In 2020, a new law (SB 234, Chapter 244, Statutes of 2019) went
into effect that aims to increase the availability of family
child care homes. The sponsor of the legislation, the Child Care
Law Center, reached out to CSAC to share new and updated
resources with counties regarding the implementation of this law.
SB 234 made various changes regarding licensing and zoning for
family child care homes, including several that directly impact
county regulations. These include:
Governor Newsom vetoed AB
240 (Rodriguez), which would have required the Department of
Public Health to conduct an evaluation of the adequacy of local
health department infrastructure and to make recommendations for
future staffing, funding, workforce needs, and resources, in
order to accurately and adequately fund local public health.
Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB
1302 (Portantino), which would have appropriated $250 million
from the Mental Health Services Fund to support school-based
health centers through grants issued by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction (veto
request).
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
released new instructions to assist Covered Entities, Covered
Service Employers (CEs/CSEs), and independent physicians or
physicians who are part of a Physician Group Entities (PGEs)
registration and application process to participate in Worker
Retention Payments (WRP).
John Burton Advocates for Youth and Senator Anna Caballero will
host a virtual policy
briefing on Wednesday, September 28 from 9:00-10:30
am to highlight opportunities to end youth homelessness
in California communities.
On Tuesday, September 20, the California Department of Aging and
the Implementing the Master Plan for Aging in California Together
(IMPACT) Stakeholder Committee hosted the day-long CA For ALL
Ages and Abilities Day of Action conference in Sacramento. The
in-person event gathered policymakers, caregivers, advocates and
other stakeholders passionate about planning for an equitable and
inclusive future for older adults and people with disabilities.
On Wednesday, September 28, the Biden-Harris Administration will
host the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
in Washington, DC. During the Conference, which will also be live
streamed, the Administration will release a national strategy to
end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by
2030.
Earlier this week on Tuesday, the Governor signed
AB 179 (Ting), which amends the Budget Act of 2022 to reflect
changes necessary to implement the budget agreement. Of
particular interest to counties, AB 179 includes the following
health-related funding components:
California’s legislative session came to a close in the early
morning hours this week with hundreds of bills now awaiting
action by Governor Gavin Newsom. The following provides an update
on major bills of interest for the Health and Human
Services policy area. CSAC staff will continue to monitor
and advocate for County priorities during the signing
period, which ends September 30, 2022.
Last Thursday marked another big day for the California
Legislature. The Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees
convened their suspense file hearings to consider nearly 800
bills prior to the fiscal committee deadline. As the Legislature
approaches its last day on August 31 to finish out the two-year
session, we wanted to provide an update on a key bill of interest
to counties.
Next Thursday, August 25 from 9:30-11:00 am,
John Burton Advocates for Youth (JBAY) will host a webinar to
share results of a project to increase foster youth utilization
of state and federal tax credits, stimulus checks, and tax
rebates. Participants will learn about the benefits of tax filing
for Transition Age Youth and what it takes to operate a Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance site dedicated to current and former foster
youth.
