The Department of Finance (DOF) on Wednesday notified Senate and Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairs of its intent to augment funding to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) utilizing emergency COVID-19 funding appropriated by the Legislature in March. DOF indicated $16.9 million will be made available to CDCR to reimburse counties for…
Read More »The California State Legislature faces a Monday constitutional deadline to pass a state budget for FY 2020-21. Although negotiations continue between legislative leaders and the Newsom Administration, the Legislature’s budget bills, SB 74 and SB 808, are in print and is expected to be taken up for a final vote on Monday, June 15. The…
Read More »On Wednesday, Senate and Assembly leaders reached an agreement on the 2020 Budget Act, largely adopting the Senate’s budget framework that was adopted last week. The deal reached by legislative leaders diverges in a series of areas, notably by rejecting numerous proposed funding reductions and/or eliminations in areas of health and human services and education….
Read More »This week, the Senate and Assembly each took a series of actions as they work to meet the June 15 constitutional deadline to pass a budget. Below, we detail these actions: Senate Subcommittee No. 3 Examines Health and Human Services Issues On Sunday, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and…
Read More »The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) recently issued a report detailing Medi-Cal caseload and cost changes included in the Governor’s FY 2020-21 May Revision. In its report, the LAO assesses the Newsom Administration’s caseload projections, determining that the Administration’s caseload figures are on track with the LAO’s Spring Fiscal Outlook. However, the LAO finds the Administration’s…
Read More »Late Thursday, the Department of Finance (DOF) notified Senate and Assembly budget and appropriations committee chairs of the Newsom Administration’s intent to transfer $1.831 billion to the Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account (DREOA) to support the state’s ongoing response efforts to COVID-19 through the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2020. DOF details allocations…
Read More »Following the release of Governor Gavin Newsom’s FY 2020-21 May Revision Budget last week, Senate and Assembly budget subcommittees convened several hearings this week to assess the Newsom Administration’s proposals and to provide stakeholders and the public an extended amount of time to weigh in on May Revision proposals. Given the abbreviated budget timeline due…
Read More »On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom released his FY 2020-21 May Revision budget, reflecting drastically different economic and fiscal conditions from when he unveiled his original budget proposal in early January. Notably, the Newsom Administration projects a $54.3 billion budget deficit, requiring the Administration to draw down a series of reserve funds, withdraw previously proposed investments,…
Read More »Late last week, the Department of Finance (DOF) notified the chairs of the Senate and Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committees of its intent to increase emergency fund expenditures in response to COVID-19. Recall, the Legislature appropriated up to $1 billion in emergency funds to the Newsom Administration in mid-March just prior to taking its unprecedented…
Read More »This week, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services and the Senate Special Committee on Pandemic Emergency Response each held informational hearings on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Below, we detail these hearings: Assembly Sub. 1 Examines Health Care Workforce, Safety Net Programs On Monday, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 convened…
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