Formula for probation incentive grants

May 29, 2013 - First, the administration proposes that the state provide grant funding based on the number of felo ny probationers successfully diverted from county jail as well as the number diverted from state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/767

Cash management trailer bill language

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https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/763

Recommend modifying proposed budget language on sequestration

May 20, 2013 - However, this section does not provide an alternative budget process, and proposals for reduced spending authority ordinarily should be con sidered in the annual State Budget or other state legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/762

Recommend assessment of IT project in addition to reconciliation and legal efforts

May 20, 2013 - The system errors had real world impacts in the lives of the affected state employees. At the time of the contract termination, the state had spent over $262 million of the $373 million estimated total project cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/761

Analysis of the Governor's CalWORKs Early Engagement Proposal

May 18, 2013 - Under the Governor ’s proposal, the approximately 2,000 current partially state-funded subsidized positions would be supplemented by 8,250 fully state-funded subsidized positions by June of 2014. (Th e number of fully state-funded subsidized positions would gradually ramp up during the course of 2013-14.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/757

Sonoma Developmental Center Intermediate Care Facility Recertification

May 18, 2013 - The DDS is in the process of  contracting with an ICRE to conduct an analysis and establish an action plan to bring all of Sonoma DC ’s ICF-DD units back into compliance with state and federal requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/760

Medi-Cal County Administrative Costs Associated With Implementing Federal Health Care Reform

May 18, 2013 - The state delegates various administrative functions, including intake and eligibility determinations of new Medi –Cal applicants and ongoing eligibility case management activities, to counties —hereafter referred to as county administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/759

Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) May Revision Update

May 18, 2013 - For each demonstr ation plan, the state and CMS will apply county- and plan-specific adjustments to the statewide savings target to account for the risk profile of enrollees. Contrary to assumptions under the January budget, the MOU does not allow the state to share any savings resulting from the demonstration that would otherwise accrue to Medicare.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/758

Resource Family Approval Project: request for delayed implementation

May 17, 2013 - The 2013-14 May Revise does not explain why the administration is withdrawing the entire funding request, but notes that the $70,000 in county reimbursements will not be availabl e to offset state funding in the project.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/755

Need to determine contractual parameters for "financially sound" funding plan

May 17, 2013 - In the Overview, we stated: "We believe the next step for the Legislature should be asking the CalSTRS board directly what a funding plan would have to look like--in its view and that of its actuaries--to ful fill the contractual commitment provided to teachers for a financially sound pension plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/756