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Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services

Event Date:

Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 1:00pm

Priority:

Very High

JANUARY 27, 2011 - THURSDAY

ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE #1 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
1 PM – State Capitol – Room 4202
Budget Items To Be Heard:
Department of Social Services (Budget Item 5180)

***Child Welfare Services
***Foster Care
***In–Home Supportive Services
***SSI/SSP
***Adult Protective Services

CDCAN COMMENT: Governor is proposing over $500 million cut in State general fund spending to the IHSS program including additional 8.4% permanent across the board cut in hours for all persons receiving IHSS (on top of existing 3.6% cut that is due to go into effect February 1, 2011); doctor’s certification that person applying for IHSS or already in the program is “at risk” of being institutionalized as a new eligibility requirement for the program; elimination of domestic and related services for children under age of 18 who live at home and for persons living in a “shared living arrangement”. Governor proposing elimination of state funding for IHSS Advisory Committees. Governor also proposing cutting SSI/SSP (and presumably Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants grants) to lowest level allowed by federal government (from $845 per month to $830 per month). Governor is proposing to shift State responsibility of adult protective services to the counties.
CDCAN ACTION ALERT: YES – will be issued Friday to urge people to attend this hearing and testify.
PRIORITY: VERY HIGH