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CDCAN Report #033-2010: Important Assembly Budget Subcommittee Hearings on Governor's Special Session Proposed Cuts - 2/10 on IHSS, SSI/SSP, CAPI, CalWORKS, Adult Day Health, Regional Centers, Healthy Families, Mental Health

Fri, 2010-02-05 00:51 — chris

IMPORTANT ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS ON GOVERNOR’S SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSED CUTS NEXT WEEK

  • Feb 10 – Governor’s Special Session Budget Reduction Proposals Impacting IHSS, SSI/SSP, CAPI, CalWORKS, Proposition 10 (Children and Families Commission)
  • Feb 11 – Governor’s Special Session Budget Reduction Proposals Impacting Medi-Cal, Developmental Services, Healthy Families, Mental Health (Proposition 63), Public Health (AIDS Programs)

SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 02/04/2010 09:35 PM (Pacific Time)] - The focus of the Governor’s proposed special session major budget cuts that call for major cuts to Medi-Cal, including the elimination of Adult Day Health Care Centers, In-Home Supportive Services, SSI/SSP individual grants, regional centers, cuts to the mental health services act (Proposition 63) and Proposition 10 (children and families first commission) shifts next week to the Assembly Budget Subcommittees after hearings the last two weeks by the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee.

The Assembly budget subcommittee hearings next week are probably the last opportunity for the public to provide oral testimony on the Governor’s special session budget proposals before the full budget committees – and later the Assembly and State Senate floors decide what to do next. [note: hearings by both the Senate and Assembly budget subcommittees will resume probably in early March through early May covering the Governor’s other budget proposals for the 2010-2011 State Budget year that begins July 1, 2010 that do not require action before March 1, 2010. Those hearings have not yet been scheduled]

The Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services, chaired by Assemblymember Jerry Hill (Democrat – San Mateo, 19th Assembly District) will hold hearings covering the Governor’s special session health and human services budget proposals that the Governor wants the Legislature to consider and pass before March 1, 2010:

  • February 10, (Wednesday afternoon), at 1:30 PM, in the State Capitol in Room 4202 (note room change) hearing on the Governor’s human services special session budget issues, including In-Home Supportive Services, SSI/SSP, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), and CalWORKS. The Governor’s special session proposal dealing with reducing or shifting funds from Proposition 10 will also be on the agenda.
  • February 11 (Thursday afternoon) at 1:00 PM in the State Capitol in Room 4202, hearing on the Governor’s special session budget proposal dealing health budget issues, including Medi-Cal, developmental services, Healthy Families, mental health services (including the proposal to shift or reduce funding under Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act), and Department of Public Health programs.
  • Major issues include proposed elimination of all Medi-Cal funding for Adult Day Health Care, nearly $1 billion in Medi-Cal “cost containment measures, extension of regional center 3% reduction in payments to most regional center providers and regional center operations, major cuts to Healthy Families and reduction or fund shifting of Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Act funding.
  • While the issue of extending the existing 3% cut in payments to most regional center providers and 3% reduction in regional center operations will be on the agenda for February 11th, the issue of the proposed closure of Lanterman Developmental Center will not be, since that is not a special session budget proposal. The legislation needed to authorize the closure plan and process won’t be available until sometime after April 1, 2010.

ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Total Members: 27
Democrats (15 members): Assemblymembers Noreen Evans (Chair), Jim Beall, Jr (also chair of the Assembly Human Services Committee and member of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health & Human Services), Bob Blumenfield, Julia Brownley, Anna M. Caballero, Wilmer Amina Carter, Wes Chesbro (also chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Disabilities), Hector De La Torre (also chair of the Assembly Accountability & Administrative Review Committee), Mike Feuer, Edward Hernandez, Jerry Hill (also chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health & Human Services), Jared Huffman, William Monning, Ira Ruskin, and Sandre Swanson.
Republicans (11 members): Assemblymembers Jim Nielsen (Vice Chair), Anthony Adams, Bill Berryhill, Paul Cook, Bill Emmerson, Jean Fuller, Danny Gilmore, Diane Harkey, Kevin Jeffries, Brian Nestande, and Jim Silva
Independent (1 member): Assemblymember Juan Arambula

Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services Members:

Total Members: 7
Democrats (5 members) : Assemblymembers Jerry Hill (Chair); Jim Beall, Jr. (also chair of the Assembly Human Services Committee); Julia Brownley, Hector De La Torre (also chair of the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee); and Edward Hernandez (Democratic Alternate Member: Noreen Evans (also chair of the Assembly Budget Committee)
Republicans (2): Assemblymember Bill Emmerson; and Brian Nestande (Republican Alternate Member: Jim Nielsen

