(a) As part of the development of the 2019-20 budget, the Department of Finance, in consultation with the California State Association of Counties and other affected parties, shall reexamine the funding structure within 1991 Realignment. Pursuant to subdivision (b), the Department of Finance shall report findings and recommendations regarding the In-Home Supportive Services Maintenance of Effort created in Section 12306.16 and other impacts on other 1991 Realignment programs, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The extent to which revenues available for 1991 Realignment are sufficient to meet program costs that were realigned.
(2) Whether the In-Home Supportive Services program and administrative costs are growing by a rate that is higher, lower, or approximately the same as the maintenance of effort, including the inflation factor.
(3) The fiscal and programmatic impacts of the In-Home Supportive Services Maintenance of Effort on the funding available for the Health Subaccount, the Mental Health Subaccount, the County Medical Services Program Subaccount, and other social services programs included in 1991 Realignment.
(4) The status of collective bargaining for the In-Home Supportive Services program in each county.
(b) Findings and recommendations shall be reported to the Legislature no later than January 10, 2019.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 25, Sec. 31. (SB 90) Effective June 27, 2017.)
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