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Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services

Event Date:

Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 10:00am

Priority:

Very High

FEBRUARY 10, 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 Developmental Services (Budget Item 4300) [regional centers/community based services and developmental centers]
Open Issues: health related budget issues

CDCAN COMMENT: Budget subcommittee staff is estimating that the length of this hearing will be about 4 hours. Governor is proposing over $750 million in cuts in State general fund spending to developmental services – the bulk that is likely to come out of community-based services (regional centers) in order to control caseload growth and the costs of providing services. About $200 million of the reduction will come from new federal funds, and also some fund shifts. Governor proposes extending the existing 4.25% reduction in payments to most regional center providers and to regional center operations for at least another year (June 30, 2012), though the reduction amount in general fund spending in developmental services is considered permanent. The remaining reduction will be achieved, the Governor proposes, but yet unspecified provisions dealing with implementing a statewide “purchase of services” standards, and measures relating to accountability, oversight, transparency. However all those provisions are meant to cut spending in the developmental services budget – not increase it. The Assembly Budget Subcommittee is holding its hearing on these issues on February 3.
CDCAN ACTION ALERT: YES – will be issued this week to urge people to attend this hearing and testify – and for meeting or rally to be announced
PRIORITY: VERY HIGH