The work of the Budget Conference Committees began this week with an overview hearing to discuss differences between the two houses and Administration. Assembly Member Philip Ting, chair of the Budget Conference Committee, provided highlights of the Assembly Budget during his opening comments and announced the Committee’s intent to reconcile the differences by the end…
Read More »This week, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, chaired by Senator Holly Mitchell met to close out final items not addressed by the Subcommittees and to adopt the Senate’s budget package. Senator Mitchell commended the work of the subcommittees which convened a total of 61 hearing. She emphasized that the Senate budget reflects a…
Read More »The 2018-19 Budget Conference Committee will be co-chaired by respective budget committee chairs Senator Holly Mitchell and Assembly Member Philip Ting. Conference Committee members include Senators Nancy Skinner, Richard Roth, Jim Nielsen, and John Moorlach and Assembly Members Joaquin Arambula, Richard Bloom, Rocky Chávez, and Jay Obernolte. The Assembly is expected to adopt their full…
Read More »This week, Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services concluded their work with a final vote-only hearing to close-out all remaining open issues. Key actions of interest to CHEAC members are provided below. Proposition 56 – Local Tobacco Program and Oral Health Program Rollover. The Administration’s May Revision proposed converting specific accounts…
Read More »With last week’s release of the Governor’s May Revision, health and human services budget subcommittees worked hard to hear all May Revision items and closeout all issues previously heard but held open. The Senate concluded the work of the Subcommittee on Thursday, while the Assembly will convene a vote-only hearing on Thursday, May 24. Upon…
Read More »This morning, Governor Jerry Brown released the 2018-19 May Revision which provides updated figures to the Governor’s January budget proposal. CHEAC details the key areas of interest to our members in our May Revision Budget Memo. Additional links related to the May Revise and Budget process are available below: Governor’s May Revision Summary Proposed Trailer…
Read More »This week, Assembly Members Phil Ting (Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee), Arambula (Chair of Assembly Budget Sub 1) and Wood (Chair of Assembly Health Committee) announced a $1.044 billion package to fund significant improvements to California’s Health Care System. The measure was debated in Assembly Subcommittee No. 1 on Monday, where it was eventually…
Read More »At Thursday’s hearing in Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3, a panel of experts including representatives of the California Department of Public Health and Dr. Arnold Leff, Santa Cruz County Health Officer, discussed recent infectious disease outbreaks. Discussions ranged from the detailed plans and practices employed during an outbreak to the capacity at the state and…
Read More »Next week, the Governor is expected to reveal his May Revision to his January budget proposal, though by statute, the Administration has until May 14 to do so. The Governor’s January Budget Proposal alluded to areas where updated estimates would be provided in the May Revision, such as the impact related to the passage of…
Read More »The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services convened a marathon hearing, beginning sometime in the 10 o’clock hour and carrying on through the evening. Members heard budget items under the Department of State Hospitals (DSH), the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Department of Public Health (CDPH). Discussion on…
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