GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME. THIS
IS THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER ONE ON
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. TODAY
WE WILL CIRCLE BACK TO SEVERAL
ISSUES THAT WE HAVE HEARD
PREVIOUSLY ON. FOR WHAT OR FOR
WHICH WE WERE ANTICIPATING A
REPORT BY THIS HEARING DATE. WE
WILL ALSO HEAR FROM ALL OF THE
HUMAN SERVICES. APRIL 1ST
ADJUSTMENTS AS PROPOSED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION. WE WILL NOT BE
ACTING ON THESE PROPOSALS TODAY
, BUT WE ARE DISCUSSING THEM IN
THE PUBLIC HERE IN A PUBLIC
HEARING TO FACILITATE ANY
FEEDBACK ISSUES OR CONCERNS FROM
THE STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY AND
ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MEMBERS
OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
BEFORE WE UNDERTAKE BOATS IN THE
MAY REVISION HEARINGS THAT WE
HAVE NEXT MONTH. WE ARE
ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE
END OF THE HEARING, BOTH IN THE
HEARING ROOM ROOM 4 44 OF THE
STATE CAPITAL AS WELL AS ON THE
PHONE. THE PHONE NUMBER TO
CONNECT IS ON THE COMMITTEE
WEBSITE AND SHOULD BE ON THE
SCREEN IF YOU ARE WATCHING OVER
THE INTERNET THE NUMBER IS
187769. AND THE PUBLIC ACCESS
CODE IS 1315444. IF YOU
ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE
CONTACT THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET
COMMITTEE AT 916319 2099, A
STAFF MEMBER WILL ASSIST YOU.
THOSE WISHING TO TESTIFY IN
PERSON MAY DO SO WHEN WE START
PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE WE INVITE
OUR FIRST PANEL TO BEGIN. I WILL
MAKE A FEW INTRODUCTORY
COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE THE
DIVERSE GROUP OF DISTINGUISHED
PANELISTS WHO ARE WITH US TODAY
TO DISCUSS THE NUMBER OF
IMPORTANT SUBJECTS BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE AMONG OTHER ISSUES
, WE WILL HEAR FROM THE STATE
COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES ON THE
PLAN TO PHASE OUT SUB MINIMUM
WAGES. WELL LISTEN TO
PRESENTATIONS FROM THE LITTLE
HOOVER COMMISSION ON THEIR
RECENT REPORT ON DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES REGARDING Tð. THE
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES SYSTEM
AND THEN FROM GEORGETOWN
UNIVERSITY ON THE INTERIM
EVALUATION REGARDING THE
DISPARITY GRANTS. WE'LL HEAR AN
UPDATE FROM THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ON
AN IMPORTANT PENDING REPORT ON
THE CALL WORKS PROGRAM. AND ON
RECENTLY RECEIVED INFORMATION ON
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
FEDERAL FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION
SERVICES ACT. AFTER THESE
REPORTS AND QUESTIONS, WE WILL
THEN HEAR THE APRIL 1ST
ADJUSTMENTS FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION. WITH THAT WE
WILL BEGIN. LET'S BEGIN WITH
ISSUE ONE. WHERE WE WILL HEAR A
REPORT BACK FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE ON STAKEHOLDER
ISSUES RAISED REGARDING THE
CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE AUTOMATED
WELFARE SYSTEM. THE SINGLE
SYSTEM, REALIZATION AND CONSUMER
ISSUES. I WILL REMIND THE
PANELISTS WHO ARE PRESENTERS TO
PLEASE PRESENT IN THE ORDER THAT
YOUR NAME APPEARS IN THE AGENDA.
AND I'LL REMIND ALL OF THE
PANELISTS TO TRY TO LIMIT YOUR
REMARKS TO FIVE MINUTES MAXIMUM
, GIVEN THE DENSITY OF OUR
AGENDA OF SPEAKERS TODAY AND OUR
DESIRE TO TURN TO PUBLIC COMMENT
BEFORE TOO LATE THIS AFTERNOON
OR EVENING. WITH IT. LET'S BEGIN
WITH MR METZGER. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS BRIAN METZGER
WITH THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE AT THIS SUBCOMMITTEES,
MARCH 22ND HEARING OUR OFFICE
WAS ASKED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO
MEET WITH ADVOCATE STAKEHOLDERS
AND BOTH ADMINISTRATION AND
PROJECT STAFF TO COMPILE
STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS RAISED
ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE
AUTOMATED WELFARE SYSTEM OR
CALCIO'S PROJECT. TODAY WE WILL
PROVIDE OUR REPORT USING THE TWO
QUESTIONS ASKED OF OUR OFFICE IN
THE AGENDA. THE FIRST QUESTION
IS, WHAT ARE THE PRIORITY ISSUES
AND CONCERNS REGARDING CAL SAWS,
DEVELOPMENT AND STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT? FIRST ON THE
PRIORITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS
REGARDING CALCIO'S DEVELOPMENT.
THE IMMEDIATE PRIORITY ISSUE IS
THE MIGRATION OF THE REMAINING
COW NGUYEN COUNTIES TO CAL SAWS
BEFORE THE FEDERAL DEADLINE OF
DECEMBER. 31ST DELAYS IN THE
MIGRATION OF THESE REMAINING
COUNTIES INTO CAL SAUCE COULD
AFFECT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION,
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE
SYSTEM. BASED ON OUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PROJECT
AND A REVIEW OF CURRENT PROJECT
DOCUMENTATION. WE DO NOT HAVE
CONCERNS TO RAISE AT THIS TIME
ABOUT THE STATE'S ABILITY TO
MEET THE FEDERAL DEADLINE. OTHER
PRIORITY ISSUES THAT WE ARE
TRACKING INCLUDE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATIVE
MANDATES THAT ARE ALREADY IN
QUEUE FOR AUTOMATION. ONCE CAL
SAWS, MIGRATION AND
STABILIZATION IS COMPLETED. THE
UNWINDING OF CERTAIN PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY RELATED
POLICIES SUCH AS MEDICAL
CONTINUOUS COVERAGE AND
ASSOCIATED SUPPORT FOR COUNTIES.
AND THE POTENTIAL TRANSITION TO
A NEW VENDOR OR VENDORS FOR BOTH
CAL SAUCES, INFRASTRUCTURE
CONTRACT AND MAINTENANCE AND
ENHANCEMENTS CONTRACT. WE DO NOT
HAVE CONCERNS TO RAISE AT THIS
TIME ABOUT THESE OTHER ISSUES,
BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THEM AND RAISE CONCERNS AS
WARRANTED. SECOND ON PRIORITY
ISSUES AND CONCERNS REGARDING
CALCIO'S STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
. THE AGENDA INCLUDES OUR
RESPONSE TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE
AFTER OUR MEETINGS WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION, THE ADVOCATE
STAKEHOLDERS, THE COUNTY WELFARE
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION AND THE
PROJECT. WE PROVIDE THREE MAIN
CATEGORIES OF STAKEHOLDER
CONCERNS. ONE A PERCEIVED LACK
OF SUBSTANTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH
ADVOCATES STAKEHOLDERS. TO
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE
PRIORITIZATION AND USE OF THE
PROJECTS, QUOTE BACKLOG. AND
THREE AND UNRESOLVED TENSION
BETWEEN CUSTOMER ACCESS AND DATA
SECURITY. FIRST THE ADVOCATE
STAKEHOLDERS QUESTIONED THE
EFFICACY OF EXISTING FORUMS FOR
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, FOR
EXAMPLE, ADVOCATE STAKEHOLDERS
CITED THEIR LACK OF CONSISTENT
INVOLVEMENT IN THE CONCEPTUAL
DESIGN SESSIONS OF THE PROJECT.
AND FELT THEIR PROPOSED CHANGES
TO PUBLIC FACING ELEMENTS WERE
NOT INCLUDED, AND OR
PRIORITIZED. THE ADMINISTRATION
IN THE PROJECT FELT THEY HAD
INCLUDED ADVOCATE STAKEHOLDERS
DURING THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT
AND CAPTURED THEIR PROPOSED
CHANGES, BUT ALSO FELT THE
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
IN THIS PROJECT WAS UNIQUE AND
DID EVOLVE IN WAYS THAT COULD
BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL
MATURATION AND STRUCTURE. SECOND
ADVOCATE STAKEHOLDERS CITED THE
PROJECT BACKLOG AS A POTENTIAL
SOURCE OF CHANGES AND
ENHANCEMENTS THAT COULD BENEFIT
CUSTOMERS BUT RAISED CONCERNS
ABOUT THE LACK OF PRIORITIZATION
AND SCHEDULING OF THOSE
ENHANCEMENTS. THE ADMINISTRATION
AND PROJECTS SAID THE PROJECT
BACKLOG CONTAINS CHANGES AND
ENHANCEMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
THOROUGHLY REVIEWED OR VETTED TO
AVOID, FOR EXAMPLE, CONFLICTS
WITH CURRENT STATE POLICY. WHILE
SOME PROCESSES HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED TO REVIEW AND VET THE
BACKLOG. EXCUSE ME. THE
ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECTS SAID
THEY WERE PRELIMINARY AND NEW
DRAFT DOCUMENTATION WILL BE
REVIEWED BY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
NEAR FUTURE. THIRD ADVOCATE
STAKEHOLDERS RAISED THE ISSUE OF
IMPROVED CONSUMER OR CUSTOMER
ACCESS TO AS AN EXAMPLE.
BENEFITS COW AS A KEY CONCERN.
ONE PARTICULAR POINT OF
CONTENTION WAS THE EMAIL ADDRESS
REQUIREMENT FOR BENEFITS. CAL
ACCOUNTS SOMETHING STAKEHOLDERS
SAY IS UNNECESSARY AS ACCOUNTS
FOR OTHER HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES. IT SYSTEMS SUCH AS CAL
HERE'S DO NOT REQUIRE AN EMAIL
ADDRESS. THE ADMINISTRATION AND
PROJECT DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED
FOR IMPROVED CUSTOMER ACCESS,
BUT ALSO CITED CONCERNS ABOUT
DATA SECURITY. USING THE EMAIL
ADDRESS REQUIREMENT FOR BENEFITS
CAL AS AN EXAMPLE, THE
ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECTS SAID
THE REQUIREMENT ALLOWED
CUSTOMERS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL
OVER THEIR ACCOUNTS AND PERFORM
ROUTINE TASKS SUCH AS PASSWORD
RESETS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT CAL
HERE'S HIS CURRENT LOGIN OPTIONS
SUCH AS A PHONE NUMBER HAVE LED
TO ISSUES SUCH AS DUPLICATE
ACCOUNTS. THAT THEY WOULD LIKE
TO AVOID WITH CAL SAWS. THE
SECOND QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE THE
GOALS OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
AND CAN PROGRESS BE MONITORED,
MEASURED AND CONVEYED BACK TO
THE LEGISLATURE OVER THE COURSE
OF THE NEXT YEAR TO INFORM OUR
RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION, WE
REQUESTED THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECT
PROVIDE A LIST OF THE
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT GOALS
OVER THE NEXT YEAR, AND THAT'S
INCLUDED IN THE WRITTEN
RESPONSE. THIS LIST IS PROVIDED
IN THE AGENDA AND IN SOME, THE
ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECT
EXPECTS TO ONE ON A QUARTERLY
BASIS. PRIORITIZE CAL SAWS
ENHANCEMENTS USING CBO AND
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK THAT IS SHARED
WITH ADVOCATES STAKEHOLDERS TO
FORMALIZE AND IMPROVE THE
PROJECTS. COLLABORATION MODEL TO
GATHER PROPOSED CHANGES AND
BUILD OUT AN ANNUAL ROAD MAP.
THREE SHARE THE CURRENT STATUS
OF IMPLEMENTATION OF
ENHANCEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
PRIORITIZED BY STAKEHOLDERS AND
FOR USE A STAKEHOLDER INPUT
DOCUMENT FOR BETTER AGGREGATION
AND USE OF THAT FEEDBACK THAT IS
PROVIDED. THE STAFF
RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST
PERIODIC UPDATES FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECT STAFF
ON THE PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING
THESE GOALS, ALONG WITH
STAKEHOLDER REVIEW, AND, UM
POSSIBLE OTHER GOALS THAT THEY
MAY HAVE FOR STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT COULD HELP THE
LEGISLATURE MONITOR THIS ISSUE
GOING FORWARD. ONE POSSIBLE
START DATE FOR THESE UPDATES
COULD BE OCTOBER 1ST AFTER THE
SEPTEMBER QUARTERLY STAKEHOLDER
MEETING FOR CAL SAUCE. THIS
TIMING WOULD ALLOW THE PROJECT
TO START THEIR STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS IN 2023 24
REPORT BACK ON THEIR PROGRESS ON
A QUARTERLY BASIS WE HAVE
DISCUSSED WITH SUBCOMMITTEE
STAFF THE POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT LANGUAGE
THAT REQUIRES THE ADMINISTRATION
TO ONE PROVIDE THOSE QUARTERLY
UPDATES TO DEFINE THE FINAL
GOALS FOR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
AFTER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
STAKEHOLDERS THEMSELVES. AND
THREE TO PROVIDE CERTAIN
INFORMATION TO THE LEGISLATURE,
SUCH AS THE CURRENT NUMBER OF
SYSTEM CHANGES AND ENHANCEMENTS
IN THE PROJECT BACKLOG, AS WELL
AS THE NUMBER OF ADVOCATES
STAKEHOLDER REQUESTS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR FUTURE
SYSTEM RELEASES IN THE PROJECT
AND ARE HALF OUR OFFICE WOULD BE
HAPPY TO ASSIST THE SUBCOMMITTEE
AND STAFF WITH DRAFTING THAT
LANGUAGE AND THANK YOU HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU
, MR DANCER. YEAH THANK YOU.
BRANDON ENHANCER OFFICE SYSTEMS
. INTEGRATION UH, CALVIN, HHS
AND WANTED TO AGAIN. THANK THE L
A. OH, FOR THIS EX, EXPEDITED
ENGAGEMENT IN WHICH WE ARE ABLE
TO, UM, SHARE THE GOALS THAT ARE
THAT ARE ON THE TABLE, AND I
WANT TO BE MAKE SURE THAT WHEN
WE LOOK AT THINGS THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO
DATE AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS
PROJECT HAS HAS, UM BEEN ABLE TO
PROVIDE. FIVE YEARS AGO, WHEN
THIS WAS JUST A THOUGHT ABOUT A
SINGLE SIZE SYSTEM. WE HEARD THE
STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS ABOUT PAST
MIGRATION EFFORTS. AND YOU KNOW
ALL THE ISSUES ABOUT ENSURING
THAT THE SYSTEM DID NOT GO DOWN
DURING MIGRATION, AND THAT THAT
THERE WAS, UM, SUCCESS AT THE
COUNTY LEVELS FROM AN
OPERATIONAL, UM, PEACE AND THAT
HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HEART AND
REALLY DRIVEN A LOT OF THE
DECISIONS TO DATE. I DON'T WANT
TO LOSE SIGHT OF ALL THAT
SUCCESS AND WE ARE STILL WE'RE
AT 48. COUNTIES AND HAD A GREAT
WAVE THREE COWEN MIGRATION THIS
WEEKEND. AND SO THERE'S STILL 10
MORE COUNTIES TO GO AND A LOT TO
DO THIS CALENDAR YEAR. UM WHEN
IT COMES TO THE GOALS THAT ARE
IN THE AGENDA WE ARE AGREE WITH
THINGS GOALS AND BUILD THAT THEY
CAN LEVERAGE THE COLLABORATION
MODEL THAT IS MATURING AT THIS
TIME. I WANT TO HAND IT OVER TO
RYAN GILLETTE. IT'S SOCIAL
SERVICES. THANK YOU, BRANDON. UH
THANK YOU. CHAIR ARAMBULA
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
RON GILLETTE. I'M THE CHIEF DATA
OFFICER AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES. TO BUILD A LITTLE BIT
ON BRANDON WAS SAYING OVER THE
PAST WEEKEND, THREE NEW NEW
COUNTIES COMPLETED THE MIGRATION
TO CAL SARS, BRINGING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COUNTIES OPERATING
UNDER THE SINGLE SYSTEM TO 48.