To provide this committee with written testimony or comments, send to the committee office (or provide during the committee hearing):

Assembly Budget Committee
State Capitol - Room 6026
Sacramento, CA 95814
Committee Office Phone: (916) 319–2099

SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Total Members: 15
Democrats (10 members): Denise Ducheny (Committee Chair), Elaine Alquist (chair of the Senate Health Committee), Mark DeSaulnier, Mark Leno (chair of the Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health & Human Services), Carol Liu (chair of the Senate Human Services Committee), Alan Lowenthal (chair of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee), Gloria Negrete McLeod, Alex Padilla, Joe Simitian and Roderick Wright
Republicans (5 members): Robert Dutton (Committee Vice-Chair), Roy Ashburn, Robert Huff, Abel Maldonado, and Mimi Walters

Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services

Total Members: 3
Democrats (2 members): Senators Mark Leno; and Elaine Alquist (also chair of the Senate Health Committee)
Republican (1 member): Senator Roy Ashburn

To provide this committee with written testimony or comments, send to the committee office (or provide during the committee hearing):

Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Office
State Capitol – Room 5019 [different from the committee hearing room]
Sacramento, CA 95814
Main committee office phone: (916) 651-4103
Committee FAX number: (916) 323-8386

BUDGET HEARING SCHEDULE BY SUBJECT

Note: budget committee and subcommittee hearing dates and times are always subject to last minute changes. This schedule is current as of THURSDAY NIGHT, February 4, 2010 and is good through Monday evening, February 8th.

CalWORKS
  • Feb 10 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services ***HIGH PRIORITY***
  • Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee (Governor’s special session budget proposals) held hearing Feb 02 – no action taken.
Children and Families (Proposition 10)
  • Feb 10 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services ***HIGH PRIORITY***
  • Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee (Governor’s special session budget proposals) held hearing 1/26 – no action taken.
Developmental Services (regional centers & developmental centers)
  • Feb 11 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health & Human Services on Governor’s special session developmental services budget proposals (see below) ***HIGH PRIORITY***
  • Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee (Governor’s special session budget proposals) held hearing 1/26 – no action taken.
  • Assembly Select Committee on Disabilities informational hearing (“State of Developmental Disabilities”) held informational hearing Feb 2 – no action taken.
Education
  • Feb 09 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 on Education ***HIGH***
  • Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee (Governor’s budget proposals) held its hearing on the Governor’s special session proposals on Jan. 19.
  • Assembly has not yet held or scheduled a budget hearing on this specific issue – expected to release budget hearing schedule 2/1
Healthy Families
  • Feb 11 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services ***HIGH PRIORITY***
  • Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee (Governor’s budget proposals) held hearing 1/26 – no action taken
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
  • Feb 10 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services ***HIGH PRIORITY***
  • Assembly Budget Committee & Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 (3rd IHSS Reforms Oversight hearing) held on 1/27 – no action taken
  • Feb 02 – Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee (Governor’s special session budget proposals) held hearing on Feb 2nd – no action taken.
Medi-Cal and Long Term Care
  • Feb 11 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services ***HIGH PRIORITY***
  • Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee (Governor’s special session budget proposals) held hearing 1/26 – no action taken
  • Senate Human Services/Senate Health Subcommittee on Aging and Long Term Care info hearing on “future of Long Term Care” held on 1/26 – no action taken
Mental Health
  • Feb 11 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services ***HIGH PRIORITY***
  • Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee (Governor’s special session budget proposals) held hearing 1/26 – no action taken
SSI/SSP (Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Payment grant program) & CAPI (Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants)
  • Feb 10 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services ***HIGH PRIORITY***
  • Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee (Governor’s special session budget proposals) held hearing Feb 2nd – no action taken.
Transportation
  • Feb 10 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee #5 on Transportation ***HIGH***
  • Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee held hearing on Governor’s special session transportation proposals on Jan 21.

BUDGET & RELATED HEARINGS SCHEDULED TO DATE

The following are budget committees and budget related committee hearings scheduled, and is current as of THURSDAY NIGHT, February 4, 2010 and is good through Monday evening, February 8th.

FEBRUARY 8, 2010 (MONDAY)

ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE

2:00 PM – State Capitol – Room 4202
Informational Hearing – Subject: Every Woman Counts: Eliminating Breast Cancer Screening for Uninsured Women
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Not certain – though if allowed, would be very brief
PRIORITY: Important
CDCAN COMMENT:> Also scheduled for February 8th, upon adjournment of the Assembly floor session is the Assembly Rules Committee (in Room 3162) confirmation hearing of the Governor’s nominee, State Sen. Abel Maldonado, for Lieutenant Governor.

