Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 14, 2018 - Moreover, relative to the prior county MOE, the 2017 IHSS MOE is expected to grow at a faster rate year to year. (We anticipate that the 2017 IHSS MOE will grow by 7  percent annually beginning in 2019 ‑20 through at least 2022 ‑23.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3899

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Specifically, the MOE will increase by 5  percent in 2018 ‑19. For all following years, the MOE adjustment factor will depend on the growth in realignment revenues. For example, in years that realignment growth revenues increase by more than 2  percent, the IHSS county MOE will increase by 7  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Revenues Supporting New MOE General Fund Support and Additional Realignment Revenues Support New MOE Costs. As seen in Figure  17, General Fund support to offset counties ’ costs starts at $400  million in 2017 ‑18 and goes down to $150  million over several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/8

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2017 - Rising General Fund Costs a Result of the IHSS MOE. Total IHSS program costs have increased from around $6  billion to around $10  billion between 2012 –13 and 2016 –17 . Since the MOE was instituted, the General Fund has borne a disproportionate amount of these IHSS program costs, growing at an average rate of 20  percent annually, from $1.7  billion in 2012 –13 to an estimated $3.5  billion in 2016 –17 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3528

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The budget creates a new maintenance ‑of ‑effort (MOE) for counties ’ share of IHSS costs. The new MOE significantly increases counties ’ IHSS costs in 2017 ‑18 relative to 2016 ‑17. The budget provides ongoing state General Fund support and additional realignment revenue (which consists of sales taxes and vehicle license fee revenue) to partially offset this increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/1

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 19, 2015 - The MOE provision expired July 2015. The 2015 –16 budget effectively extends the MOE for one additional year but begins funding adult education from the block grant rather than LCFF. Specifically, the 2015 –16 budget requires the CCC Chancellor ’s Office to allocate up to $375 million of the $500 million block grant for existing school district and COE adult education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3302

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The budget includes a number of changes to the IHSS cost sharing arrangement between the state and counties, including shifting some costs from the state to counties, establishing a new county IHSS maintenance ‑of ‑effort (MOE), and providing some General Fund assistance to counties to meet the new MOE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/7

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 15, 2017 - Under the ACA MOE requirement, which under current federal law continues until September 30, 2019, California would likely have to maintain its CHIP eligibility levels and receive its traditional Medicaid FMAP of 50  percent to cover these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715

The 2016-17 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2015 - Specifically, the end of CCI would also eliminate the IHSS county MOE requirement. The county MOE generally sets counties ’ contributions to IHSS at their 2011 –12 levels, and increases the contributions annually by 3.5 percent plus a share of any wages and benefits subsequently negotiated at the county level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3305