THAT'S FAR EACH MIGRATION HAS BY
AND LARGE BEEN COMPLETED
SMOOTHLY AND ON SCHEDULE CLIENTS
HAVE CONTINUED TO APPLY FOR AND
RECEIVE BENEFITS. SEAMLESSLY
COUNTY WORKERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
SUPPORT AND MANAGE THEIR CASES.
IN THE STATE HAS RECEIVED
INFORMATION NEEDED TO OVERSEE
MAJOR SAFETY NET PROGRAMS. I
WANT TO OPEN WITH THIS CONTEXT
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER WHERE WE ARE AND THE
AMAZING PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE
MADE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WE
WILL HAVE COMPLETED THIS FIVE
PLUS YEAR JOURNEY, HAVING
FINALLY ARRIVED AT A SINGLE
SYSTEM THAT WELL, IT CERTAINLY
DECIDED SHARE BUMPS ALONG THE
WAY, HAS MANY SUCCESSES TO
CELEBRATE AND HAS DELIVERED ON
ITS PROMISES. NOW THIS IS NOT TO
SAY THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN
PERFECT WHERE WE HAVE
ENCOUNTERED SYSTEM CONVERSION
ISSUES. WE'VE APPLIED
TROUBLESHOOTING TO AVOID SIMILAR
ISSUES ARRIVING ARRIVING IN THE
NEXT WAVE OF MIGRATION,
MIGRATION. WE'VE ALSO IDENTIFIED
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE
STAKEHOLDER, ENGAGEMENT AND
COLLABORATION AND ARE ACTIVELY
WORKING ON REFINING OUR
ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES. AND WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EVEN ONCE WE
GET THE 58TH COUNTY MIGRATED
OVER, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS TO
BOTH THE CALCIFIED SYSTEM AND
BENEFITS CAL USER PORTAL
NECESSARILY TO DELIVER THE BEST
CLIENT EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE. WE
ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT TO PROVIDE
THE BEST CLIENT EXPERIENCE
POSSIBLE. AH WE ARE. WE NEED TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE HEARING FROM
THE WIDE ARRAY OF STAKEHOLDERS
WHO INTERACT WITH CAL SODS AND
BENEFITS CAL. THIS INCLUDES
COUNTIES THAT RELY ON THEIR
INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS PROCESSES AS
OPERATORS OF THE SYSTEM, STATE
STAFF WHO DEPEND ON CALCIO'S
DATA FOR OVERSIGHT
ADMINISTRATION OF SAFETY NET
PROGRAMS AND, OF COURSE, OUR
CLIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY OF
ADVOCATES, CBOS AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS WHO SUPPORT THEM.
THIS ADVOCATE AND COMMUNITY AND
STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY. IS A KEY
PART OF THIS ECOSYSTEM AS THEY
LIFT UP CLIENT VOICES,
PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES THAT
WE MAY NOT OTHERWISE HERE AND
HELP US TO TROUBLESHOOT HOW TO
RESOLVE THEM. THROUGHOUT THIS
JOURNEY. THESE DIVERSE
PERSPECTIVES HAVE MADE THIS
PROJECT BETTER AND FOR THAT WE
ARE IMMENSELY THANKFUL. IN
RESPONSE TO YOUR SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE
ADMINISTRATION CAN IMPROVE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS
AND INCREASED RESPONSIVENESS TO
THE CONCERNS. THE ADMINISTRATION
SPOKE WITH BOTH THE CALCIUM
CONSORTIUM AND STAKEHOLDERS AND
RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE.
MUTUAL MUTUAL DESIRE TO FULLY
IMPLEMENT IMPROPERLY UTILIZED
THE COLLABORATION MODEL. THE
COLLABORATION MODEL FOR SOME
CONTEXT IS A QUARTERLY MEETING
THAT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE FOLLOWING GROUPS.
ADVOCATES CLIENTS, COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS, COUNTIES C
W, D A AND THE UNION AND STATE
AND POLICY TEAMS, IN PARTICULAR
FROM CDSS AND DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
COLLABORATION MODEL GROUP
OBJECTIVE IS TO PRIORITIZE
ENHANCEMENTS TO CUT TO CUSTOMER
FACING TECHNOLOGY. THIS INCLUDES
BENEFITS CAL, WHICH IS THE FRONT
END USER PORTAL BY WHICH CLIENTS
APPLY FOR AND MANAGE THEIR
BENEFITS. WE ANTICIPATE THE
MODEL WILL EXPAND TO OTHER
CUSTOMER FACING TECHNOLOGY IN
THE FUTURE. COLLABORATION MODEL
MEMBERS RECOMMEND ENHANCEMENTS
TO IMPROVE SYSTEM ACCESS,
USABILITY, CLIENT EXPERIENCE AND
OTHER FACTORS, WHICH ARE
PRIORITIZED FOR THE CALCIO'S
PROJECT TO WORK THROUGH THE
STANDARD SOFTWARE LIFE CYCLE.
THIS INPUT IS USED TO DEVELOP A
SHARED ENHANCEMENTS LIST AND, UH
, COLLABORATION MODEL MEMBERS,
THEN VOTE ON HOW TO PRIORITIZE
ITEMS ON THAT LIST. THESE ITEMS
ARE THEN PLACED INTO THE
DEVELOPMENT QUÊ. WE HAVE
COLLECTIVELY LEARNED A LOT IN
THE THREE PLUS YEARS OF THE OF
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND KNOW
THAT IT'S TIME TO FORMALIZE OUR
PROCESSES INTO A STRUCTURE THAT
ALLOWS FOR MORE EFFICIENT
DECISION. MAKING THE FRAMEWORK
OF THE COLLABORATION MODEL IS
ALREADY IN PLACE. WHAT REMAINS
TO BE DONE NOW IS TO MATURE AND
FORMALIZE OUR PROCESSES
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE CAN ALL
FOLLOW AND AGREE ON HOW FEEDBACK
WILL BE GATHERED, PROCESSED AND
INCORPORATED. THIS WILL ALSO
REQUIRE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
THAT NOT ALL RECOMMENDATIONS
WILL BE PRIORITIZED, SOMETIMES
AN ISSUE MAYBE MORE COMPLICATED
TO IMPLEMENT THAN IT MIGHT
APPEAR ON ITS FACE AND TOUGH
DECISIONS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE
ABOUT THE TIME COST AND IMPACT
TRADE OFFS RELATIVE TO OTHER
PROPOSALS, ESPECIALLY IN THE
MIDST OF MIGRATION AND ONGOING
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS. WHEN
THAT HAPPENS, WE CAN COMMIT TO
EXPLAINING WHY AND ANY
ALTERNATIVES THAT WE MAY PURSUE
INSTEAD. IN ADDITION TO
FORMALIZING THE COLLABORATION
MODEL, WE PLAN TO RE EXAMINE THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE
DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE. SOME OF
THE TENSIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE
REPORT STEM FROM FEEDBACK ON AN
ITEM BEING PROVIDED OUT OF
SEQUENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, RAISING A
POLICY QUESTION IN AN AUTOMATION
FORUM AFTER POLICY GUIDANCE MAY
ALREADY HAVE BEEN FINALIZED. WE
WILL PLAN TO ANALYZE ALL OF THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST FOR
STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK
AND GIVE MORE CLARITY AS TO WHAT
SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WHEN AND IN
WHAT FORUMS THEY SHOULD HELP
STAKEHOLDERS HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE TO RAISE
DIFFERENT ITEMS. IN TERMS OF
TANGIBLE GOALS. WE WOULD REFER
BACK TO THE LIST THAT WAS
PROVIDED IN THE, UM BRIEFING
AHEAD OF TIME. THAT INCLUDES
SHARING CUSTOMER FEEDBACK AND
HOW IT WAS USED MATURING THE
COLLABORATION MODEL AS EVENTS BY
A JOINTLY DEVELOPED CHARTER AND
ROADMAP. INCREASING TRANSPARENCY
BY SHARING THE CURRENT STATUS OF
ENHANCEMENTS PRIORITIZED BY
COLLABORATION MODEL MEMBERS,
ALONG WITH HIGH PRIORITY POLICY
CHANGES AND JOINTLY DEVELOPING A
STAKEHOLDER INPUT DOCUMENT TO
INFORM AND INSIST STAKEHOLDERS.
OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE
FEEDBACK. A DRAFT VERSION OF
THIS DOCUMENT IS CURRENTLY OUT
FOR STAKEHOLDERS FOR REVIEW WITH
THAT HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS
. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE NINA HUG
NOTHING FOR THEIR DAD. INVITE
CHEN TRACY FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS TO
COME FORWARD AND PROVIDE SOME
TESTIMONY AS WELL. STAKEHOLDER
INPUT. THANK YOU, JENNIFER TRACY
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. UM AND
THANK YOU FOR EXPLORING THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND TAKING THE
TIME LÀ TO DO THE REPORT, AND I
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM
CDSS AND OS AYE. UM WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR THE GOALS THAT WERE
LAID OUT AND, YOU KNOW, WE AGREE
WITH THE COMMENTS THAT WERE
SHARED TODAY AND WE WOULD LIKE
TO ADD THAT, UM YOU KNOW THE
COLLABORATION MODEL WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE MORE OF AN INDUSTRY
STANDARD APPROACH FOR MANAGING A
BACKLOG LIST AND COLLABORATING
ON A PROCESS. UM, AT THIS TIME,
WE THINK THERE IS OPPORTUNITY
FOR, UM THE COLLABORATION MODEL
TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE IF
WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT THAT,
AND, UM TO HAVE MEANINGFUL
INCLUSION OF ADVOCATES IN THE
PROCESSES WILL BE THE
EXPERIENCES LIKE YES, WE'VE HAD
A LOT OF MEETINGS. WE'VE HAD A
LOT OF FORUMS, BUT WE FIND THAT
WHEN WE SHOW UP TO THOSE FORUMS,
FUNDAMENTAL DECISIONS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN MADE WITHOUT OUR
INPUT, AND THAT ENDS UP
AFFECTING THE EXPERIENCE OF
CONSUMERS. IF A DESIGN IS
CREATED THAT REQUIRES THEM TO
INPUT THEIR INFORMATION IN
ENGLISH, AND THEY DON'T WRITE IN
ENGLISH. THEN THEY DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO THINGS LIKE CAL. SO
CAL WORK SUPPORT REQUESTS, AND
THOSE ARE THE EXPERIENCES THAT
WE'VE HAD, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE
BEEN ASKING TO BE INCLUDED IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY. UM IN A TIMELY
WAY, SO THAT OUR FEEDBACK CAN
ACTUALLY MATTER IN THE PROCESS.
UM AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE
LEGISLATURE DOES A LOT OF WORK
TO PASS BILLS AND MAKE BUDGET
INVESTMENTS, UM, FOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS
, AND WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS A
NIMBLE AND RESPONSIVE AUTOMATION
PROCESS. AND IF WE EXPERIENCE
THAT OUR OUR OUR EXPERTISE
RESULTS IN ITEMS BEING MOVED TO
THE BACKLOG LIST. THEN THOSE
THINGS HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED
LATER AND THAT FURTHER CREATES A
BACKLOG THAT WILL THEN PUT, UH,
FUTURE POLICIES IN COMPETITION
WITH OTHER CHANGES THAT NEED TO
BE MADE, AND WE DON'T WANT TO
SEE THAT HAPPEN. WE WANT TO SEE
A NUMBER OF PROCESS THAT
INCLUDES OUR FEEDBACK IN A
TIMELY WAY. THANK YOU. I'LL
BRING IT NOW TO THE DIOCESE FOR
ANY MEMBERS, QUESTIONS. I'LL
KEEP IT HERE AT THE CHAIR. I
WANTED TO GIVE BOTH O. C AND D
ASSESS THE CHANCE TO RESPOND TO
THE WHAT WE HEARD FROM MISS
TRACY THERE. HOW DO WE MAKE THIS
A MORE NIMBLE AND RESPONSIVE
SYSTEM. HOW DO WE MAKE SURE
THAT, UM THE BACKLOG IS
REFLECTIVE OF THE PRIORITIZATION
THAT YOU'RE HEARING FROM THE
STAKEHOLDERS. I'M HAPPY TO START
ON THIS. UM SO YOU KNOW AGAIN, I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS
FROM MISS TRACY AND I THINK WE
WOULD AGREE WITH WITH A LOT OF
THAT. AGAIN I THINK WHAT WE HAVE
IN PLACE NOW WITH THE
COLLABORATION MODEL IS THE BONES
OF HOW WE NEED THIS TO WORK
RIGHT? SO WHAT I THINK OUR NEXT
STEPS ARE GOING TO BE IS REALLY
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE
ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED IT IN THE
WAY THAT IN THE SPIRIT OF HOW IT
WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED, AND
THAT'S I THINK WE ALL AGREE
THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
THERE. SO AS WE LAID OUT IN
THESE GOALS WE REALLY WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING
A CHARTER THAT IS JOINTLY
DEVELOPED WITH ALL THE MEMBERS
THAT ARE, UM PARTICIPANTS IN THE
COLLABORATION MODEL. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AND
ENHANCEMENTS LIST THAT WE CAN
ALL AGREE WITH, AND PART OF THAT
MAY MEAN TAKING A STEP BACK AND
LOOKING AT THAT THAT OLD LIST
AND DECIDING IF THAT REALLY IS
STILL SERVING US, UM, AS YOU MAY
HAVE HEARD IN THE IN THE REPORT
FROM THE L A. L THAT LIST WAS
CREATED A LONG TIME AGO. THERE'S
A LOT OF ITEMS ON IT, AND A LOT
OF THEM ARE EITHER NO LONGER
RELEVANT OR THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT
HARD TO INTERPRET, BECAUSE YOU
KNOW AGAIN. IT WAS EARLY IN THE
PROCESS WE HADN'T FORMALIZED
HAVE SOME OF THESE SYSTEMS
SHOULD WORK YET. AND UH, THERE'S
WE COULD DO BETTER. UM SO I
THINK THAT ONE OF THE FIRST
THINGS THAT WE WOULD WANT TO DO
WITH THIS MODEL WITH THIS FULLY
IMPLEMENTED IN PROPERLY
DELIVERED MODEL. WOULD BE TO
CREATE THAT NEW ROADMAP. IT
LEVERAGING WHAT WE ALREADY HAD
PUT TOGETHER IN THE ENHANCEMENTS
LIST, BUT MAYBE NOT RELYING ON
THAT ORIGINAL LIST AS BEING THE
SOURCE OF TRUTH, BUT HAVING A
COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT WE ACTUALLY WHAT
THE ACTUAL PAIN POINTS ARE WHAT
WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE AND GOING
FORWARD WITH THE NEW PROCESS
THAT WE CAN START WITH A CLEAN
SLATE ON CAN YOU COMMENT ON THE
LAS RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE
FALL MEETING? IS THAT SOMETHING
THAT'S DOABLE AND WHAT WOULD BE
A TIMELINE THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION COULD BE AMENABLE
TO. YEAH I MEAN, I'D SAY WE'D
WE'D WANT TO TALK TO THE OTHER.
