Rethinking the 1991 Realignment

Oct 15, 2018 - The state tracks year ‑to ‑year increases in costs for each social services program. Additionally, the state tracks increases in costs from prior years that were not met with realignment revenues. Realignment prioritizes paying for year ‑to ‑year increases in total social services program costs and any unmet costs from prior years with growth revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3886

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment [Publication Details]

Oct 15, 2018 - Rethinking the 1991 Realignment [Publication Details] HTML Description: California has shifted programmatic and funding responsibility between the state and counties for various programs over the last 40 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3886

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

May 17, 2018 - Each year, funding allocations are provided to 49 counties that currently participate in the program. In recent years, $47  million has been allocated to participating counties for these purposes. The Governor ’s proposal would increase this amount by $24  million in 2018 ‑19 and by an additional $24  million in 2019 ‑20 ($95  million total) and ongoing.
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 - This means no provider would receive less than it received in the year prior to the rate change. Chapter  15 of 2017 (AB  99, Committee on Budget) effectively removes the final hold harmless provision on December 31, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

The 2018-19 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal

Mar 2, 2018 - Under SPR 7, STO will deploy all of its functions in FI$Cal in the first quarter of 2018-19 —one year later than anticipated by SPR 6. However, SPR 7 significantly changes the release of SCO functions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3768

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - Currently, the state minimum wage is $10.50 for businesses with 25 o r fewer employees and $11 for businesses with 26 o r more employees. The state minimum wage is statutorily scheduled to increase each year until it reaches $ 15 —in 2022 for the larger businesses and in 2023 for the smaller businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget [Publication Details] Description: In this report we provide a broad overview of the Governor's health and human services budget, highlighting major year-over-year changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3757

Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

Jan 31, 2018 - This was stated to be because any savings from institutional closures are almost always overwhelmed by increased costs due to year ‑over ‑year program growth in its community services program that occurs on the natural.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3735

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - Beginning in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2015 ‑16, the Affordable Care Act authorized an increased federal cost share for CHIP of 88  percent (a 12  percent state share) through 2018 ‑19. (The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 st through September 30 th .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) [Publication Details]

Jan 23, 2018 - Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) [Publication Details] Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Format: HTML Description: Recent Congressional action appropriates funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through federal fiscal year 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3734