Proposed 2020-21 California Budget: Governor Newsom is holding the annual press conference to unveil his FY 20-21 budget proposal (watch live at https://twitter.com/CAgovernor?s=20). Here is a cut & paste of the IHSS section in the attached Governor’s Budget Summary (see page 38).
IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
The IHSS program provides domestic and related services such as housework, transportation, and personal care services to eligible low-income aged, blind, and disabled persons. These services are provided to assist individuals to remain safely in their homes and prevent more costly institutionalization. The Budget includes $14.9 billion ($5.2 billion General Fund) for the IHSS program in 2020-21, a 16-percent increase in General Fund costs over the revised 2019-20 level. Average monthly caseload in this program is estimated to be 586,000 recipients in 2020-21, a 4.5-percent increase from the revised 2019-20 projection.
Other Significant Adjustments:
• Minimum Wage—The Budget reflects $1.1 billion ($523.8 million General Fund) to support planned minimum wage increases of $13 per hour on January 1, 2020 and $14 per hour on January 1, 2021.
• Full-Scope Medi-Cal Expansion for Undocumented Persons Aged 65 and Over—The Budget includes $5.9 million General Fund in 2020-21, growing to $119.5 million General Fund in 2021-22, to support increased IHSS costs associated with the proposed expansion of full-scope Medi-Cal coverage for undocumented persons 65 years of age or older, beginning January 1, 2021. See the Department of Health Care Services section for more information.
• Training for County Social Workers and Managers—The Budget includes $3.7 million ($1.9 million General Fund) in 2020-21 and $240,000 ($120,000 General Fund) ongoing to support additional training for county social workers and managers in conducting needs assessments for IHSS recipients to promote consistency across all counties with respect to program requirements.
Karen
Comments on ORD #0915-11
DRC & Justice in Aging Comments sent on December 21, 2018
COUNTY MOE
CSAC has reached an agreement with the administration on clean-up language to the IHSS statute on the MOE. The language has been amended into AB 110 and the bill will be heard in the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee tomorrow. AB 110 clarifies the language on the supplemental wage to resolve conflicting interpretations of the statute that have held up implementation of the collective bargaining contract in Santa Cruz. There is no opposition and the bill should be on the Governor’s desk within a few days. The IHSS language starts on page 28 of the attached bill. The CSAC letter in support, which is co-signed by CAPA, is attached.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) 41 pages
EPSDT - Guide for States: Coverage and Medicaid Benefit for Children and Adolescents (June 2014) - Medi-Cal Services for Children and Young Adults (2 pages) What can be received?
Letters of Support
2019-20
- AB 388 (Limón) - SUPPORT July 2 2019
- Support of AB 2387 – In-Home Supportive Services, Needs Assessment June 17 2020
- Support of SB 862 Planned power outage: public safety. (2020-21) June 20 2020
- 2nd Revenue Letter to Leadership June 8 2020
- Advocates Opposition to May Revision Proposal to Cut Medi-Cal Access to Seniors May 21 2020
- Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Committee, Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly August 16 2019
2018-19
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CMC Broker Policy - MediCalConnect Ltr Against signed onto under Justice of Aging
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Senior Equity - Raise the Medi-Cal Aged & Disabled Income Limit to Same Limit as Other Adults