YOU KNOW, TO THE CALLUSES
CONSORTIUM AS WELL AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS BEFORE WE COMMIT TO
ANYTHING ON THAT, BUT WE'VE
HEARD THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY
DISCUSS THAT. I THINK YOU
MENTIONED THERE WAS A SEPTEMBER
STAKEHOLDER MEETING WITH OCTOBER
1ST BE GOOD START DATE FOR US TO
BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS AND HAPPY TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU
RETURN BACK WITH. THAT WOULD
CHANGE IT. BUT AS OF NOW WORK
UNDER THE ASSUMPTION AND WOULD
ASK THE ELIO TO HELP US TO DRAFT
SRL THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO WORK
TOWARDS THAT DATE. WITH THAT. I
WILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
PLEASE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
YES JUST INCREASES THE
DEPARTMENT FINANCE. I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO ADD THAT THE
CONVERSATION. WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT PRIORITIZATION AND SO ON.
I THINK, UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE SHOULD WE SHOULD PROBABLY
DISCUSS AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH
COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND SO ON AS
WELL, BECAUSE EVERY YEAR THERE'S
NEW POLICY THAT HAS PASSED. THAT
IS AN A PRIORITIZATION AND THAT
CHANGES IT, SO I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE HARD WORK
THAT UM DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING
WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND SO ON AS
WELL AS THEY'RE DOING THE BEST
THEY CAN, BUT ALSO HOPING THAT
AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH BECAUSE
THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY
THE UH, THE STAKEHOLDER AND I
APOLOGIZE. I DON'T RECALL. HER
NAME ARE TRUE. BUT ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES IS RIGHT. THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE
LEGISLATURE. WE ADD NEW STUFF
EVERY YEAR, AND THAT THAT JUST
CHANGES THE PUSHES THINGS THAT
SHE SAID BACK TO THE BACKLOG. SO
THANK YOU HAPPY TO AND IT'S CHEN
. TRACY TALKING. WITH THAT I
WILL THANK VERY MUCH THIS PANEL
AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ISSUE. ISSUE TWO IS ON THE
RECENTLY RELEASED LITTLE HOOVER
COMMISSION'S REPORT TITLED A
SYSTEM IN DISTRESS, CARING FOR
CALIFORNIANS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES. WE WILL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING SPEAKERS ON THIS PANEL
, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER
BILL ELLISON. EXCUSE ME. EMERSON
AND COMMISSIONER DION ERIN ERB
OR BOTH, WHO ARE FORMER MEMBERS
OF THE ASSEMBLY. WHO WILL BE
REPRESENTING THE LITTLE HOOVER
COMMISSION. GREAT TO SEE YOU,
MISS ERIN OR AND MR EMERSON. HI,
DEARS. I WOULD LIKE 20, ISN'T
IT?
TELL THEM. MY NAME IS BILL
EMERSON. AND I'M, A MEMBER OF
THE LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION AND
INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT. AGENCY
CHARGED WITH INVESTIGATING STATE
OPERATIONS. TO PROMOTE
EFFICIENCY ECONOMY AND IMPROVE
SERVICE. EARLIER THIS MONTH
AFTER A SEVEN MONTH
INVESTIGATION, THE COMMISSION
RELEASED A REPORT ON THE STATE'S
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SYSTEM
ENTITLED A SYSTEM IN DISTRESS
CARING FOR CALIFORNIANS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. IN
THIS STUDY WE HEARD FROM
HUNDREDS OF REGULAR CALIFORNIANS
WHO TOOK TIME FROM THEIR BUSY
LIVES TO TELL US THEIR STORIES.
THESE STORIES TOO OFTEN INVOLVE
FIGHTING FOR PROGRAMS THEIR
FAMILY MEMBERS DESERVED, BUT DID
NOT RECEIVE WE HEARD COUNTLESS
EXPERIENCES INVOLVING LINGUISTIC
BARRIERS, CONFUSING BUREAUCRACY
AND PERHAPS MOST NOTABLY, UNFAIR
TREATMENT THAT VARY BASED ON
WHERE SOMEONE LIVED IN THE COLOR
OF THEIR SKIN. WE LEARNED THAT
COMPARED TO WHITE POPULATIONS,
PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE MORE LIKELY
TO RECEIVE NO SERVICES AT ALL.
AND WHEN THEY DO GET ACCESS TO
PROGRAMS, EXPENDITURES TEND TO
BE LOWER EVEN WHEN CONTROLLING
FOR NEED AND OTHER FACTORS. WE
HEARD THAT LOCATION MATTERS EVEN
WITHIN THE SAME REGION OF THE
STATE. FOR EXAMPLE, PER PATIENT
SPENDING ITSELF CENTRAL REGIONAL
CENTER AND HARBOR REGIONAL
CENTER VARIES BY $5000 PER YEAR.
EVEN THOUGH BOTH ARE ADJACENT
LEE, LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY. WE WANT TO THANK THE
CALIFORNIANS WHO SHARED WITH US
THEIR FEARS, THEIR ANGER AND
THEIR FRUSTRATIONS. AND WHO
SHOWED US THEIR BRAVERY. THEY
HELPED INSPIRE OUR REPORT. WHICH
OUTLINES SEVEN WAYS TO IMPROVE
THE STATE'S DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITY SERVICES SYSTEM. DION
ERIN ER, MY COLLEAGUE AND FELLOW
MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION
SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THIS STUDY. WE
WILL NOW DESCRIBE OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TO YOU
THIS AFTERNOON AS BILL MENTIONED
I'M DIONNE. ERIN. ER I'M A
FELLOW COMMISSIONER AND BILL AND
I CHAIRED THE SUBCOMMITTEE. UM
THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
REDUCING PRODUCING THE REPORT.
BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE IT
ACKNOWLEDGE RIGHT THAT OUR STAFF
AND PARTICULARLY TAMAR FOSTER,
WHO'S OUR CHIEF DEPUTY, RIGHT?
WROTE THE WROTE THE REPORT FOR
US, OKAY AND CAPTURED. WHICH
WERE VERY IT WAS INTERESTING. WE
HAD THREE HEARINGS IN ONE
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS AND ONE
STAKEHOLDER MEETING. WE HEARD
FROM HUNDREDS, RIGHT? I THINK
PROBABLY THIS. THIS IS THE MOST
THAT WE THE COMMISSION HAS EVER
HEARD FROM ON ONE OF OUR
REPORTS. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
ALRIGHT, THAT TELLS YOU THE
INTEREST AROUND THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE AROUND THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. UM AS COMMISSIONER
EMERSON MENTIONED, OUR REPORT
OUTLINED SEVEN RECOMMENDATIONS,
ONE OF WHICH IS TO INCREASE THE
CONSISTENCY AND CLIENT
EXPERIENCES ACROSS REGIONAL
CENTERS. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE
DEVELOPING A STANDARDIZED CLIENT
INTAKE PROCESS, ESTABLISHING
REQUIREMENTS FOR REGIONAL CENTER
WEBSITE AND IDENTIFYING A SET,
OF COURSE SERVICES AVAILABLE AT
EVERY REGIONAL CENTER. THE
SECOND RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO
TARGET AND REDUCE ETHNIC AND
RACIAL DISPARITIES AND TREATMENT
AND ACCESS TO SERVICES. TO DO SO
WOULD MEAN CREATING STANDARD
CATEGORIES TO BETTER MEASURE
CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS, IMPROVING
DATA MONITORING AND ANALYSIS AND
REQUIRING REGIONAL CENTERS TO
REPORT ON ADDITIONAL METRICS
SUCH AS DENIAL OF SERVICES.
THIRD WE WANT TO BOLSTER THE
STATE'S OVERSIGHT BY GRANTING
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES AUTHORITY TO ISSUE
GENERAL DIRECTIVES OVER THE
SYSTEM OF REGIONAL CENTERS.
THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME BARRIERS
THERE, UM, THAT WE COULDN'T
QUITE UNDERSTAND. FOURTH WE WANT
TO MODEL WE THINK YOU SHOULD
MODERNIZE THE ANTIQUATED DATA
SYSTEMS. THE DEPARTMENT
CURRENTLY RELIES ON TO TRACK
FINANCIAL AND CLIENT DATA. THIS
GOES BACK, PROBABLY 25 YEARS,
RIGHT WHERE I REMEMBER SITTING
UP WHERE YOU'RE SITTING AND
DISCUSSING THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS
THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD AT THAT
TIME IN THE ATTEMPT TO MODERNIZE
IT, EVEN THEN, AND THE FAILURES
THAT SUBSEQUENTLY HAPPENED
UPDATE SHOULD INCLUDE
FUNCTIONALITY TO PROVIDE REAL
TIME FINANCIAL AND CLIENT DATA,
IMPROVING THE DEPARTMENT'S
ABILITY TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE
OVERSIGHT. WE BELIEVE YOU SHOULD
HAVE STANDARDIZED THE PROCESS
FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS TO GAIN
ENTRY TO THE SYSTEM. THIS WOULD
HELP ENSURE A BROADER
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THERE ARE
THOUSANDS OF PROVIDERS AROUND
THE STATE WHO DON'T HAVE COMMON
OUT. DON'T WHO LITERALLY CANNOT
ACCESS, UM ACCESS SERVICE ACCESS
PROGRAMS AND OTHER COUNTIES.
THAT KIND OF THING BECAUSE HE
TRADITIONAL CENTER DECIDES FOR
ITSELF WHO THE SERVICE PROVIDERS
ARE. SIXTH WE BELIEVE YOU SHOULD
STRENGTHEN AND ENHANCE SUPPORT
FOR REGIONAL CENTER GOVERNING
BOARDS TO ENSURE THEY OPERATE
INDEPENDENTLY FROM EXECUTIVE
STAFF. AND OPERATE WITHOUT FEAR
OF RETALIATION, BUT ALSO TO
ENSURE THAT THEY DON'T RECEIVE
SPECIAL SPECIAL TREATMENT
BECAUSE THEY SIT ON THE BOARD OF
A REGIONAL CENTER. WE WANT TO
ENSURE THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE
FULLY EQUIPPED TO PARTICIPATE IN
BOARD DECISIONS. AS YOU MIGHT
KNOW, UM, MEMBERS OF THE MEMBERS
OF REGIONAL CENTER BOARDS VERY
OFTEN INCLUDE CONSUMERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES, RIGHT. UM THESE
ARE COMPLICATED SYSTEMS. WE
BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY THAT SITS
ON THE BOARD AND HAS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNING ONE
OF A REGIONAL CENTER SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
ISSUES ARE AND WHAT THE
DECISIONS ARE THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO BE MAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
CONSUMERS IN THEIR REGIONAL
CENTER. AND SEVENTH. WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IMPROVING SERVICE
COORDINATION BY REQUIRING THE
DEPARTMENT TO CONVENE A TASK
FORCE TO STREAMLINE THE
COMPLICATED PROCESSES FOR
ACCESSING GENERIC SERVICES. UM.
WHAT CLIENTS GO THROUGH WHEN IN
MANY REGIONAL CENTERS WERE
BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE STATUTE
HAS WRITTEN, THEY HAVE TO USE
GENERIC SERVICES, MEANING
SERVICES THAT THE STATE MIGHT
PROVIDE THROUGH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS OR OTHER AGENCIES.
BEFORE THAT, THEY CAN USE THE
SERVICES OF A REGIONAL CENTER OR
ACTUALLY NOT THE SERVICES OF THE
REGIONAL CENTER. BUT TO USE THE
FUNDS OF THE REASONABLE CENTER
TO PROVIDE FOR SERVICES THAT
AREN'T AVAILABLE THROUGH A
GENERIC SERVICE. IT WOULD BE
NICE IF THOSE IF WE COULD ALL BE
CLEAR ABOUT WHAT? HOW THOSE
GENERIC SERVICES ARE DEFINED BY
THE REGIONAL CENTERS AND HOW
THEY'RE HANDLED AND HOW
DECISIONS ARE MADE IN REGARDS TO
ONE WHEN A CLIENT OR THEIR
FAMILY MEMBER HAS ACTUALLY DONE
ENOUGH WORK TO BE ABLE TO PROVE
THAT THE GENERIC SERVICES NOT
AVAILABLE BECAUSE WE HEARD
INCREDIBLE STORIES FROM CLIENTS
THAT HAD TO GO THROUGH AND, UM
TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE TIMES, RIGHT,
TRYING TO PROVE THAT THE GENERIC
SERVICE HAD BEEN DENIED.
LAWMAKERS SHOULD ENHANCE
NAVIGATION SERVICES RIGHT NOW
YOU HAVE HEARD THAT WORD
NAVIGATOR PROBABLY RECENTLY
RIGHT. IT'S BECOMING A POPULAR
BURDEN HELD IN TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WAYS TO HELP CLIENTS NOT
JUST IN THIS SYSTEM, BUT IN
OTHER SYSTEMS FIGURE OUT HOW TO
WORK THOSE SYSTEMS SO THAT THEY
CAN BE EFFECTIVE FOR THEM. UM
THE STATE. WE BELIEVE THE STATE
HAS AN OBLIGATION TO REMEDY THE
DISPARITIES IN THE SYSTEM. THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD HELP
ENSURE THAT ALL CALIFORNIANS WHO
ARE ENTITLED TO SERVICES RECEIVE
SIMILAR ACCESS TO CARE. AND THE
ONLY OTHER ISSUE THAT I'D LIKE
TO MENTION ALSO IS THAT FOR
YEARS NOW THERE HAVE BEEN
CASELOAD. CASELOAD DESCRIPTIONS
. IN OTHER WORDS, 1 TO 62 PER
CASE WORKER. I DON'T KNOW A
REGIONAL CENTER IN THE STATE,
AND THERE ARE 21 OF THEM THAT
MEETS THAT GUIDANCE ANY LONGER,
RIGHT? WE'VE HEARD WE HEARD FROM
WORKERS IN THE IN THE AGENCIES.
REGARDING THE FACT THAT SOME OF
THEM CARRY 100 CASES AT A TIME.
UM AND THEN ALSO VERY OFTEN HAVE
TO COVER THE UNCOVERED CASELOADS
. WHEN SOME WHEN THERE IS ONE,
RIGHT? UM THERE NEEDS TO BE AWAY
FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO DEAL WITH
THE CASELOAD ISSUE AT THIS
POINT, SO I JUST WANTED TO
MENTION THAT AT THE END AND
WE'RE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL
CONTINUE WITH THE DIRECTOR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE, UM, AND APPRECIATE
THE REPORT OUT ON THE GOOD WORK
OF THE LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION
AND THE CAREFUL AND THOUGHTFUL
AND RESPECTFUL WORK. UM OUR
APPRECIATION. UM I'VE BEEN ASKED
TO BE FOCUSED ON A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS. ONE IS, UM, THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
COMMISSION AND KIND OF ARE OUR
VIEWPOINT OF THAT, UM I FIRST
WILL JUST SAY THAT WE WELCOME
UM, THE REPORT. UM THE REPORT OR
ANY OVERVIEW OF HOW WE ARE
DELIVERING SERVICES TO THOSE. WE
HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WE'VE WE'VE
HAVE FREQUENT ENGAGEMENT WITH
OUR STAKEHOLDERS. UM AND YOU
KNOW, WHILE I THINK WE DO A
PRETTY AMAZING, UM, EXPERIENCE
AND JOB OF LISTENING TO OUR
COMMUNITY, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE
HAVING AN EXTERNAL BODY TO BE
ABLE TO HEAR THINGS MAYBE
DIFFERENTLY OR TO MAKE
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS. SO
WE REALLY WELCOME THAT, UM WE
ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING OUR
WORK TO ADDRESS SHORT CUTTING
CUMMINGS TO THE DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES SYSTEM. BECAUSE THE
WORK THAT WE DO AND THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT WE SERVE SERVE
ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. UM
RIGHT NOW. WE'RE SUPPORTING
APPROXIMATELY 400,000
INDIVIDUALS IN CALIFORNIA WHO
HAVEN'T INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AND IT
IS A VERY DIVERSE POPULATION OR
POPULATION IS CHANGING, AS NOTED
THE REGIONAL CENTERS AS THEY'VE
BEEN IN DEVELOPED, YOU KNOW, IN
IN OPERATION FOR OVER 50 YEARS,
THERE'S BEEN CHANGES, YOU KNOW
AND LOOKING AT UM, THE RATE
STRUCTURE AS AN EXAMPLE OR
TAKING A LOOK AT KIND OF
CASELOADS. YOU KNOW WHAT'S KIND
OF THE RIGHT APPROACH TO, UM
LOOKING AND SERVING TO BREAK
DOWN THOSE BARRIERS AND
INEQUITIES HAS BEEN A PRIORITY
OF OURS. WE'RE DOING THIS IN A
NUMBER OF WAYS. WE'RE LOOKING AT
IT FROM THE RIGHT MODEL
IMPLEMENTATION BECAUSE WE
RECOGNIZE IN OUR RATES. UM IT
WAS NOTED BETWEEN HARBOR
REGIONAL CENTER OF SOUTH
CENTRAL, THE INEQUITY OF
SPENDING. UM WE NOTED THROUGH
THE RATE STUDY THAT WE WERE
SEEING THE RATES THAT ACTUAL
RATES FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS, FOR
EXAMPLE, BETWEEN WESTSIDE
REGIONAL CENTER IS SOUTH
CENTRAL, AND THOSE WERE THE
THINGS THAT WE WERE WANTING TO
ADDRESS. VERY PLEASED TO SEE
THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RATE
MODELS. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT ON
AN INCREMENTAL CYCLE. UM AND SO
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
MEASURE ARE THOSE KIND OF
INITIATIVES AND THAT LARGE
INVESTMENT IN DOING THAT, IS IT
REALLY AFFECTING THE CHANGE THAT
WE'RE DESIRING TO SEE.