SENATE BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE - February 8, 2010

***HEARING CANCELED***

FEBRUARY 09, 2010 (TUESDAY)

NEW! – ASSEMBLY AGING AND LONG-TERM CARE COMMITTEE AND SENATE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGING AND LONG-TERM CARE

1:30 PM – State Capitol – Room 444
Informational Hearing – Subject: Aging and Technology – Examining best practices and new models to promote aging in place.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Not certain – though if allowed, would be very brief
PRIORITY: HIGH
CDCAN COMMENT: Though not specifically dealing with the state budget, the issue of long term care is the subject of previous and proposed major budget reductions.

ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE #2 ON EDUCATION

09:00 AM - State Capitol – Room 444
Subject: Governor’s special session budget proposal education budget proposals, including Department of Education, Community Colleges and the California Student Aid Commission.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Yes – limited, but people can submit comments before, during and after the hearing
PRIORITY: HIGH

NEW! – SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM – State Capitol – Room 3191 (note room change)
Informational hearing – Subject: Governor’s special session budget proposals
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Not certain
PRIORITY: Not certain at this time until details of agenda are available

FEBRUARY 10, 2010 (WEDNESDAY)

NEW! – ASSEMBLY ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE

09:00 AM – State Capitol – Room 437
Informational Hearing – Subject: State Expenditures
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Not certain
PRIORITY: Important
CDCAN COMMENT: While this committee doesn’t have direct responsibility over the state budget process – the issues it covers does deal with the state budget, and could have impact on how decisions are made on certain budget proposals.

NEW! – SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

09:30 AM to 12:00 PM – State Capitol – Room 4203
Informational hearing – Subject: Governor’s special session budget proposals
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Not certain
PRIORTY: Not certain at this time until details of agenda are available.

ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE #1 ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

1:30 PM – State Capitol – Room 4202 (note room change from 444)
Subject: Governor’s special session budget proposal human services budget proposals:

  • California Children and Families Commission (Proposition 10)
  • Department of Social Services – including IHSS, SSI/SSP, CAPI (Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants), CalWORKS

PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Yes – limited – though people can submit written comments before, during and after hearing
CDCAN COMMENT: Governor’s proposal to change eligibility to IHSS that would mean nearly 90% of the existing numbers of people would lose all services under the program.
PRIORITY: VERY HIGH

ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE #5 ON TRANSPORTATION

4:00 PM - State Capitol – Room 127
Subject: Governor’s special session budget transportation proposals.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Yes – limited, but people can submit comments before, during and after the hearing.
PRIORITY: HIGH

FEBRUARY 11, 2010 (THURSDAY)

ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE #1 ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

1:00 PM - State Capitol – Room 4202
Subject: Governor’s special session budget proposal health budget proposals:

  • Department of Health Care Services – including Medi-Cal
  • Department of Public Health – including AIDS programs
  • Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (Healthy Families)
  • Department of Developmental Services (regional centers)
  • Department of Mental Health (Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Act)

PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Yes – limited, but people can submit comments before, during and after the hearing
CDCAN COMMENT: The Medi-Cal budget issues include proposals for nearly $1 billion in reductions from Medi-Cal “cost containment” and elimination of Adult Day Health Care.

The Governor’s proposed closure of Lanterman Developmental Center is not on the agenda for hearing – though the Governor’s special session proposal to extend (beyond June 30, 2010) the 3% reduction in payments to most regional center providers and the 3% cut in regional operations is on the agenda.
PRIORITY: VERY HIGH

NEW – SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

Upon call of the committee chair
State Capitol – Room 4203
Informational hearing – Subject: Governor’s special session budget proposals
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Not certain
PRIORTY: Not certain at this time until details of agenda are available if this hearing is held.

MARCH 5, 2010 (FRIDAY)

NEW! - SENATE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Fresno County Board of Supervisors Chambers
Hall of Records – 2281 Tulare Street – Room 301
Fresno, CA
Special Oversight Informational Hearing: “How Can California Do A Better Job In Serving the Residents of California Veterans Homes?”
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THIS HEARING: Not certain
PRIORTY: Important
CDCAN COMMENT: While not a budget committee, the issue of veteran’s homes – operated and staffed by the State is a state budget issue impacting veterans who have mental health needs, disabilities, who may be elderly or have other special needs.

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