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Handout

Impact of Proposed Reduction to Child Welfare Services (CWS) (Revised--April 2008)

April 21, 2008 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee

Handout

Federal and State Welfare Reform Overview

April 15, 2008 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommitee No. 1

Handout

Federal and State Welfare Reform Overview

March 5, 2008 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee

Report

Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill, General Government Chapter

February 20, 2008 - Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill, General Government Chapter

Report

Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill, Health and Social Services Chapter

February 20, 2008 - Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill, Health and Social Services Chapter

Report

Improving the IHSS Workforce Through Tiered Wages

February 20, 2008 - Although IHSS wages represent a significant cost to the state, current law grants local county boards the flexibility to establish IHSS wage levels and requirements for providers who choose to be listed on county registries. In order to improve the IHSS labor force and services to recipients, we recommend, prior to 2010-11, enactment of legislation to modify the structure for state participation in wages to reflect the training and tenure of IHSS providers.

Report

Budget Deletes State Cost-of-Living Adjustments

February 20, 2008 - The Governor’s budget proposes to delete the June 2008 and 2009 state statutory COLAs and pass-through the federal COLAs. The Governor estimates that the deletion of these COLAs will result in savings of $23.3 million in 2007-08, and $300.3 million in 2008-09. Based on more recent data, we estimate savings in 2008-09 will increase by $5.3 million to a total of $305.6 million in the budget year. As part of the LAO budget alternative, we recommend reducing grants for couples to 125 percent of the federal poverty level.

Report

Reduction in CWS Allocations to Counties

February 20, 2008 - The budget proposes to reduce CWS county allocations, resulting in General Fund savings of $83.7 million in 2008-09. We describe the potential impact of this proposed reduction on social worker caseloads and possible subsequent policy consequences resulting from fewer resources. We provide three alternatives to the Governor’s proposal that more narrowly target the reductions in CWS expenditures.

Report

Alternatives to the Governor’s Proposal--Work Participation Proposals

February 20, 2008 - Pre-assistance programs focusing on preparing recipients to enter the labor force within four months and a community service requirement for adults who have received five years of assistance are two policies which would increase participation with less budgetary savings than the Governor. We discuss these alternatives, estimate their impacts, and present an alternative package of CalWORKs reforms which meet the anticipated work participation shortfall.

Report

Governor’s Reforms Address Participation Shortfall and Achieve Budgetary Savings

February 20, 2008 - In order to increase work participation and achieve budgetary savings, the Governor proposes a series policy changes for the CalWORKs program. These are (1) a graduated full-family sanction that increases to 100 percent of the grant after one year in sanction status, (2) a five-year time limit on children whose parents cannot meet federal work participation requirements, (3) a nutritional supplement for working poor families, and (4) a five-year time limit for other child-only cases. We review the Governor’s proposals and comment on them.

Report

Index of Information Technology Issues in the Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill

February 20, 2008 - Index of Information Technology Issues in the Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill

Handout

In-Home Supportive Services: Background on Budget, Providers, and Registries

October 16, 2007 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services

Handout

Federal and State Welfare Reform Overview

March 28, 2007 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1

Handout

Federal and State Welfare Reform Overview

March 6, 2007 - Presented to Assembly Human Services Committee

Report

Child Welfare Services: Despite Substantial Improvement, Federal Penalties Likely

February 21, 2007 - We provide an update on the state’s recent improvement on federal outcome measures and an estimate of the risk of penalties based on current performance.

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