ADDITIONALLY RECOGNIZING
STANDARDIZING, UM, EFFORTS
ACROSS THE STATE, UM, ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED
TO ADDRESS TODAY IS WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN
DO WITH SPECIFICALLY FOR INTAKE
AND THEN THE PERSON PLANNING THE
IP IS IT'S OFTEN REFERENCE TO,
BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO NOTE A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE ALSO IN
TAKING A LOOK AT IMPROVING THE
EXPERIENCE OF INDIVIDUALS AND
THEIR FAMILIES BECAUSE WE HAVE
HEARD THIS OURSELVES OVER A
NUMBER OF YEARS. WE DO HAVE A
NUMBER OF INITIATIVES AND I WISH
I HAD A MAGIC WAND TO IMPLEMENT
OVERNIGHT. IT DOES TAKE SOME
TIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION. UM BUT
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT. SOME
OF THOSE INITIATIVES ARE
ACTUALLY COMING TO FRUITION. UM
AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN A
PARTICULAR PRIORITY THAT I'VE
HEARD THAT I'VE PUT FORWARD IS
SAYING THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE SURE THOSE WHO ARE
ENTERING THE SYSTEM YOU KNOW
THAT ARE TRYING TO SEE IF
THEY'RE ELIGIBLE THAT THEY HAVE
STANDARD INFORMATION THAT IS
EQUAL ACROSS THE STATE. SO FOR
THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON AN EARLY START IN THE
LANDERMAN INFORMATION PACKET.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE'RE
ANTICIPATING BY FRIDAY, BUT I'D
ASK US UNTIL NEXT WEEK JUST IN
CASE SOMETHING COMES UP THAT THE
INFORMATION PACKET FOR EARLY
START IS GOING TO BE PUBLIC.
IT'S IN SIX LANGUAGES THAT'S
BEEN TRANSLATED. WE ARE ALSO IN
THE PROCESS OF DOING AN SL VIDEO
TRANSLATION OF THAT INFORMATION
PACKET. REGIONAL CENTERS WILL BE
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THAT. ACROSS
ALL 21 REGIONAL CENTERS FOR
ANYBODY WHO HAS, UM, UM, ASKING
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT, UM
REGIONAL CENTER SERVICES WERE
ALSO THEN LOOKING TO RELEASE THE
LETTERMAN VERSION OF THAT OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
ADDITIONALLY WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK
AT STANDARDIZING EFFORTS WHEN
WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE
INTAKE AND MEASURES ARE
PERFORMANCE MEASURES ARE
PRIORITIZE INTAKE AS WELL AS THE
PERSON THE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM
PLAN OR THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON
SERVICES PLAN, AND I HAVE SOME
VERY TANGIBLE THINGS THAT WE'VE
BEEN WORKING ON IN BOTH OF THESE
AREAS. UM FOR INTAKE. WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH THE
ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL CENTERS
ON WHAT DOES THAT PROCESS LOOK
LIKE? WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE'S
21 DIFFERENT WAYS RIGHT NOW IN
WHICH INTAKE IS BEING COMPLETED
. SO IN ADDITION TO THE
INFORMATION PACKET, NOW WE'RE
TAKING A LOOK AT AND WHAT WE'VE
DONE IS SINCE JANUARY, WE'VE
COLLECTED ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
PROCEDURES AND POLICIES THAT
REGIONAL CENTERS HAVE FOR
INTAKE. WE'RE REVIEWING THOSE
WE'VE IDENTIFIED. SOME OF THE
KEY THINGS WERE TWO THINGS ARE
STANDING OUT FOR US FOR
DELIVERABLES. ONE IS IDENTIFYING
THE PROCEDURES IN THE PROCESS.
THE OTHER ONE IS THE FORM. YOU
KNOW, IF YOU GO TO ONE REGIONAL
CENTER, YOU MAY HAVE AN
APPLICATION LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN
ANOTHER ONE. AND WE'RE WORKING
WITH ARCA TO BE ABLE TO
STANDARDIZE THAT, UM, WE DO
ANTICIPATE HAVING A STRUCTURE TO
THAT BY JUNE OF THIS YEAR AS FAR
AS IMPLEMENTATION THAT'S
CERTAINLY TAKES LONGER, BECAUSE
ONCE WE HAVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO PUT IT INTO OUR
ELECTRONIC RECORD SYSTEM, OUR
PROCESS, SO ONCE WE DO THAT, AND
WE'LL HAVE TO DO TRAINING, SO MY
TARGET DATE TO BE ABLE TO
IMPLEMENT IS LOOKING AT EITHER
LATE DECEMBER OR THE FIRST
QUARTER OF 2024. BECAUSE WE WANT
TO DO IT RIGHT. YOU'RE DOING IT
FAST ISN'T ALWAYS THE BEST WAY.
BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT
THAT WE ALREADY ARE IN THAT
PROCESS. FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
PROGRAM PLAN OR THE PERSON
CENTERED SERVICES PLAN VERY
SIMILAR. WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING
ALL 21 DIFFERENT. I PEEPS. WE'VE
WORKED WITH ARCA. WE'VE
IDENTIFIED A COUPLE OF REALLY
GREAT PRACTICES. THERE'S UM SOME
THAT HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD
ELEMENTS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
IDENTIFYING THOSE BEST PRACTICES
PUTTING FORWARD A NUMBER OF
RECOMMENDATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO
BE WORKING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS
, SO THAT MEANS THOSE WHO HAVE
LIVED EXPERIENCES AND FAMILY
MEMBERS AND THEN ALSO OTHERS IN
THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATES TO
REVIEW WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING
HAVING THEM PROVIDE US INPUT AND
FEEDBACK ON, YOU KNOW, LOOKING
AT IT FROM THE FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL
RULE, BUT ALSO THEN THROUGH THE
FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL UM WITH
LIVED EXPERIENCES LENS, UM, AND
FROM THAT, THEN WE'LL IDENTIFY A
STANDARD FORM. AND THEN WOLVES
AGAIN HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE PUTTING IT INTO THE
STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR
EXISTING IT SYSTEM. AND AS IT
WAS NOTED THAT WE HAVE A VERY
ARCHAIC SYSTEM SO WE MAY HAVE TO
DEAL WITH THIS WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF FINESSE. UM BUT WHAT'S REALLY
NICE ABOUT THAT WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON OUR WHAT WE CALL
STURM'S OUR CLIENT, ELECTRONIC
RECORD SYSTEM AND UFA SWITCHES
ARE UNIFORM FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND
THANK YOU, YOU KNOW THE
LEGISLATURE AND SUPPORTING OUR
EFFORTS TO BE ABLE TO MODERNIZE
BOTH OF THOSE SYSTEMS. IT IS A
TASK. IT'S A VERY LARGE TASK,
BUT EACH OF THESE STEPS THAT
WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS REALLY
GOING TO FEED INTO THAT NEW
SYSTEM. BECAUSE NOW WE'RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO SAY INSTEAD OF
LET'S CREATE THESE STRUCTURES
WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO, YOU
KNOW, WORK ON IT EVEN WITHIN OUR
EXISTING SYSTEM AND THEN GO
AHEAD AND MODERNIZE AND PUT
EVERYTHING IN AND WE'RE WORKING
THROUGH THE POLICIES NOW, WHICH
IS REALLY GOOD. SO AGAIN, REALLY
JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION.
WE'RE VERY COMMITTED TO WORKING
WITH THOSE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCES AND OUR FAMILIES.
BUT ALSO THE LEGISLATURE TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE
THE ACCESS AND REMOVING THOSE
BARRIERS SO WE CAN MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE DELIVERING THE
SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS, UM, AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT ONLY
MEASURING, UM, PURCHASE SERVICE
, BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE BREAKING DOWN THE
BARRIERS TO TIMELINESS TO
SERVICES, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT IN EQUITY LENS.
THAT'S BIGGER THAN JUST A
PURCHASE OF SERVICE THAT WE ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
EXPERIENCE IS ALSO A POSITIVE
EXPERIENCE. SO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE'LL HAVE MR
ANDERSON RYAN ANDERSON WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE. UM
. WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF
REVIEWING AND EVALUATING, THE
COMMISSION'S REPORT WILL SAY
SURE, THEY A LOT OF THE CONCERNS
AND ISSUES THAT THEY RAISE. UM
ARE THE SAME CONCERNS THAT WE'VE
HEARD IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH
STAKEHOLDERS. UM SO I THINK
THERE'S. A LOT OF, UM A LOT FOR
LEGISLATIVE AND INTEREST IN
THERE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE AN
INDEPENDENT TAKE ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS POINT.
THANK YOU. UM MR O'NEIL. I SAY
THAT RIGHT? THAT'S EXACTLY
RIGHT. MR CHAIR, Ó. SO CHRIS
SORROW KNEELING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE NOTHING
FURTHER TO ADD TO THE
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU ALL VERY MUCH. UM, WE'RE
GOING TO AH, JUST HAVE A SERIES
OF QUESTIONS HERE. THE FIRST ONE
IS FOR THE COMMISSIONERS AND FOR
THEIR DIRECTOR, AS WELL. UM WHAT
ARE THE BEST SPECIFIC METRICS
THAT CAN BE USED TO MEASURE
PROGRESS? TOWARD DISPARITY
REDUCTION AND GREATER EQUITY.
AND I'M SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER TWO. UM I
BELIEVE THAT STRATEGY A ON PAGE
10 OF THE AGENDA. AND IF YOU CAN
ELABORATE ON WHAT IMPLEMENTING
THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD
ACTUALLY MEAN WHAT IT WOULD LOOK
LIKE? D'IETEREN ER ONCE AGAIN
AND I I'M NOT A DATA PERSON.
OKAY, LET'S BE CLEAR. UM I TOOK
STAT RIGHT IN COLLEGE, RIGHT?
DID NOT DO TOO WELL. SO UM, BUT
BUT I THINK THE IDEA IS THAT
RIGHT NOW, UM, THAT'S THE ISSUE
REGARDING THE DATA COLLECTION
THAT IN THE INEQUITIES HAS BEEN
AROUND FROM MAYBE A DECADE NOW,
AT LEAST RIGHT IN THIS COMMITTEE
IS NOT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST
TIME THE COMMITTEE HAS HEARD
THIS ISSUE. AND SO THE QUESTION
BECOMES ONE OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING
ON IN THE LAST 10 YEARS OR SO
RIGHT? WHY DON'T WE KNOW WHAT'S
WHY DON'T WE KNOW AND CAN
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE INEQUITIES
ARE RIGHT? AND WHAT AND WHAT THE
BREADTH OF THE INEQUITIES ARE
ALRIGHT, TOOK TESTIMONY FROM
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, MANY OF WHOM
CAME FORWARD, UM ON THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE. AND SO IT
SEEMS TO US THAT AS UM THAT
SINCE THE ISSUE HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED, RIGHT, THEN WHY
DOESN'T THE LEGISLATURE IS SAY
TO THE DEPARTMENT? RIGHT? PART
OF PART OF THE PROBLEM HERE IS
WHAT THE 21 REGIONAL CENTERS WHO
HAS THE POWER TO SAY TO THE
REGIONAL CENTERS. WE WANT TO
COLLECT THE DATA TO FIND OUT WHO
YOU'RE SERVING AND WHO YOU'RE
NOT SERVING FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING OF WHEN SOMEONE A
FAMILY WILL COMES INTO THE
REGIONAL CENTER, ASKING FOR
HELP. BECAUSE ONE OF THE ISSUES
IS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE TURNED
AWAY BECAUSE THEY DON'T MEET THE
SUPPOSEDLY DON'T MEET THE
ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS. RIGHT?
THERE'S NO DATA ON THAT. AS FAR
AS WE KNOW THERE'S NO DATA ON
THAT. AND SO FOR US. I THINK IT
WAS. WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE DATA
THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT. WHAT A
FAMILY THE LIVING. WHAT DID YOU
CALL IT? THE LIVING THE LIFE
EXPERIENCE. YEAH THAT'S A NEW
TERM FOR ME. UM AND SO WHAT'S
THE LIFE EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE
THROUGH THE REGIONAL CENTER FOR
THAT FAMILY AND THAT CONSUMER
BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY POINTS OF
CONTACT. ONE OF THEM IS JUST
ORIGINALLY JUST COMING IN AND
ASKING FOR HELP. ALRIGHT WHAT
HAPPENS THEN? WHAT'S THE DATA
SHOW THAT HAPPENS IN REGARDS TO
IS THERE IS THERE. ARE THERE
DIFFERENCES DEPENDING ON ON WHAT
THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN IS OR
WHERE YOU LIVE, RIGHT? AND IT
GOES ON. WHATEVER THOSE STEPS
ARE. WE THINK THAT DATA SET
SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER
RIGHT USING COMMON TERMS SO THAT
THE REGIONAL CENTERS UNDERSTAND
WHAT THEY'RE TO BE COLLECTING.
RIGHT BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE
SOME DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
WITHIN REGIONAL CENTERS
REGARDING HOW THEY INTERPRET
THINGS. I GET THAT RIGHT. BUT
THAT MEANS THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS
TO BE VERY CLEAR. ABOUT WHAT
WHAT IS THE DATA SET? WE'RE
LOOKING FOR. WHAT ARE THOSE
POINTS THAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN
HEARING ABOUT AS TO WHAT GOES ON
WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN WHEN THEY
HAVE WHAT'S THEIR EXPERIENCE
WITH THEIR I P P. WHAT'S YOUR
EXPERIENCE OF WHETHER OR NOT
THEY'RE GOING TO GET SERVICES?
WHAT THOSE SERVICES ARE RIGHT.
LIKE I'D LIKE I THINK WE WANT TO
KNOW THAT AND THEN WHAT'S THE
EXPERIENCE OF THE SERVICES BEING
DELIVERED? AS WELL. OKAY SO I
THINK THAT'S KIND OF AN IDEA.
