The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Feb 2, 2022 - This post describes the Governor’s budget assumptions and proposals related to the In-Home Supportive Services program and offers relevant issues for Legislative consideration. Update (2/7/22): Time requirement for incentive payment to IHSS providers in the state’s HCBS spending plan has been updated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4512

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - 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/4512

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Funds Racial Equity and Implicit Bias Training for County CalWORKs Staff. The spending plan includes $3  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 and $10  million in 2022 ‑23 to support racial equity training for CalWORKs county staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - TBL specifies that if a child placed in an STRTP requires regular on-site nursing care, the placing agency (namely, the county child welfare agency or probation department) is res ponsible for ensuring the necessary nursing care is provided —either by the STRTP consistent with its treatment model or by the county arranging for that care to be provided utilizing county nursing resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The state has funded the restoration of IHSS service hours with General Fund since 2016 ‑17 so long as the managed care organization (MCO) tax established in 2016 was in place. While the 2016 MCO tax expired at the end of 2018 ‑19, the 2019 ‑20 budget continued the use of General Fund to restore IHSS service hours, subject to potential suspension on December 31, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

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 2021-22 Spending Plan: Broadband Infrastructure

Oct 27, 2021 - State law directs CPUC to allocate at least half of the $2  billion for last-mile projects in rural counties, with the remainder allocated to urban counties. Each county, whether rural or urban, will receive an initial allocation of $5  million in funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4467

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - The updated language —in line with the previous version —allows counties the option of (but does not require) implementing prevention services, meaning counties would need to provide the required matching funds using their realignment revenues or other county sources to be able to claim additional federal Title IV-E dollars on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

The 2021-22 Budget: Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Broadband Infrastructure

May 24, 2021 - The administration proposes to create another new CASF program account —a loan loss reserve account —to help secure financing for locally owned broadband infrastructure projects sponsored by counties, municipalities, and tribes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4440