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SB 1040 (Dodd) - In-Home Supportive Services: Naural Disaster Resuling in State of Emegrency
- AB 1909 AB 1909 (Nazarian) – IHSS – Written Translations CAPA
- Western Center on Law & Policy Ltr Opposing FY-2018 Federal Budget Resolution
- AB 279 (Holden) Regional Center Rate Increases September 5, 2017
- AB 1379 Support of increasing local resources for CASp to be sure of public accessibility June 2017
- Oppose HR 2824 efforts to cut Supplemental Security Insurance to offset the costs of the Matural, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV program). (June, 2017)
- SB 239 modernizes California Laws Criminalizing Individuals with HIV May 2017
- Letter to House of Representatives Strongly Opposing H.R. 620, the ADA and Education Reform Act of 2017, May 25 2017
- California Organizarions Strongly Oppose H.R. 620, the ADA and Education Reform Act of 2017 May 25 2017
- TY Letter for Disability Awareness Training April 2016
- SB 218 Ltr of Support - Qualified ABLE Program: Tax-Advantaged Savings Account (Feb 24, 2017)
- SB 239 Ltr of Support - Moderization of HIV Criminalization Laws (Feb 24, 2017)
- AB 1930 Lackey in support of having Social Security taken out of payroll (June 2016)
- SB 1015 Support of Domestic Workers Bill of Rights - March 2016
- Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) enrollment strategies and program improvement proposals for California’s Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI)
- The Duals Demonstration: A Glimpse at Lessons Learned Justice in Aging Newsletter, March 2016
- Support of AB-1797, IHSS Applicant Confirmation Number
- SCAN Foundation 2016-17 Grant Letter of Support from GACI
- AB 294 August 21, 2015 (Lackey and Steinorth): Health and Human Services Waiver Transparency
- AB 470 (Chu) – In-Home Supportive Services: Fingerprinting - June, 2015
- AB 474 (Brown and Thurmond) Letter Support for Increase in SSI/SSP - April, 2015
- AB 1235 - Housing for People Leaving Nursing Homes (Gipson) - April, 2015
- SB 199 Encourage Brown to Sign; Add hours for reading to blind as IHSS Task - September, 2015
- SB 199 Two hours added to IHSS Tasks to read to Blind - May, 2015
- SB 405 (Hertzberg) Driving Debt Down Reduces Pymt Schedules for Keeping License - April, 2015
CAPA Reports
10/2018 CAPA Legislative Report
IHSS Coalition
CCWRO Bill Tracker:
California Public Benefits Legislatve Bill & Budget Actions Tacker #2017-14
California Public Benefits Legislative Bill & Budget Action Tracker #2017-09
California Association of Public Authoities (CAPA)
Legislative Report - January 2018
CARA Newsletters:
CARA Alert May 29 2017 - Lobby Day Great Success - Must Pass AB 562
Independent Living Center Information
State Independent Living Council
State HHS & SS Reports
- Analysis of the 2014 In-Home Supportive Services Consumer Satisfaction Survey (September 2015 - pages 49)
- California's Child Welfare Continuum of Care Reform (January 2015) 56 pages
- CDSS IHSS Senate Budget Sub Committee 3 Hearing Overview
- IHSS Consumer Characteristics Report 2000/01 - 2011/12
- Nursery Facility/Acute Hospital Waiver 2012/01 - 2016/12
- Nursery Facility/Acute Hospital Waiver Renewal Plan Public Input Sought October 2015
- Nursery Facility/Acute Hospital (NF/AH) Waiver Renewal - DRC Questions Public Input October 2015 (6 pages)
Legislative Resources
- LINK TO THE SUMMARY OF THE 2020-2021 STATE BUDGET: This is the 127 page summary issued this evening by the Department of Finance of the enacted 2020-2021 State Budget (details to come later), as signed into law by Governor Newsom this evening - PDF Document (127 pages): http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/FullBudgetSummary.pdf
SB 74 - 2020-2021 STATE BUDGET (MAIN BUDGET BILL)
CDCAN SUMMARY: Main budget bill for 2020-2021 State Budget year.