YEAH THANK YOU. NANCY BARGMANN
DIRECTOR. DDS, UM I LOVE THE
EXAMPLE OF INTAKE. I THINK THIS
IS A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO START
A CONVERSATION ABOUT. HOW DO WE
MEASURE? UM I DO BELIEVE THAT
MEASURING THE AVERAGE
EXPENDITURES PER PERSON, UM, IS
ONE AREA OF MEASUREMENT. UM I
WILL SAY THAT WHAT'S GONNA BE
IMPORTANT IS TO ALSO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT IT.
UM IN BREAKING IT DOWN A LITTLE
BIT DEEPER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
THE DIFFERENCE OF EXPENDITURES
FOR THOSE THAT ARE OVER 22 IS
GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN
POTENTIALLY EXPENDITURES FOR
SOMEBODY WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE
EDUCATION SYSTEM. AND UM THERE'S
SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIABLES THAT
GO INTO THAT AND WE'VE BROKEN
THIS DOWN. UM IS THERE MORE WORK
TO BE DONE? ABSOLUTELY YOU KNOW,
PART OF IT IS DATA LIMITATIONS
WE DO AND I WILL OFTEN SAY WE
CAN'T WAIT FOR THE PERFECT, YOU
KNOW, BECAUSE IF WE DO THAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE MISSING AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING
SOMETHING, BUT WE NEED TO USE
WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US. SO
WE'RE PUSHING OURSELVES AND
WE'RE PUSHING OUR RESEARCH TEAM
TO CONTINUE TO DRILL INTO DETAIL
SO WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT GIVE
YOU AN EXAMPLE OF AN AREA THAT'S
INCREDIBLY HARD FOR US TO HAVE.
VISIBILITY INTO THAT WE'RE
WORKING TO IMPROVE IN OUR DATA
INTEGRITY IS THAT WE MEASURE WE
PULL DATA RIGHT NOW, AND THE
REGIONAL CENTERS TO REPORT ON
ETHNICITY. SO WE'VE BEEN USING
THE SAME CATEGORIES OF ETHNICITY
. UM I'M GONNA GO OUT ON A LIMB
HERE, BUT PROBABLY 40 YEARS. UM
IT MAY MAY I MAY HAVE SOME
UPDATE ALONG THE WAY. I'M JUST
HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK BUT ARE
OUR CULTURE IS DIFFERENT TODAY.
AND SO WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT
OUR OTHER CATEGORY. RIGHT NOW IS
I THINK IT'S CLOSE TO 20 TO 25%
SO WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE
FACT THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE
VISIBILITY INTO THAT CATEGORY,
IT'S HARD FOR US TO FULLY
UNDERSTAND ALL OF IT. BUT I
DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR US TO
HAVE IT. BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH
ARC IN THE REGIONAL CENTERS TO
SAY, LET'S IDENTIFY SO WE CAN
REALLY DRILL INTO MORE OF THAT
CATEGORY TO GET VISIBILITY, BUT
WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE HAVE
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT ACTING
ACCESSING. SERVICES BASED ON
WHAT'S CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED.
SO GETTING TO THE POINT OF
INTAKE AS AS AN EXAMPLE. AND I
THINK IT TO YOUR QUESTION OF
METRICS. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE
MEASURING, YOU KNOW, SO EVEN
BEYOND THE PURCHASE OF SERVICE
MEASURING WHAT IS THE TIMELINESS
ACCESS TO SERVICES, AND THAT'S
WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT
IDENTIFYING THROUGH THIS INTAKE
PROCESS DEFINING THAT POINT OF
ENTRY. SO THAT POINT OF ENTRY
RIGHT NOW, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS THAT
EVERYBODY HAD A COMMON
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT POINT
OF ENTRY WAS. WELL, THERE'S NOT
SO THAT IS PART OF A PEELING
BACK THAT ONION THAT WE'RE
SEEING THAT WE NEED IDENTIFY
THAT. SO IS IT FROM THE POINT OF
THE PHONE CALL OR THE CONTACT
WITH THE REGIONAL CENTER?
ANOTHER REGIONAL CENTER MAY
DEFINE IT AS WHEN THEY ACTUALLY
HAD COMPLETED AN APPLICATION OR
THERE'S DIFFERENT AREAS IN
DEFINITIONS, SO WE NEED TO GET
TO ONE DEFINITION. AND THIS IS A
METRICS THAT WE CAN GET TO IS TO
SAY WHEN WE IDENTIFY THAT POINT
, THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
MEASURE FROM THAT POINT TO
ASSESSMENT TO ELIGIBILITY
DETERMINATION, AND WE CAN
MEASURE THAT BASED ON ETHNICITY
. WE CAN MEASURE THAT BASED ON
LANGUAGE SO WE CAN REALLY BREAK
DOWN THOSE BARRIERS. UM BUT
THERE'S IT'S COMPLICATED, SO I
THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME
METRICS THAT WE CAN MEASURE. BUT
I ENCOURAGE US TO ALLOW US THEN
SOME TIME AS WE GET MORE
INFORMATION THAN TO REFINE THAT
MEASURE, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE MORE INFORMATION, AND I'LL
GIVE YOU ONE OTHER EXAMPLE IN
THAT, SO IF WE LET'S SAY WE PUT
IN A PROCEDURE THAT SAYS THAT
OKAY AFTER SO MANY POINTS OF
CONTACT, YOU KNOW YOU CAN GO
AHEAD REGIONAL CENTER AND
INACTIVATE A CASE WHICH
INACTIVATION OF A CASE IS REALLY
UM, AUTHORITY ON MY SIDE. I
DON'T LIKE IT. I WANT TO FIND
OUT WHAT'S OCCURRING WITH THE
FAMILY BECAUSE THERE MAY BE A
FAMILY WHO DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS
TO TRANSPORTATION OR DOESN'T
HAVE ACCESS TO CHILD CARE. TO BE
ABLE TO FOLLOW THROUGH. EVERY
SITUATION IS VERY INDIVIDUALIZED
. BUT WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE DATA
POINTS ARE SO WE CAN DRILL INTO
KIND OF THE QUALITY OF THAT
EXPERIENCE, BUT I THINK THAT
GETS TO THE EQUITY LENS OF
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES IN THE
INFLUENCES OF OTHER FACTORS IN A
PERSON'S LIFE THAT MAY BE A
BARRIER TO ACCESSING SERVICES.
UM SO I HOPE I LEAST
ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE VALUE OF
BEING ABLE TO DO THE METRICS AND
WE CAN IDENTIFY THOSE THINGS. UM
AND THEN I THINK WE CAN BUILD ON
IT AS WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION
THAT WILL BE VALUABLE AND
BUILDING ON THAT. THANK YOU
HANDED BACK TO THE CHAIR. THANK
YOU. AND APOLOGIES. WE HAVE TO
BE IN MULTIPLE PLACES THIS TIME
OF YEAR. AT THE SAME TIME, I
WILL FOLLOW ALONG WITH
RECOMMENDATION TO I BELIEVE WE
JUST ASKED ABOUT TWO. A I LIKE
TO NOW ASK ABOUT TO BE IN TO SEE
AND WITHIN IT. IT ASKED ABOUT,
UH, MENTIONED A ROBUST ANALYSIS
THAT I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE AND AS WELL
WHAT WOULD ADDITIONAL METRICS BE
OR MEAN? THAT'S IN, UM TO SEE
HOPING EITHER THE COMMISSION
COULD DISCUSS WHAT A ROBUST
ANALYSIS WOULD LOOK LIKE, OR
WHAT THOSE ADDITIONAL METRICS
WOULD BE. I THINK WE MAY BE
ANSWERED IT A LITTLE BIT IN THE
IN THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, TO BE
HONEST WITH YOU, OKAY AND
LOOKING AT METRICS AND ALSO I
THINK THE DIRECTOR MENTIONED
THAT CERTAIN SO MANY DIFFERENT
DATA POINTS AND WHERE WE ARE
RIGHT. INVOLVED AND BEGIN AT HIS
IS, I THINK THAT THE ANSWER TO
THAT QUESTION. I WILL MOVE ON TO
RECOMMENDATION THREE. THEN
STRATEGY. A UM WITHIN IT. IT
MENTIONS THAT CURRENTLY UH, IT
RECOMMENDS THAT THE DEPARTMENT.
HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO A STATUTE
WHICH WOULD GIVE YOU THE
AUTHORITY TO ISSUE GENERAL
DIRECTIVES OVER THE SYSTEM OF
REGIONAL CENTERS. DO YOU
CURRENTLY NOT HAVE THAT
AUTHORITY TO GIVE OUT DIRECTIVES
TO ALL OF THE REGIONAL CENTERS
AND IF NOT, WHY NOT? AND SHOULD
WE CONSIDER PROVIDING THIS
AUTHORIZATION? THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. SO ON THE DIRECTIVE
AUTHORITY UM, CURRENTLY, THERE'S
UM, TARGETED DIRECTIVE AUTHORITY
, UM, THAT THE DIRECTOR THAT I
HAVE AT AT THIS TIME FOR ISSUING
, UM, ONE IS UNDER HEALTH AND
SAFETY THAT WAS RECENTLY ADDED
INTO STATUTE IN THE LAST FEW
YEARS. THAT, UM, WHEN THERE IS
AN ISSUE OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
SAFETY THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED BY
THE DIRECTOR, A DIRECTIVE CAN BE
ISSUED. UM THE ADDITIONAL IS
UNDER PARTICULAR INITIATIVES
BEFORE REGULATIONS ARE DEVELOPED
. UM, SELF DETERMINATION IS ONE.
THE RATE REFORM IS ANOTHER ONE.
SO REALLY KEY INITIATIVES. UM,
YOU KNOW, I WOULD. THE AREAS
THAT WE ARE PROPOSING THROUGH
BUDGET PROCESS THAT WE'VE DONE
WITH THE SPECIFIC INITIATIVES
HAS GRANTED THE AUTHORITY THAT
THE ADMINISTRATION HAS
IDENTIFIED AS THE NEED. THE
OTHER AREA WOULD JUST HIGHLIGHT
THAT THERE'S OTHER AUTHORITIES
THAT WE CAN USE OR MECHANISMS TO
BE ABLE TO PUT IN EFFECTING
CHANGE. UM, IT'S THE REGIONAL
CENTER CONTRACT, SO THERE'S
ADDITIONAL AREAS IN WHICH WE
RELY ON ON EXISTING AUTHORITY TO
DO SO. UM AND SO WITHIN OUR
CURRENT AUTHORITY THAT THINGS
THAT WE'VE ALREADY PUT FORWARD
ARE THE THINGS THAT WE PROPOSED
TO BE PART OF OUR DIRECTIVE
AUTHORITY. I'M LIKE TO COME BACK
TO OUR COMMENTS ON MODERNIZING
THE CORE STAFFING FORMULA. IF I
CAN. I HAD MADE A REQUEST FOR
UPDATED ESTIMATES ON FEBRUARY
22ND SUB ONE HEARING. AND I'M
WONDERING IF THAT INFORMATION IS
FORTHCOMING TO OUR OFFICE OR
SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF SOON. AND ARE
YOU ABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE BY
WHICH WE CAN EXPECT THAT? YEAH I
APOLOGIZE. I WASN'T PREPARED TO
ANSWER THAT QUESTION. BUT HAPPY
TO GET BACK TO YOU. I KNOW THAT
OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN, UM, ARE
AWARE OF THE REQUEST AND THEM
WORKING, AND SO, UM, OUR
COLLEAGUE HERE FROM FINANCE MAY
BE ABLE TO ASSIST THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR CHRIS O'NEILL OR THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. SO, UM,
DDS STAFF HAVE BEEN
COLLABORATING, HAVING, UM, AND
COMMUNICATION WITH ARCA ON THE,
UM THEY'RE REQUESTED PROPOSAL. I
MEAN, THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE
PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD ON THE
CORE STAFFING FORMULA PROVIDING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WHERE WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO, BUT WE CAN CIRCLE
BACK ON THE STATUS OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. UM FOR THE
COMMISSIONERS. IF I CAN. I WAS
REALLY STRUCK BY THE VOLUME OF
INTEREST THAT YOU HAD WITHIN
THIS REPORT AND I'D LIKE TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE
PROCESSES AFTER THE COMMISSION
RELEASES A REPORT IS THERE ANY
FOLLOW UP AFTER SOME ALLOW
ELAPSED TIME TO SEE IF THERE WAS
ANY ACTION ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU MADE?
IT'S OUR INTENT TO FOLLOW UP ON
THIS STUDY. WITHIN A PERIOD OF
TIME. WE HAVEN'T DETERMINED THAT
AT THIS POINT WE CERTAINLY WANT
TO GIVE THE DEPARTMENT ADEQUATE
TIME TO COME UP WITH SOME
CHANGES IN SOME PROPOSALS, BUT
YES, WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON
ON. THAT WAS SUBSEQUENT
HEARINGS. THAT IS A UNUSUAL
THING THAT WE DO, MR CHAIRMAN,
ACTUALLY, RIGHT, AS WE COMPLETE
A REPORT RIGHT THEN THE
COMMISSION WILL LOOK AT POSSIBLY
SAY, LET'S BRING IT BACK AT A
CERTAIN TIME, RIGHT? IT DEPENDS.
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE SEE
HAPPENING. THAT KIND OF THING.
WHAT THE INTERESTED IN THIS
BUILDING IS ALL RIGHT. YOU MIGHT
BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A MAJOR
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT'S BEEN
INTRODUCED. THAT PRETTY MUCH
REFLECTS A LOT OF WHAT'S IN THE
COMMISSION REPORT. RIGHT UM, I
BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
SUPPLIED. I THINK WE'VE TAKEN
WE'VE TAKEN A SUPPORT POSITION
ON THAT BILL WILL BE TESTIFYING
ON ITS BEHALF. UM AND SO THE
QUESTION REALLY IS ALWAYS IS
SEEING WHAT KIND OF INTEREST WE
GET FROM ALL OF YOU. OKAY DO YOU
HAVE FOLLOW UP ISSUES THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT RIGHT
WHILE WE LIKE WE CHOOSE OUR
ISSUES ON OUR OWN, BECAUSE WE'RE
AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION. WE
OBVIOUSLY ARE INTERESTED IN
HEARING FROM LEGISLATORS AS TO
WHAT THEY'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN.
PARTICULARLY AROUND THIS. THIS
THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND SO
THERE I THINK WE ARE
CONTEMPLATING FOLLOW UP. THAT
CERTAINLY HAS BEEN, IF WHEN
LISTENING TO THE HEARINGS, LOTS
OF THE COMMISSIONERS ARE
INTERESTED IN KNOWING SO WHAT,
YOU YOU RAISED THESE ISSUES AND
WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT, MR
EMERSON. I BELIEVE YOUR COMMENT
WAS THAT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
WERE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT. TO
NOT RECEIVE SUPPORT, AND IF THEY
DID RECEIVE SUPPORTS, THEY
RECEIVED LESS. IT WOULD BE
IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THIS AS A
POINT IN TIME AND TO SEE HOW
THAT'S EVOLVED AFTER A NUMBER OF
YEARS. AND THERE IS AN INTEREST
FROM THE LEGISLATURE TO STAY
ATTENTIVE TO THE NEEDS TO
PROVIDE EQUITABLE OPTIONS FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS WITH
DISABILITIES.
WITH THAT I WILL THANK VERY MUCH
THIS ENTIRE PANEL AND WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ISSUE. THANK
THANK YOU, MR EMERSON IN THIS
AREA. ISSUE THREE IS REGARDING
THE INTERIM EVALUATION OF THE
SERVICE. ACCESS AND EQUITY
GRANTS, ALSO CALLED DISPARITY
GRANTS FROM GEORGETOWN
UNIVERSITY. WE HAVE THE
FOLLOWING SPEAKERS ON THE ISSUE,
TOO, ARE GOOD. DIRECTOR OF BOTH
THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CULTURAL
COMPETENCE. AND THE GEORGETOWN
UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE
AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
AND WAS THE LEAD FOR THE REVIEW
OF THE DDS SERVICE ACCESS AND
EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM, FOLLOWED
BY DIRECTOR BARGMANN. GOOD.
