The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - Under current law, the General Fund has supported the restoration of IHSS service hours, which were previously reduced by 7   p ercent, so long as the MCO tax is in place. (Additional information on the MCO tax can be found in our report, The 2019‑20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi‑Cal Budget .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2023-24 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 2, 2023 - Beginning in 2012-13, however, the historical county share-of-cost model was replaced with an IHSS county maintenance-of-effort (MOE), meaning county costs would reflect a set amount of nonfederal IHSS costs as opposed to a certain percent of nonfederal IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4729

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - While county social workers must still perform initial assessments to determine IHSS eligibility, they may do so using a telehealth option in lieu of face-to-face visits. Additionally, counties may suspend recipient annual reassessments through June 30, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of Social Services

Feb 24, 2020 - (Historically, the restoration was statutorily tied to the existence of the managed care organization [MCO] tax. The MCO tax expired at the end of 2018 ‑19. Even though the administration is continuing the 7  p ercent restoration for 2020 ‑21, the statutory language linking the restoration to the MCO tax remains.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4175

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - These include: $750  Million to Strengthen County “Behavioral Health Continuum. ” As described earlier, the Governor proposes $750  million General Fund —made available over three years —for competitive grants to counties to purchase or renovate real estate for behavioral health facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

Child Welfare Realignment [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2011 - Child Welfare Realignment [Publication Details] Description: The Governor’s budget proposal would realign the child welfare system to counties in 2011-12 and shift $1.6 billion in tax revenues to counties in lieu of General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2406

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Overall, counties are required hold in-person orientations within 30 days of the date in which the public health order is lifted (counties and IHSS Public Authorities may request a 15-day extension if the p ublic health conditions caused staffing or facility challenges).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - The remainder of the allocation is calculated based on the county ’s share of California households, as a proportion of either all rural counties or all urban counties, without access to broadband with at least 100  Mbps download speed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Specifically, the fede ral government requires states to intercept child support payments for CalWORKs and foster care families to reimburse the state, county, and federal government for the costs associated with providing CalWORKs cash assistance and foster care maintenance payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/5

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - The MCO tax is expected to be effective through 2018-19. Update on the Implementation of Federal Labor Regulations That Affect Home Care Workers In February 2016, the state implemented the new federal labor regulations for IHSS providers following a one-year delay due to federal court action.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/2