DJJ Closure

This proposal would cease intake of youthful offenders into DJJ facilities beginning January 1, 2021, and close the associated state facilities through attrition, making counties responsible for the entirety of the juvenile justice system.

CARES Act Allocation

This proposal will provide nearly $1.3 billion in CARES Act funds from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to California counties to assist in our frontline response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 – Workers’ Compensation

This letter written to the Governor and leadership contributes COVID-19 WC Coalition Final 4.26.2020 to the broader conversation about how California’s workers’ compensation system should appropriately intersect with COVID-19.

Project Roomkey: Homelessness

This proposal will dedicate $600 million to purchase hotels and motels being leased by counties as part of “Project Roomkey".

Senate Housing Package

This proposal will promote redevelopment of commercial corridors with existing infrastructure that can accommodate higher-density housing, streamline the environmental review processes for large housing projects, and encourage developers to incorporate affordable units within their housing projects.

Safety Net Realignment

This proposal will help prevent devastating cuts to the health and human services, entitlement programs, and programs that serve vulnerable populations that counties administer on behalf of the state.

Health

Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR)

Comment letter sent to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services / Department of Health and Human Services

Courts Ability to Pay Program – Concerns

Judicial Branch, Budget Item 0250, proposes to expand the courts’ ability-to-pay (ATP) pilot program statewide, which would permit individuals to apply online for reduction or forgiveness of infraction-related fines and fees based on their financial capacity to pay.

Extension of Assessment Appeal Deadline

The two-year deadline by which a County Board must render a decision in an assessment appeal shall be extended and tolled for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency, as defined by state or county declarations of emergency.

Realignment Revenue Backfill

This proposal will help save the state’s core safety net programs and local public safety services, as well as help Californians recover medically, mentally, and economically in these uncertain times. From the urban county perspective, securing a Realignment backfill is our highest priority in the 2020-21 budget.