PDF DOCUMENT (816 pages)
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB74&version=20190SB7497ENRAB 89: BUDGET ACT OF 2020 ["Budget Junior" - Revises Budget BIll Passed June 15, 2020)
CDCAN SUMMARY: This revised budget bill amends SB 74, the 2020-2021 Budget Bill that the Legislature passed on Monday (June 15th), to incorporate changes to the budget that reflect a final agreement between the Legislature and the Governor for the 2020 budget
COPY OF AB 89 (As amended June 22, 2020, and passed by Legislature - Enrolled Version) PDF Document (208 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB89&version=20190AB8996ENR
- NEW AB 75: BUDGET TRAILER BILL: BUDGET ACT OF 2019 - AUGMENTATION
COPY OF AB 75 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (4 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB75&version=20190AB7595AMDNEW AB 78 - BUDGET TRAILER BILL: BERGESON-PEACE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK
COPY OF AB 78 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (24 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB78&version=20190AB7897AMDNEW AB 79 - BUDGET TRAILER BILL: HUMAN SERVICEShttp://www.ebudget.ca.gov/FullBudgetSummary.pdf
WHAT: Budget trailer bill for Department of Social Services including IHSS, CalWORKS, Community Care Licensing, Developmental Services including regional centers
COPY OF AB 79 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (245 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB79&version=20190AB7996AMD
CDCAN COMMENT: No reductions included for IHSS, developmental services. Also provision to would require the Department of Developmental Services, effective January 1, 2021, and subject to those same conditions for the other supplemental rate increases, to provide a rate increase to independent living programs, infant development programs, and early start specialized therapeutic services, and would suspend this rate increase on, and delay the suspension described above until, December 31, 2021, unless the Department of Finance makes that specified determination.NEW - AB 80: BUDGET TRAILER BILL: PUBLIC HEALTH OMNIBUS
WHAT: Includes public health, Medi-Cal (Department of Health Care Services)
COPY OF AB 80 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (116 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB80&version=20190AB8096AMDNEW - AB 81: BUDGET TRAILER BILL: PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING: HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES
WHAT: Medi-Cal, Mental Health Services Act, etc
COPY OF AB 81 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (66 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB81NEW AB 82 - BUDGET TRAILER BILL: STATE GOVERNMENT
COPY OF AB 82 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (50 pages0:
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB82&version=20190AB8297AMDNEW - AB 88: BUDGET TRAILER BILL: PUBLIC SAFETY
COPY OF AB 88 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (93 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB88&version=20190AB8898AMDNEW AB 90: BUDGET TRAILER BILL: TRANSPORTAITON
COPY OF AB 90 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (23 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB90&version=20190AB9096AMDNEW AB 92: BUDGET TRAILER BILL: PUBLIC RESOURCES OMNIBUS
COPY OF AB 92 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (22 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB92&version=20190AB9297AMDNEW AB 93: BUDGET TRAILER BILL: PERSONAL INCOME TAXES: EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT: YOUNG CHILD TAX CREDIT: FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER INDENTIFICATION NUMBER
COPY OF AB 93 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (13 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB93&version=20190AB9397AMDNEW AB 100: BUDGET TRAILER BILL: STATE GOVERNMENT
COPY OF AB 100 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (15 pages):
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB100&version=20190AB10096AMDNEW AB 102: BUDGET TRAILER BILL: RETIREMENT SAVINGS
COPY OF AB 102 (As amended June 22, 2020) - PDF Document (37 pages)
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB102&version=20190AB10297AMD
- Assembly Budget Report AB 123/SB 97 FY 2015-16 (65 pages) June 17, 2015
- Budget FY 2018-19 SB-840 unsigned
- CAPA Legislation of Interest 2015
- CAPA Wage and Benefit Chart as of March 1, 2018 (Excel)
1. Status of collective bargaining, time period covered in MOU, name of union for each county
2. County MOE adjustments
3. Wages
4. Health benefit hourly amount, # of enrolled providers and providers on waiting lists
5. PA rate broken into wages, health benefits, taxes & admin, # of providers in each county
6. Health benefit coverage and admin details
7. Nonhealth benefits
8. Descriptions of county fiscal protections in ordinances and/or collective bargaining agreements.
- Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations 2015 Bill Tracker
- A Shattered System: Reforming Long-Term Care in California (211 Pages PDF)
- United States Legislative Information
- 2015 Congressional Contacts
- Search for California Legislation
- Overview of the State Legislative Process
- Glossary of Legislative Terms
- Health & Human Services Special Session Q&A 2015
- California State Senate
- California State Assembly
- Governor’s Home Page
- Legislative Analyst’s Office
- California Code of Regulations
- The White House
- UDW Summary on Proposed IHSS Cuts
- The California Channel
- The Budget Conference Committee website and agendas
- California Department of Finance
- Legislative Analyst's Office - The Universal Assessment Tool: Improving Care for Recipients of Home- and Community-Based Service
- CICA Legislative Tracking System FY 11/12
- CICA Legislative Tracking System FY 15/16
- CICA Legislative Tracking System FY 15/16 (PDF)
- FLSA Opposition - Sonoma County
- FLSA Opposition - Humboldt County
- Disability Rights California (DRC) - SB-855: Problems
- CAPA Wage and Benefit Chart March 16, 2015