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Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services

Event Date: 
Thursday, January 27, 2011 (All day)
Priority: 
Very High

JANUARY 27, 2011 - THURSDAY

NEW - SENATE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE #3 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Upon Adjournment of Senate Floor Session – State Capitol – Room 4203
Budget Items To Be Heard:

  • ***Department of Social Services (Budget Item 5180) – CalWORKS Program, CalFresh and Office of Systems Integration

CDCAN COMMENT:  Budget subcommittee staff is estimating that the length of this hearing will be about 4 hours.  Governor is proposing over $1.5 billion reductions in State general fund spending to the CalWORKS program – the State’s “welfare to work” program, including a narrowing of eligibility 13% reduction in the maximum grants. The Assembly Budget Subcommittee is holding its hearing on these issues on February 2.
CDCAN ACTION ALERT:  YES – will be issued Friday to urge people to attend this hearing and testify
PRIORITY: VERY HIGH