This week, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) published the California Spending Plan providing an overview of the 2020-21 Budget Act, a history of notable events during the budget process, and major features of the budget approved by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. The report details the state’s $54.3 billion budget…
Read More »After a few hiccups last week, the Legislature resumed this week with a busy calendar of policy committee hearings, special hearings, and floor sessions. The Assembly Health Committee convened on Tuesday to hear several bills including SB 793, Senator Jerry Hill’s measure to ban flavored tobacco statewide. After lengthy testimony and a spirited debate amongst…
Read More »This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a series of COVID-19 guidance documents relative to youth sports, elementary school in-person instruction waivers, and higher education. Below, we detail these activities: Youth Sports On Monday, CDPH issued guidance on youth sports that establishes a consistent set of rules that apply to all youth…
Read More »Recall, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is seeking a 12-month extension of the Section 1115 Medi-Cal 2020 Waiver that is currently set to expire on December 31, 2020. The extension request was published in late July can may be viewed here. DHCS will hold its second and final public hearing to solicit comments…
Read More »This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Injury and Prevention Branch, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Office of Child Abuse Prevention, Essentials for Childhood Initiative (EfC), ACEs Connection, and the Yolo County Children’s Alliance published a newly developed resource, “Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The material is intended for…
Read More »The Joyce Foundation will be hosting a new monthly virtual Lunch & Learn webinar series highlighting emerging research on gun violence. The first webinar will be held on Monday, August 10 at 9:00 am and will feature Dr. Garen Wintemute and Julia Schleimer from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Wintemute was a previous CHEAC…
Read More »On Thursday, the Department of Finance (DOF) issued an interim fiscal update on actions of the Newsom Administration to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). CDCR has undertaken a number of emergency actions to address COVID-19 over the past weeks and months, reporting on Thursday for the…
Read More »This week, the Legislature reconvened under compressed timelines and very busy calendars. Complicating things a bit, there appears to be some irritability between the houses as the Senate, with the lion’s share of bills to consider, has opted to not hear several Assembly passed bills. Assembly Speaker Rendon cancelled several hearings on Tuesday in response….
Read More »On Tuesday, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued emergency regulations requiring the collection of data on race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency regulations require providers to continue to collect and report to CDPH race and ethnicity data and collect and report a patient’s gender identity and…
Read More »U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge George Daniels on Thursday issued a nationwide injunction against the Trump Administration’s public charge rule, citing ongoing and urgent concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Recall, the Trump Administration’s public charge rule, finalized last year, enables federal immigration officials to deny entry or legal…
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