THANK YOU. CHERIF I COULD. OH
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. UM
I'M JUST SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE
PROFESSOR GOOD HERE WITH US
TODAY. AND SO IF I COULD JUST
PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF AN
OVERVIEW, I APPRECIATE THE
SHARES CONSIDERATION. UM THE AS,
AS NOTED, UM AND AS CORRECTLY
IDENTIFIED IN AND OUTLINED IN
THE AGENDA THAT UM, SEVERAL
YEARS AGO, UH, DDS AND, UM THE
LEGISLATURE HAD ACTUALLY REALLY
WANTED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN
INDEPENDENT REVIEW, UM, OF OUR
DISPARITY. GRANT PROGRAM,
SERVICE ACCESS AND EQUITY
PROGRAM IS WHAT THE GRANT
PROGRAM IS IDENTIFIED AS TODAY.
UM AND WE WELCOME THAT
OPPORTUNITY AND ISSUED AN
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND WE'RE
VERY PLEASED TO SEE. UM
GEORGETOWN RESPOND TO THAT. AND
THROUGH THEIR WORK, WE HAD ASKED
THEM TO DO SEVERAL THINGS. ONE
IS TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF THE
SERVICE ACCESS AND EQUITY GRANT
PROGRAM REALLY THROUGH THE LENS
OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE
MEASURES AND THEN MAKING SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METRICS AND
OTHER WAYS TO BE ABLE TO REPORT
OUT OR TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF
THE PROJECTS THAT WERE FUNDED
THROUGH THE GRANT PROGRAM. BUT
OVERALL LOOKING AT
RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE IT.
THERE ARE TWO FISCAL YEARS IN
WHICH THEY HAD APPROACHED THEIR
REVIEW AND WITH THEIR PARTNER
MISSION ANALYTICS TO REALLY DIVE
INTO THE DATA, SO DATA REVIEW
WAS REALLY KEY, BUT ALSO APART,
PARTICIPATORY APPROACH IN
ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS NOT ONLY
WITH REGIONAL CENTERS AND THE
STAFF THAT HAD BEEN WORKING ON
MANY OF THE INITIATIVES AND THE
GRANTS BUT ESPECIALLY ALSO THE
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THIS WORK IS CONTINUING. YOU
KNOW, THIS IS AH, AN INITIAL
PRELIMINARY AND THERE'S
CONTINUED TO WORK THAT'S GOING
TO OCCUR THROUGH LISTENING
SESSIONS, AND THERE'S GOING TO
BE CONTINUED WORK THAT, UM, WILL
OCCUR BEFORE THE FINAL REPORT
THAT'S GOING TO BE ISSUED. UM I
WOULD. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF
ALSO SHARE WITH YOU BECAUSE ONE
OF THE QUESTIONS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT WAS. ARE THERE SOME
OF THE BEST PRACTICES WHERE
THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED, AND I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THOSE. YOU
KNOW, AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE
CHAIRS, UM, COMMENT JUST NOW IS
TO THE EQUITY LENS AND I THINK
IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THE SERVICE
ACCESS AND EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM
THAT WE HAVE IS JUST REALLY ONE
OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE USE
TO IMPROVE SERVICE, ACCESS AND
EQUITY FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT
WE SUPPORT. UM I HAVE. I HAVE
BEEN SAYING FOR A VERY LONG
TIME. YOU KNOW, IT'S SO
IMPORTANT FOR US TO LOOK AT ALL
POLICIES AND INITIATIVES THROUGH
THE LENS OF EQUITY. AND MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING VERY
DECISIVE DECISIONS TO BE ABLE TO
BREAK THOSE BARRIERS. VERY HAPPY
TO SEE THAT THERE'S SEVERAL OF
THE PROJECTS THAT WE WERE ABLE
TO, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE
LEGISLATURE, UM, TO FUND AS
ONGOING THAT REALLY DEMONSTRATED
POSITIVE OUTCOMES, AND THAT WAS
THE LOW TO NO PURCHASE A SERVICE
WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO FUND ALL
21 REGIONAL CENTERS FOR THE
REDUCED CASELOADS. UM FOR THOSE
INDIVIDUALS, WE NOW HAVE ALL 21
REGIONAL CENTERS THAT HAVE
TARGETED UM, CASELOADS FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS WERE LOW TO NO
PURCHASE OF SERVICE,
PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE NON
ENGLISH. SPEAKING. THE OTHER ONE
IS A NAVIGATOR PROGRAM, WHICH IS
NOW AT ALL 21 REGIONAL CENTERS
THROUGH THE FAMILY RESOURCE. UM
CENTERS, BUT ALSO, UM, I THINK
LARGELY, UM, THE BILINGUAL PAY
DIFFERENTIAL THAT IS AVAILABLE
THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING NOW FOR
THE DIRECT SERVICE PROFESSIONALS
, UM, WITHIN SERVICE PROVIDER
COMMUNITIES, SO WE CAN REALLY
BROADEN OUR ASPECT. WHEN I WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC
ABROAD. OPENING THE DOOR TO
BREAK DOWN THOSE BARRIERS AND
HAVE ACCESS. BUT WE ALSO HAD A
NUMBER OF OTHER AREAS AND MAKING
SURE THAT ACCESS TO INFORMATION
IS REALLY CRITICAL INFORMATION
PACKETS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
MAKING SURE WE HAVE ACCESS TO
INFORMATION MAKING SURE THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE A STANDARDIZED VENDOR
IZATION PROCESS. WE'RE IN THE
PROCESS OF WORKING ON THAT.
LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF
INITIATIVES THAT WE DID
PROVISIONAL ELIGIBILITY. WE
RECOGNIZE THAT COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR WERE NOT ADVANCING THROUGH
THE INTAKE OR ELIGIBILITY AND WE
WERE HAVING INDIVIDUALS COME
BACK INTO THE REGIONAL CENTER
SYSTEM. SO SOME OF THOSE REALLY
KEY INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN REALLY
VALUABLE. UM, LASTLY, I'M REALLY
HAPPY TO SAY THAT WHEN WE'RE
TAKING A LOOK AT THAT
INFORMATION PACKETS. WE'RE
LOOKING AT INFORMATION SO ANY
THAT INDIVIDUALS HAVE ACCESS TO
INFORMATION IS IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK THOSE
BARRIERS. UM AND THAT EQUITY
LENS. WE JUST RELEASED A REQUEST
FOR OFFER. UM FOR THE LANDERMAN
ACT TO BE TRANSLATED INTO
SPANISH, AND SO WE'RE CONTINUING
TO EVALUATE HOW CAN WE NOW? YOU
KNOW, IT'S WE'RE VERY EARLY IN
THAT STAGE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE
GOING TO SEE WHAT THE OFFERS AND
THE RESPONSES ARE. BUT REALLY
LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE
SURE INFORMATION AND SEATS AT
THE TABLE CAN BE CONTINUED TO BE
ENHANCED AND BUILD UPON. SO WITH
THAT, I'M VERY PLEASED TO HAVE
PROFESSOR GOOD JOIN US TODAY,
AND SHE'S GOING TO PROVIDE SOME
OVERVIEW AS TO WHAT'S IN THE
INITIAL REPORT AND THANK YOU
CHAIR FOR LETTING ME STEP IN.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. UM
I'M TOUR. GOOD UM, AND I AM VERY
PLEASED TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. UM
MEDICAL CENTER. VERY LONG TITLE
, UM, CENTRAL FOR CHILD IN HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIFICALLY THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CULTURAL
COMPETENCE. SO I THINK
CALIFORNIA THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE AND THE DEPARTMENT
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE, UM AND
SHARE WITH YOU OBSERVATIONS AND
ARE PRELIMINARY, AND I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT PRELIMINARY
FINDINGS FROM AN INDEPENDENT
EVALUATION OF THE SERVICE ACCESS
AND EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM AND FOR
BREVITY, I WILL JUST CALL IT AS
A UM THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF
MY TESTIMONY. UM YOU'VE ALREADY
HEARD FROM, UM, DIRECTOR
BOARDMAN, DESCRIBING SOME OF THE
METHODS AND COMPONENTS OF THE
EVALUATION. THAT AND OUR
RESPONSE TO THE R P UM. WE
SUBMITTED AN INTERIM COURT ON
APRIL 5TH 2020 2023. I REALLY
WANT TO NOTE THAT OUR EVALUATION
EXAMINE THE YEARS FOR WHICH
THERE WERE COMPLETED DATA SETS
AND SO AT THE TIME AGAIN THAT WE
RESPONDED TO THE RFP AND, UM
THAT THAT THE CONTRACT WAS
INITIATED. THIS WOULD BE YEARS
2018 2019. IN 2019 2020 REALLY
LOOKING AT PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION, AND IT WAS
ESPECIALLY 2019 2020 WAS
SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED DUE TO
THE ONSET OF THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC, SO WE REALLY WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT UM, THE
DEPARTMENT HAS BEAT NUMEROUS
CHANGES TO THE S A GRANT PROGRAM
SINCE 2020. THEY ARE NOT
REFLECTED IN THE DATA SETS THAT
WE HAVE LOOKED AT OVERALL AND I
THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO BE
ABLE TO NOTE. UM FIRST OF REVIEW
WHAT OUR NATIONAL CENTER WAS
REQUESTED TO DO? UM, AND THE
LENS OF HOW WE RESPONDED TO RFP.
SO I WOULD OUTLINE THREE WE WERE
WE CHOSE TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT
OF THE S 80 GRAND PROGRAM USING
DATA GENERATED BY THE GRANTEES
AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA FROM DDS
TO IDENTIFY CHANGES THAT WOULD
IMPROVE THE GRANT PROGRAM'S
EFFECTIVENESS. UM AND INCREASING
ACCESS AND REDUCING DISPARITIES.
THE SECOND. UM WE'RE WE ARE.
WE'RE ASKED TO DEVELOP
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE
MEASURES DESIGNED TO ASSESS THE
IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES OF FUTURE
AS A GRANT PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED
BY D. D. S. AND THE THIRD IS TO
DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
METRICS THAT CAN BE USED TO
PRIORITIZE AREAS OF FOCUS.
POPULATIONS AND THE TYPES OF
INTERVENTIONS THAT WILL HAVE AN
IMPACT ON DISPARITIES REDUCTION
AND WE CHOSE TO LOOK AT THAT AT
THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL. THE FAMILY
LEVEL. THE COMMUNITY LEVEL, THE
ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMS LEVEL.
SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. SO I'D
LIKE TO, UH, REALLY BEGIN WITH A
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS
THAT WE NOTE THUS FAR, AND I
STILL WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS
THE INTERIM REPORT IS NOT A
FINAL REPORT. UM THE CALIFORNIA
STATE LEGISLATURE AND THE
DEPARTMENT ARE TO BE COMMENDED
FOR CENTERING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS
RACIAL, ETHNIC, LINGUISTIC AND
CULTURAL DISPARITIES FOR PERSONS
WHO EXPERIENCE INTELLECTUAL,
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
THEIR FAMILIES AND THE SYSTEMS
THAT PROVIDE THEM WITH SUPPORT
AND SERVICES. I SPEAK WITH GREAT
CONFIDENCE THAT THERE IS NO
OTHER STATE. NOT. ONE NORTH
TERRITORY THAT HAS ENACTED
LEGISLATION AND ALLOCATED FISCAL
RESOURCES TO BEGIN THE PROCESS
TO CONFRONT AND ADDRESS THESE
TYPES OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC AND
LINGUISTIC DISPARITIES. UM
SPECIFICALLY IN INTELLECTUAL
DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, AND
WE'VE SEEN THIS IN HEALTH BUT
NOT NECESSARILY INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. SO I
WOULD SAY TO CALIFORNIA LEADS
THE NATION BOTH IN LEGISLATION
AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDING. I
WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS NOTION OF
EQUITY. DEVELOPMENT JUST
DISABILITY SYSTEMS NATIONALLY
LED FAR BEHIND AND DEFINING THE
CONCEPTS OF EQUITY. HOW TO
MEASURE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE
EQUITY ACROSS THE COMPLEX ARRAY
OF SUPPORTS AND SERVICES WITHIN
THESE SYSTEMS. AND HOW TO
PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES,
POPULATIONS AND FAMILIES THAT
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED
BY INEQUITIES. UM DATA COLLECTED
THUS FAR AGAIN BY US. THE DDS
HAS NOT YET ESTABLISHED A SHARED
DEFINITION AND FRAMEWORK FOR
ADVANCING EQUITY. NOR IS THIS
CONCEPT WELL UNDERSTOOD WITHIN
THE SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORK AND
A MONKEY CONSTITUENCY GROUPS. IT
IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THAT'S
A GRANT PROGRAM HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL AND ADVANCING EQUITY
NONETHELESS. AND I WOULD SAY IN
SEVERAL WAYS FIRST THE INSIGHT
FROM THE DEPARTMENT. AND
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO
LEGISLATION WHICH MADE A GRANT
FUNDS AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THAT'S A
HUGE STEP TOWARD EQUITY. THE
CBOS OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE
HAD NOT HAVE DIRECTLY BENEFITED.
UM FROM THESE FISCAL RESOURCES
AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DEMONSTRATE THE DEEP KNOWLEDGE
THEY HAVE OF THEIR OWN
COMMUNITIES AND WAYS TO PARTNER
AND DISPARITIES REDUCTION
EFFORT. THAT'S WHAT YOU GRANT
PROGRAM IS CONSISTENT WITH ONE
OF THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF CULTURAL
COMPETENCE AT AN ORGANIZATION
AND SYSTEM LEVEL. SPECIFICALLY
TO CAPACITY TO ADAPT DIVERSITY.
ADAPTED A DIVERSITY OF
POPULATIONS SERVED IN TERMS OF
VALUES, POLICIES, STRUCTURES AND
PRACTICES. PRELIMINARY DATA, UM
, INDICATE THAT REGIONAL
SENATORS REPORTED THAT THE SCE
GRANT PROGRAMS ENABLED HIM TO
IMPROVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
ESTABLISH MORE MEANINGFUL
RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN IDENTIFIED
RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES.
UM THERE WERE GAINS AND
EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES KNOWLEDGE OF
AN UNDERSTANDING OF DISPARITIES.
AND ALSO THE CONTRIBUTING A ROOT
CAUSES OF DISPARITIES. AS WELL
AS CULTURALLY COMPETENT
PRACTICES. THESE ARE THINGS THAT
WERE REPORTED TO US. TWO
PROGRAMS IN PARTICULAR, AND I
CONCUR WITH DIRECT DIRECTOR
BOARDMAN, UM AND PARTICULARLY
DEMONSTRATED, UM, THAT THEY CAN
BE CONSIDERED. PROMISING
PRACTICES, AND QUITE FRANKLY,
I'M REALLY LOOKING AT THAT TO
LOOK AT MOVING TO THE NEXT STEP
OF EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES. UM
AGAIN BEING ABLE TO REDUCE
SERVICE. UM ACCESS DISPARITIES
AMONG SPECIFIC RACIAL AND ETHNIC
GROUPS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE THE
ENHANCED CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
, WHICH YOU HEARD BEFORE AND THE
NAVIGATOR PUTTING MY DAUGHTER
PROGRAM, UM, THAT THE REGIONAL
CENTERS HAVE INCORPORATED IN
THEIR CONTRACTS. I'D LIKE TO
MOVE TO THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR
CONSTRUCTION RESTRUCTURING THEIR
SEED GRANT PROGRAMS. PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE S A
GRANT PROGRAM DEFINITELY MERITS
CONTINUATION. WHEN EMPHASIZE
THAT IT DEFINITELY MERITS CAN
TURNAROUND CONTINUATION. THE
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. FAMILIES IT
IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT CAN
BENEFIT IN MANY WAYS. HOWEVER
OUR ANALYSIS THUS FAR INDICATE
THAT THE S A GRANT PROGRAM
SHOULD BE RESTRUCTURED TO
OPTIMIZE THIS IMPACT. UM AS A
RELATED TO DISPARITIES
REDUCTION, SO I WILL SHARE SOME
OF THOSE DISPARITIES REDUCTION
AND CORRESPONDING INITIATIVES TO
ADDRESS THEM WITHIN D. D. S UM,
ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE S A GRANT
PROGRAM. NOR SHOULD THEY BE. ONE
DEDICATED GRANT PROGRAM EVEN
FUNDED AT $11 MILLION ANNUALLY,
SIMPLY IS NOT CAPABLE. UM
ADDRESSING THE ENTRENCHED AND
COMPLEX ARRAY OF DISPARITIES
THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT
PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCE
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF
DISABILITIES. AND THEIR FAMILIES
AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE
COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE
IN CALIFORNIA. WELL DISPARITIES
REDUCTION IN EQUITY ARE RELATED.
