funds pursuant to recently enacted federal legislation.

Report

LAO Recommended Legislation

December 1, 2008 - The role of the Legislative Analyst's Office is to review state programs and make recommendations to the Legislature as to how the state can operate more effectively and efficiently. This report summarizes various changes to law that we have recommended in recent years. Recommendations in this report include, among many others: (a) Simplify and Consolidate K-12 General Purpose Funding, (b) Promote the Adoption of Health Information Technology in California, (c) Fund Inmate Education Programs Based on Actual Attendance, and (d) Increase and Index the State Gas Tax.

Handout

Overview of Proposition 4: Parental Notification for Minors' Abortions

September 16, 2008 - Presented to Assembly and Senate Health Committees

Health and Human Services Staff

Mark Newton
(916) 319-8323
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Health, Developmental Services, and Technology
 
Jason Constantouros
(916) 319-8322
Medi-Cal/Managed Care/Family Health/Health Care Affordability and Workforce Development
 
Brian Metzker
(916) 319-8354
Privacy, Security, and Technology
 
Ryan Miller
(916) 319-8356
Medi-Cal/Behavioral Health/Covered California/CalHHS Agency Issues
 
Angela Short
(916) 319-8309
Child Welfare, Child Support, Community Services and Development, Community Care Licensing, CalSTRS
 
Karina Hendren
(916) 319-8352
Medi-Cal/Long-Term Care/Developmental Services
 
Will Owens
(916) 319-8341
Public Health/Behavioral Health/State Hospitals
 
Sonia Schrager Russo
(916) 319-8361
CalWORKs/CalFresh
 
Juwan Trotter
(916) 319-8358
In-Home Supportive Services/Aging Programs
 
Ginni Bella Navarre
(916) 319-8342
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Human Services and Governance