The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Between March  2020 and June 2020, counties were able to temporarily suspend reassessments. Beginning July 2020, counties may no longer suspend reassessments and are required to complete all outstanding reassessments which were suspended by December 31, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/3

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Upon the expiration of the executive order, however, counties and CAPI consortia were required to resume conducting scheduled CAPI annual redeterminations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/4

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Many DDS Consumers Are Held for Long Periods at County Jails. If Porterville DC has reached its maximum capacity, individuals with developmental disabilities who have been accused of crimes and deemed IST are held in county jails while they await placement at Porterville DC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/1

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - The supplement will be calculated on a county-by-county basis using Fair Market Rent data from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Because the supplement must be automated within the systems used by counties to administer foster care payments, the benefit will be phased in by July 1, 2021 (or later, as determined by
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/5

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - County APS offices may continue to conduct investigations and monthly monitoring visits by telephone or through video conferencing under certain circumstances .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/8

The 2020-21 May Revision: Analysis of 2020-21 May Revision IHSS Budget

Jun 9, 2020 - We note that this cost includes things other than wages and benefits, such as certain associated taxes and administrative costs. The increase in the weighted average of provider hourly wages in 2019 ‑20 largely reflects the inclusion of locally negotiated provider wage and benefit increases not captured in January estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4253

The 2020-21 May Revision: CalWORKs Caseload-Driven Costs in the 2020-21 May Revision

Jun 2, 2020 - In contrast, counties and other stakeholders have responded that many of these cases will come from industries (such as the hospitality sector) which may be particularly slow to recover from the curr ent recession, and these individuals will require intensive support to find employment in a new field.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4249

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 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Recently, corporation tax collections have grown faster than anticipated while personal income tax collections have grown somewhat slower. The administration assumes that this pattern will continue. This is because they attribute the pattern to partnerships, which are taxed under the personal income tax, changing to corporations in response to 2017 federal tax changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135