THEY'RE NOT THE SAME. DDS
UNDERSTANDS THIS AND OUR
EVALUATION DOCUMENTS THE
NUMEROUS OTHER EFFORTS WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT. MOREOVER AN
ANALYSIS OF ROOT CAUSES OF
RACIAL, ETHNIC AND LINGUISTIC
DISPARITIES WITHIN THE CONTEXT
OF INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, UM,
ISN'T NECESSARY. UM, AND A
SYSTEM WIDE BASIS, NOT JUST AS A
GRANT PROGRAM. THE PRIMARY
MEASURE TO EVALUATE AND
DEMONSTRATE THE EFFICACY OF THE
S. A GRANT PROGRAM HAS BEEN
PURCHASE OF SERVICES. POS IS A
SOLID MEASURE OF WHO IS
ACCESSING SERVICES BY RACE,
ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE. SPOKEN
IT SHOULD NOT. IT SHOULD NOT BE
THE SOLE MEASURE. UM BECAUSE
WHAT PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL
AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
NEED AND PREFER IN TERMS OF
SUPPORTS AND SERVICES CHANGE
OVER TIME. FROM INFANCY THROUGH
OLD AGE, SO WHAT MAY BE
NECESSARY AND EARLY INTERVENTION
AND THE COST PARAMETERS ARE ONE
THING BY THE TIME SOMEONE IS
AGING. THEIR NEEDS ARE GOING TO
CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. AND IF
WE'RE ONLY ONLY LOOKING AT HOW
MUCH MONEY YOU SPENT, WE'RE
MISSING. WE'RE MISSING THE BOAT.
UM SO THERE WILL ALWAYS BE
DISPARITIES AND EXPENDITURES
BASED ON NUMEROUS FACTORS. THE
CURRENT POS MEASURE DOES NOT
DISCERN ROOT CAUSES AND IF
PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING WHAT
THEY WANT AND NEED MOREOVER, POS
ONLY TRACKS WHO IS IN THE SYSTEM
, NOT THOSE WHO MAY BE
DISCOURAGED BECAUSE SERVICES
SUPPORT NOT AVAILABLE.
ACCESSIBLE ACCEPTABLE TO THEM.
THEY'RE FIVE, THEREBY AFFECTING
UTILIZATION. SO GOING FORWARD
BESSIE GRANT PROGRAM NEEDS TO
MAKE BETTER USE OF EVIDENCE AND
DISPARITIES REDUCTION. INCLUDING
THE CAPACITY TO REQUIRE AN EMBED
CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC
COMPETENCE AS AN EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICE. WE KNOW THIS IS WELL
DOCUMENTED ACROSS ALL GRAND
AREAS, SO IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE
LIMITED JUST SOME AREAS. THERE'S
AN ALSO INCLUDES THE USE OF
LOGIC MODELS, THEORY OF CHANGE
FRAMEWORKS AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR CBOS AND
REGIONAL CENTERS TO COLLECT AND
REPORT DATA TO DOCUMENT THE
EFFECTS OF THEIR INTERVENTION.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE
SAW. SO THIS WHOLE NOTION OF
DATA COLLECTION IS THE TYPE OF
DATA THAT WOULD BE COLLECTED IS
REALLY KEY AND CRITICAL AND BOTH
CBOS AND REGIONAL CENTERS UM,
NEEDED SUPPORT IN THIS AREA.
SINCE DISPARITIES ARE THE
PRODUCT OF INEQUITIES. IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT THE S A GRANT
PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED TO RESPOND
TO THE QUESTION DISPARITIES AND
WHAT USING A DISPARITIES
FRAMEWORK THAT I DEVELOPED AND
IS AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLISHED
LITERATURE. IT IS CRITICAL TO
DISTURB AND IF THE DISPARITY IN
THE AVAILABILITY OF SUPPORTS AND
SERVICES. IF THE DISPARITY HAS
TO DO WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY OF
SUPPORTS AND SERVICES. IF THE
DISPARITY HAS TO DO WITH
ACCEPTABILITY OF SUPPORTS AND
SERVICES, AND I SAY THAT, UM UM
AND EARNEST BECAUSE A SERVICE
MAY BE ACCESSIBLE. IT MAY EVEN
BE AVAILABLE, BUT IT MAY NOT BE
ACCEPTABLE TO ME BECAUSE IT'S
NOT PROVIDED AT THE TIME THAT I
CAN GET TO IT. IT'S NOT PROVIDED
IN MY LANGUAGE OF CHOICE. UM AND
SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED
TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION. ALSO
WE LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THE,
UM THERE ARE DISPARITIES IN THE
QUALITY OF SUPPORTS AND SERVICES
. AND SOMEONE MAY SAY THAT, UM
IT DIDN'T MEET MY NEEDS BECAUSE
IT WASN'T IN MY LANGUAGE. UM AND
SO, THEREFORE, LOOK AT THIS
QUALITY IS A PROBLEM FOR THEM.
AND THEN LASTLY, ALL OF THIS
RELATES TO UTILIZATION. SO IF WE
LOOK AT ACCESSIBILITY
ACCEPTABILITY UM, AVAILABILITY
UTILIZATION OVERALL, THAT THAT
IS GOING TO IMPACT WHAT YOU HAVE
BEEN MEASURING AS PURCHASES
SERVICES. I'LL BE DONE IN JUST A
FEW MINUTES. OKAY THE CURRENT
EVIDENCE IN OTHER FIELDS
PARTICULARLY HELP, UM INDICATED
DISPARITIES REDUCTION IS A
DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS THAT
OCCURS OVER TIME AND NOT IN THE
1 TO 2 YEAR INTERVALS AS THE S A
PROGRAM. GRANT PROGRAM IS
CURRENTLY FUNDED. SO AND
CURRENTLY STRUCTURED UM AND I
GUESS I UNDERSTAND FROM THIS.
THIS RESULTS OF BUDGETING AND
POLICY AND UNDERSTAND THAT
THINGS ARE FUNDED PER YEAR.
LONGER TERM FOCUSED
IMPLEMENTATION OF GRANT THAT
HAVE THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD OR
TRACK RECORD OF REDUCING
DISPARITIES WILL BE IMPORTANT
GOING FORWARD. ADDITIONALLY IN
SUPPORT OF ADVANCING EQUITIES,
SOME OF THE GRANT AREAS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THE KIND OF
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARENT
EDUCATION THAT WE SEE. HOWEVER
THE METRICS AND OUTCOMES FOR
THESE PROGRAMS NEEDS TO BE
ADJUSTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE
GRANT. SO THAT WOULD NOT BE POS
THAT WOULD BE INCREASED
KNOWLEDGE INCREASE UNDERSTANDING
, BUT THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS
DIRECTLY RELATE TO INCREASE POS
. UM AND SO WE WOULD WANT TO
KNOW THAT ARE THESE PROGRAMS,
HELPING TO BUILD TRUST AND
KNOWLEDGE WITHIN COMMUNITIES, UM
OVER TIME SO THAT THEY INDEED
CAN ACCESS TO SUPPORTS AND
SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED AND
THEREFORE BEGIN TO IMPACT
PURCHASE OF SERVICES. OUR
EVALUATION IS COMPLETED YET AND
I ATTEMPTED TO DISTILL FROM THE
VOLUME OF DATA THAT WE COLLECTED
AND TRUST ME. IT'S A VOLUME UM
THE USER PRELIMINARY FACTORS
THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY. I'M HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AGAIN. I
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO TESTIFY BY BEFORE THIS
DISTINGUISHED BODY. HELLO. YOU.
RYAN ANDERSON, LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. UM WE LOOK
FORWARD TO READING THE FINAL
REPORT AND APPRECIATE THE
INSIGHTS TODAY, BUT YOU HAVE NO
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
CHRISTOPHER O'NEILL DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE NOTHING FOR THEIR
ADMINISTRATOR. BRING IT UP TO
THE DIOCESE. IF THERE'S ANY
MEMBERS, QUESTIONS WILL BEGIN
WITH DR JACKSON. UH THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I'M REALLY FASCINATED
ABOUT THE IDEA OF YOU KNOW, IN
ORDER TO. THE CYCLES ARE OFF OUR
DON'T SYNC UP. IN TERMS OF. THE
LIFE CYCLE OF THE GRANT AND THE
LIFE CYCLE OF WHEN WE SHOULD
ACTUALLY EXPECT CHANGE TO OCCUR,
RIGHT? AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE
THINGS WHERE, UH, SYSTEMS ARE
NOT ARE NOT SOMETIMES. MAKING
DECISIONS BASED UPON THE REALITY
OF HOW THINGS HAPPEN. UM. WHAT
DO YOU LOOK AT? CAN YOU CAN YOU
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THAT IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, WHY
DOES IT TAKE LONGER THAN TWO
YEARS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE TYPE
OF OUTCOMES WE WANT TO, BUT
WE'RE LOOKING AT LOOKING FOR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. I
WANT TO START WITH THE FACT THAT
THIS IS A SINGLE GRANT PROGRAM.
YEAH. WE'RE LOOKING AT RACIAL,
ETHNIC AND LINGUISTIC DISPARITY
STAR ENTRENCHED AND HAVE BEEN
AROUND FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SO
I JUST ASKED, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE
THAT ONE FUNDED GRANT PROGRAM
$11 MILLION A YEAR AVERAGE
GENEROUS, BUT YOU HAVE A BILLION
MULTI BILLION DOLLAR SYSTEM. HOW
IN ONE YEAR COULD THERE BE
SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN
DISPARITIES? UM AND SO I THINK
THAT IF THERE WERE, UM TO BE
ABLE TO LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE
THAT SHOWS, FOR INSTANCE, UM,
AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. IT'S
WELL DOCUMENTED. UM, SIGNIFICANT
EVIDENCE. ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO
REDUCE RACIAL AND ETHNIC
DISPARITIES. HEALTH DISPARITIES.
BUT WE HAVE NOT DRAWN UPON THAT.
AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT FOR AS A GRANT PROGRAM, AND
IT'S NOT JUST CALIFORNIA. IT IS
ACROSS THE NATION BECAUSE WE'RE
JUST REALLY LOOKING AT AN
EQUITIES BY RACE, ETHNICITY AND
LANGUAGE, SPOKEN WITHIN
DEVELOPMENT, DISBELIEF SYSTEMS.
SO UM, I THINK THAT, UM POS
MEASURE AGAIN AS A VERY BROAD
MEASURE, AND IT'S SAYING THAT
THIS IS WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT TO
SEE WHETHER OR NOT AND MEASURE
WHETHER OR NOT SOMETHING IS
SUCCESSFUL. UM, IT'S A TOO BROAD
OF MEASURE FOR THAT TYPE OF
MULTIPLE, UM, LIFE EXPERIENCES
AND DISPARITIES. SO WE SEE
ACROSS RACIAL, ETHNIC, UM, AND
CULTURAL POPULATIONS. AND IN
THIS AND IN THIS IN THIS STATE
SO THERE HAS TO BE A ANOTHER
WAY. TO BEGIN TO LOOK AT WHAT
CAN WE DO TO REDUCE DISPARITIES
OVER TIME? IT NEEDS TO BE
EVIDENCE BASED, INFORMED AND
THERE NEEDS TO BE, UH, CAPACITY
WITHIN COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT AND UM, ALSO WITHIN
REGIONAL CENTERS TO COLLECT THAT
DATA. BE ABLE TO REPORT THAT
DATA. AGAIN OVER A PERIOD OF
TIME. SO I, UM THAT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN. DIRECTOR WHEN YOU WHEN
YOU HEAR THAT, WHAT? WHAT HOW DO
YOU REACT TO THAT? I WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE UM, WE
KNOW THAT MEASURING PURCHASE
THIS SERVICE, YOU KNOW, UM AND
THERE'S DIFFERENT LAYERS TO IT,
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
MANY ADVOCATES AND OTHERS HAVE
STARTED TO NOT LOOKING AT IT ON
THE AGGREGATE BECAUSE MUCH OF
THE MEASURES HAD BEEN ON THE
AGGREGATE OF OUR PURCHASES
SERVICE. SO IF YOU TAKE A LOOK
AT STATEWIDE, UM UH, AN EXAMPLE
OF THAT IS THAT WHEN OUR
POPULATION IS CHANGING, YOU KNOW
THE MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE HISPANIC, ARE UNDER THE
AGE OF 22. THE MAJORITY OF THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE OUT OF HOME
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, WHICH IS
ONE OF OUR HIGHER COST. UM
CATEGORIES ARE PREDOMINANTLY
WHITE AND. I DON'T WANT TO JUST
SAY HEY, BECAUSE OF THAT WE'RE
ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE AN INEQUITY
OF SPENDING. BUT WE SHOULD TAKE
A LOOK AT YOU KNOW WHAT ARE THE
OTHER SUPPORTS? WHAT ARE THE
OTHER FACTORS? YOU KNOW, TO THE
ACCESSIBILITY? UM, FOR SERVICES
THAT MEETS THE NEEDS WHERE THE
INDIVIDUAL THE FAMILY ARE. YOU
KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, WE TALK ABOUT
RESPITE SOCIAL RECREATIONAL
SERVICES. THERE'S A NUMBER OF
SERVICES THAT ARE UNDER THE AGE
OF 22. WE KNOW. AND AS THE
LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION HAD
NOTED, AS WELL, BEING ABLE TO
NAVIGATE SYSTEMS IS VERY
DIFFICULT. IT'S HARDER FOR SOME,
AND IT'S STILL HARD FOR OTHERS.
OTHERS BUT KNOWING THAT'S WHY
HAVING THE CREMATORIA OR THE
NAVIGATOR NOT ONLY TO NAVIGATE
THROUGH THE REGIONAL CENTER
SYSTEM BUT ALSO THE OTHER
SYSTEMS THAT FAMILIES DEPEND ON
. UM AND SO THAT'S WHY I DO
THINK THAT HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THINGS
FROM A BROADER PERSPECTIVE, NOT
DISCOUNTING THE PURCHASE OF
SERVICE BUT BEING ABLE TO SAY,
HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE MEASURING
PROGRESS ON EITHER ACCESS TO
SERVICES SAY THROUGH INTAKE
ACCESS TO SERVICES ONCE SOMEBODY
IS THROUGH INTAKE. YOU KNOW, DO
WE? YOU KNOW AS WE'RE MOVING
FORWARD TO HAVE, SAY A STATEWIDE
PROVIDER DIRECTORY, ARE WE ABLE
TO THEN TAKE A LOOK AT YOU KNOW
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ACROSS REGIONAL CENTERS, WHICH
PROVIDERS ARE AVAILABLE IN EACH
OF THOSE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE ACCESS
TO SERVICES, SO I ACTUALLY
WELCOME THE CONVERSATION. THIS
IS A CHANCE FOR US TO TAKE A
STEP BACK AND SAY, HOW ARE WE
GOING TO REDESIGN? NOT ONLY THE
GRANT PROGRAM, BUT HOW ARE WE
GOING TO DEFINE EQUITY? IN
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES. UM IT'S
THIS IS A NEW BREAKING GROUND
NATIONALLY. UM AND I'M I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT THAT
WE'RE BEING CHALLENGED TO TAKE
THIS ON. BUT IT'S COMPLEX. IT'S
GOING TO TAKE US SOME TIME TO DO
SOME OF THIS WORK. UM SO I HOPE
I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, BUT
I'M EXCITED THAT YOU'RE EXCITED
, RIGHT? I MEAN, I THINK THE
IDEA IS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INEQUITIES.
