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Report #069-2007  May 8, 2007 Tuesday
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California State Budget
* Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health & Human Services Hearing
* May 9th Subcommittee Hearing Agenda Available
* Will Take Action No Testimony On Agnews Clinic and Health Issues
* Will Hear Testimony on Several Regional Center Budget Issues

SACRAMENTO -   The agenda for the May 9th Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, chaired by Assemblymember Patty Berg, is available, with a summary below in this report and a copy of the agenda on the CDCAN website at www.cdcan.us   The subcommittee is set to meet on May 9, Wednesday afternoon,  at 1:30 PM at the State Capitol, Room 444, covering most of the budget issues impacting regional centers and at least one issue impacting developmental centers under the Department of Developmental Services not heard during the April 11th hearing.  The subcommittee will also take action, but not take any further public testimony, on issues about Agnews Developmental Center and the outpatient clinic and health related issues that the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health, Human Services, Labor and Veteran Affairs approved yesterday (May 7). 
 
SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING AGENDA AVAILABLE
A complete copy of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee is available from the CDCAN website to anyone at www.cdcan.us - see link on the front page.
A summary of the agenda for May 9 is:

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

[CDCAN Note: items having no opposition and not controversial]

DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES     (Budget Item 4300)     

1. CHANGES TO CAPITOL OUTLAY REQUESTS (SPRING LETTER)                    

2. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET – FUND SHIFT (SPRING LETTER)

DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION (Budget Item 5160)

1. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT POSITIONS (Budget Change Proposal from Department of Mental Health) 

DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES (Budget Item 5175)

1. CALIFORNIA CHILD SUPPORT AUTOMATION SYSTEM (CCSAS)

                                   

VOTE-ONLY ITEMS

[CDCAN Note: these items previously heard - no further public testimony - vote only]

DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES (Budget Item 5175) 

1. RECOVERY OF NON-SUFFICIENT FUNDS 

2. STATE DISTRIBUTION UNIT BANK EXCEPTIONS

3.  INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICE

4. CENTRALIZED FINANCIAL WORKER 

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (Budget Item 5180)

1.  HUMAN RESOURCES STAFFING (BCP) 

                                                           

ITEMS TO BE HEARD

[CDCAN Note: all of the items will have opportunity for public testimony except the issues related to Agnews Developmental Center which were previously heard in both the Senate (April 9) and in the Assembly (April 11th). Most items - with exception of the Agnews issues - will likely kept "open" until after the Governor releases his revisions to his proposed budget scheduled for May 14.]                  

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES (Budget Item 4260)           

1. NURSING HOME RATES—TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE

2. COUNTY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE 

DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES  (Budget Item 4300)

1. UPDATE ON AGNEWS CLOSURE AND MOVE TO COMMUNITY 

2. DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS PROGRAM (other than Agnews closure)

3. COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM, PURCHASE OF SERVICE, AND RATE REFORM [CDCAN note: this item will likely receive a lot of public testimony]

4. INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES/DD-CN  [CDCAN Note: this item will likely receive significant public testimony given controversy]   

DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES (Budget Item 5175)

1. REPORT ON PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS AND CALIFORNIA CHILD SUPPORT AUTOMATION SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY 

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (Budget Item 5180)

1. UPDATE ON CHILD WELFARE SERVICES METHODOLOGY 

2. IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE ON DIRECT DEPOSIT

3. STATE SUPPORT FOR CALWORKS

4.  INFORMATIONAL ITEM - HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR FOSTER YOUTH

                                                           

NEXT STEPS
* ADDITIONAL HEARINGS - Both houses will be holding additional budget subcommittee hearings after the Governor's proposed budget revisions are released, to review and hear public testimony on any new proposals or changes - and to also take final actions on all issues that have been held "open"  The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health, Human Services, Labor and Veteran Affairs has set May 22 as the date they will hear new issues in the Governor's budget relating to health issues - while it is not yet certain when the Assembly subcommittee will hold its hearings.
* GOVERNOR'S MAY BUDGET REVISIONS - With the State's budget situation uncertain - and possibly improving if revenues continue to increase beyond what is expected, policymakers and advocates are waiting for the release by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, scheduled for May 14, of his proposed changes and revisions to the proposed state budget for 2007-2008, referred to as the "May Revision" or the "May Revise". 
* The State budget year begins July 1 every year and ends on June 30 (different from the federal budget year which begins October 1 and ends the following September 30).   

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