THIS IS COMPOUNDING EFFECTS.
YES, RIGHT. AND WHAT I'M EXCITED
ABOUT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY.
THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS
GRANT THAT IT SHOULD REFLECT THE
REALITIES AND THE EXPECTATIONS
THAT COME WITH IT RIGHT. AND
SOMETIMES I THINK THAT WE EVEN
HAVE AN EXPECTATION TO OUR
GRANTEES. THAT WITHIN TWO YEARS
DID YOU DO THIS? YEAH. MHM.
WE'RE GIVING THEM EXPECTATIONS
THAT WE'RE PUTTING A REQUIREMENT
ON THEM. THAT'S IT. IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET SOMETIMES,
RIGHT. DOES THAT MEAN WE SHOULD
NOT DO THE GRANT? OR SHOULD IT
MEAN THAT WE NEED TO REFORM THE
GRANT? TO MAKE AND MAKE SURE
THAT THE REQUIREMENTS REFLECT
THE TIMELINES REFLECT. THAT THE
. THE TYPE OF CHANGE OR THE
TIMELINE OF THE CHANGE IN WHICH
IT WE SHOULD BE EXPECTING IT TO
OCCUR, RIGHT? ALSO THE
DEFINITION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
THE DEFINITION OF EQUITY A
COURSE. I HAVE A BILL TO
ACTUALLY SET A STATEWIDE
DEFINITION OF EQUITY. YEAH AND
WE SAY EQUITY SO MUCH EVERY DAY.
RIGHT? THERE'S BEEN OVER 2700
BILLS. THAT HAS THE WORD EQUITY
IN IT, BUT THERE'S NO
DEFINITION. IT'S TIME FOR US TO
GO BACK TO THE BASICS AND FILL
IN SOME GAPS HERE RIGHT AND HAVE
THE COURAGE TO DO IT SO THAT WE
CAN ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO
ACTUALLY HOLD OURSELVES MORE
ACCOUNTABLE. AND BEGIN TO SET
METRICS RIGHT AND TRUE
EXPECTATIONS IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN
MEET INSTEAD OF IT BEING A
METRICS THAT WE ALL HAVE IN OUR
HEADS SOMEWHERE. THAT CAN CHANGE
BY DEPENDING ON HOW WE FEEL THAT
DAY. RIGHT SO I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE FINAL REPORT.
THIS IS EXCITING STUFF. YEAH.
I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE CHAIR
. I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON ONE OF
THE FINAL BULLETS THAT WE HAVE
IN THE RIGHT UP IN THE AGENDA.
THAT'S ON PAGE 15, IN WHICH YOU
STATE THAT YOU WANT TO ENCOURAGE
APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE WHO
PROVIDE SERVICES DURING
NONTRADITIONAL WORK HOURS. I'D
LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD
MEAN. SPECIFICALLY FOR EXAMPLE,
WITH THIS MEAN WIDESPREAD
REGIONAL CENTER HOURS THAT WOULD
BE IN THE EARLY MORNING, LATE
EVENING OR WEEKEND TIME, AND I'M
ASKING THROUGH THE LENS OF
EQUITY HERE, REPRESENTING FARM
WORKERS, WHO OFTEN TIMES ARE AT
WORK BEFORE THE SUN RISES. AND
WHEN YOU AREN'T PROVIDING
SERVICES, OR ONLY PROVIDING THEM
DURING 9 TO 5 HOURS, THAT MAKES
IT AWFULLY HARD. AS DR GOODE
SAYS, TO FIND THOSE SERVICES
ACCEPTABLE. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR
A RESPONSE ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK
THAT MEANS AND I'LL, UM,
CERTAINLY DEFER TO PROFESSOR
GOOD ON ON. THE AS IT PERTAINS
TO THE REPORT, BECAUSE JUST AS
WE GET PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT KIND
OF THE CONVERSATION AND HAVE TO
REMEMBER THAT THIS IS REALLY
ABOUT THE EQUITY SERVICE, ACCESS
AND EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM, BUT
ALSO TAKING A LOOK AT THE
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
AND I WILL SAY THAT WHAT I SO
APPRECIATE ABOUT SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IS LOOKING AT
THE SERVICE ACCESS AND EQUITY
GRANT PROGRAM. OKAY WHAT ARE
THOSE MEASURABLE METRICS BUT
ALSO HONORING SOME OF THE REALLY
GRASSROOTS WORK OF THE COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS. UM AND
BEING ABLE TO SEE THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS AND BEING ABLE TO,
UM BUILD ON THEIR TRUST WITHIN
THEIR COMMUNITY. AND TO YOUR
QUESTION, IT'S REALLY THEN I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT GEORGETOWN
IS GOING TO BE PRESENTING THAT
WE CAN INCORPORATE AND BUILD
INTO OUR GUIDELINES. THAT WILL
SAY, OKAY, WE PRIORITIZE THOSE
GRANTS THAT LOOKED BEYOND A FIVE
DAY A WEEK 8 TO 5. WHAT ARE
THOSE THINGS THAT ARE MEETING
PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE? MISS GOOD
DOCTOR. GOOD. EXCUSE ME. I WOULD
SAY THAT, UM. AS WE LOOK AT THE
GRANT PROGRAM, UM, CANADA, IT'S
DESIGNED TO HELP REDUCE
DISPARITIES BY INCREASING BY
INCREASING ACCESS. UM AND THEN
MOVING TOWARDS EQUITY AND I
THINK SOMETIMES WE GET STUCK ON
FACULTY PART UM, WHICH IS
PROBLEMATIC, SINCE IT'S NOT BEEN
WELL DEFINED NORTH HAVE BEEN
SYSTEMATIC, UM, METRICS THAT
WILL LOOK AT WHAT IT MEANS IN
THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF
DISABILITY SPACE. UM AND SO I
THINK JUST IN MY PREPARATION,
UM, FOR THIS THIS TESTIMONY
TODAY AND TRAINING THAT I DID
YESTERDAY WHEN I LOOK AT THE
DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUP OF CALIFORNIA
UH, IN TERMS OF RACE, ETHNICITY,
LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN. UM IT IS, UM
VERY, VERY, VERY DIVERSE. UM AND
THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT,
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE LIVES
OF INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES, UM IT'S
A HUGE SPECTRUM. AND THEN WE'RE
LOOKING AT THAT WITHIN THE
CONTEXT OF PERSONS WHO
EXPERIENCED INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. SO
UM, SOMETIMES, UM, SERVICE
SYSTEMS NEED TO BE ABLE TO
CHANGE SO THAT IF A SIGNIFICANT
MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE WORKING
AH! MULTIPLE JOBS. UM BUT YOU
CAN ONLY HAVE, I WOULD SAY
SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES BETWEEN
NINE AND FOUR. THAT'S GOING TO
LEAVE OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO
HOW IS IT THAT WE BEGAN TO LOOK
AT THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF
THE POPULATIONS AND TO BE ABLE
TO RESPOND TO USE EFFECTIVELY?
AND I THINK THAT THAT IS, UM I
WOULD SAY IT'S A SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGE. UM BECAUSE WE'RE
LOOKING AT STAFFING AND WE'RE
LOOKING AT DOING SOMETHING THAT
MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT THAN
BEFORE. I CAN THINK ABOUT
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN
PARTICULAR. A MODEL THAT WAS
INDEED USED IS THAT THERE WERE,
UM, SERVICES AND SUPPORT. THERE
WERE ALSO WEEKEND SERVICES
SUPPORTS TWO IN PARTICULAR
PERIODS OF TIME AND THEY WERE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO FIND STAFFING.
THERE WERE WANTING TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT. SO AS WE THINK ABOUT
THE INTERESTS AND NEEDS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA, AND, UM THE RACIAL,
ETHNIC AND LINGUISTIC GROUPS
THAT HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED, WE
MAY NEED TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT
SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS. NO I'LL
JUST ADD IF I CAN THAT THAT
WHICH IS NOT MEASURED, CANNOT BE
IMPROVED AND BELIEVE IT'S
IMPORTANT IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO
USE ANY SINGLE SOURCE THAT WE
COME UP WITH A BEVY OF METRICS
AND REALLY ARE LOOKING TOWARDS
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE
DEPARTMENT. TO HELP US TO CRAFT
THAT AND SHAPE THAT AS WE'RE
GOING FORWARD, I APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTARY THAT NONE OF THIS IS
GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. AND
YET WE NEED TO HAVE FAITH THAT
WE ARE WORKING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION AND THAT COMES UPON
AGREED UPON METRICS. I'D LIKE TO
SWITCH A LITTLE BIT TO
DISCUSSING THE FINAL REPORT THAT
WILL BE COMING. WE REALLY ARE
INTERESTED IN THE LESSONS
LEARNED FROM THE GEORGETOWN
REPORT AND HOW THESE CAN BE
AMPLIFIED AND APPLIED TO OUR
SYSTEM OVERALL. WILL THE FINAL
REPORT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT
WITH SOME CONCRETE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COULD BE
ACTIONABLE? I WOULD SAY THAT I
REALLY WANT TO PREFACE THIS THAT
WE ARE ONLY LOOKING AT THE S A T
GRANT PROGRAM. WE WERE NOT OUR
CONTRACT WAS NOT TO LOOK AT UM,
DISPARITIES SYSTEM WIDE. SO I
THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE
WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED IN A GRANT
PROGRAM IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED. IF UM, IF
YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT, OVERALL
SYSTEM ALSO THINK THAT I'M UM,
THAT LOOKING AT SOMETHING SYSTEM
WIDE REALLY DOESN'T REQUIRE ROOT
CAUSE ANALYSIS. I THINK IT
REALLY IS KEY AND CRITICAL. WE
DID ASK THOSE QUESTIONS DURING
OUR EVALUATION. AND SO I THINK
WITH THAT SAID, UM, THINKING OF
MY COLLEAGUES WHO WANT ME TO BE
VERY CLEAR THAT WE WILL ONLY
PROVIDE THINGS FOR WHICH WE HAVE
EVIDENCE. SO I WOULD SAY THAT
WHAT WE MAY RECOMMEND FOR THE
GRANT PROGRAM. UM, INDEED. MAY
BE ABLE TO EXTEND SYSTEM WIDE.
THAT WILL BE VERY CLEAR WHAT
THAT MAY BE. SO, FOR INSTANCE,
IF WE KNOW THE PARAMETERS OR A
PROGRAM. AND ENHANCED CASE
MANAGEMENT HAVE GREAT PROMISE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK TO
THAT. AND TO SAY YES, IT STARTED
WITH. IT S A GRANT PROGRAM. UM
IT'S LIVING OTHER PLACES.
PERHAPS THAT SHOULD BE EXPANDED
, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALL OF OUR
DATA ARE IN, UM AND WITH OUR
TEAM WITH VISUAL ANALYTICS AND
OUR MY COLLEAGUES AT GEORGETOWN.
BEFORE WE STEP OUT AND MAKE
THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. I THINK
WE WANT TO HAVE ALL THE DATA
AVAILABLE TO US SO THAT WE'RE
SURE ABSOLUTELY SURE BEFORE
PUTTING THAT ON THE TABLE. I
WILL START BY THANKING ALL OF
OUR PANELISTS HERE TODAY BEFORE
WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ISSUE. I
WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. IF I
CAN FROM THE CHAIR THAT WE DO
COME UP WITH SOME SPECIFIC AND
CONCRETE PRACTICES FROM S A THAT
CAN BE ADOPTED SYSTEM WIDE TO
MAKE PROGRESS TOWARDS EQUITY.
THOSE PROMISING PRACTICES THAT
YOU SPOKE ABOUT. AND I AM
HOPEFUL THAT YOUR REPORT WILL
GUIDE STATE POLICY AND A MORE
FUNDAMENTAL WAY AND DO
APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME AND
EVIDENCE THAT YOU WERE GOING TO
BE PROVIDING AND GIVING TO US,
BUT WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEXT
STEPS IF WE ARE OUT LEADING THE
WAY IN THIS FIELD, WE WANT TO
LOOK TOWARDS RESEARCHERS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION AND HOPE THE
FINAL REPORT WILL REFLECT THAT.
YES THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO ISSUE FOR. IS YOU
FOR IS REGARDING EFFORTS BY D.
D. D D S WITH THE STATE COUNCIL
ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO
PHASE OUT MINIMUM ARE SUB
MINIMUM WAGE PRACTICES. WE WILL
BEGIN WITH MR CARRUTHERS WHEN
YOU ARE READY. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AARON CARTER'S FROM THE
STATE COUNCIL AND DEVELOPMENT OF
DISABILITIES. AND WITH THE
CHAIRS PERMISSION. I'D LIKE TO
GIVE THE MICROPHONE TO ASSISTANT
SECRETARY COOPER TO GIVE THE
OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND
TIMELINES. GREAT THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR RAMBLIN MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS DEBORAH COOPER. I'M
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
PROGRAMMING FISSILE AFFAIRS AT
THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU
TODAY ABOUT THE EFFORTS
COORDINATED BETWEEN THE STATE
COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES, WHICH I WILL REFER
TO A STATE COUNCIL DEPARTMENT OF
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, WHICH
WAS REFERRED TO AS DDS, AND
ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION AS A REFERRED TO
AS D. O R, TO PHASE OUT SOME
MINIMUM WAGE PRACTICES. THE
ADMINISTRATION APPLAUSE THE
PASSAGE OF SB 6 39 AND SUPPORTS
PHASING OUT SUBMITTED, UM, WAGE
THIS SUPPORT FOR ENDING SOME
MINIMUM WAGE IS REFLECTED IN THE
CURRENT AND LONGSTANDING EFFORTS
LED BY YOU ARE INDEED ES IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER STATE
ENTITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO
PROVIDE A VARIETY OF EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES FOR CALIFORNIANS WITH
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
DISABILITIES WITH THE GOAL OF
ACHIEVING COMPETITIVE,
INTEGRATED, INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT. WHILE THE
ADMINISTRATION APPRECIATES THE
WORK OF THE STATE COUNCIL AND
THE RECOMMENDATIONS REFLECTED IN
THE REPORT ON SB 6 39
ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTED IN
ACCELERATING THE EFFORT TO PHASE
OUT SOME MINIMUM WAGE, AND IT'S
COGNIZANT THAT IT MAY TAKE YEARS
TO ESTABLISH AND STAFF A NEW
STATE OFFICE AND DEVELOP A NEW
PLAN AS RECOMMENDED IN THE
REPORT. ALTERNATIVELY TO FURTHER
ACCELERATE THESE EFFORTS AND
SUPPORT THE MANDATES OF SB 6 39
, D, O, R AND D D S WILL EACH
DESIGNATE AND EXISTING EXECUTIVE
LEVEL STAFF MEMBER TO SERVE AS A
DEDICATED LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE
IT ENDING OF SUB MINIMUM WAGE
AND SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION AND
EXPAND EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS WITH I
D. D. THIS APPROACH COULD BE
STOOD UP IN A MATTER OF WEEKS
AND AMPLIFY EXISTING EFFORTS,
INCLUDING SOME STRATEGIES AND
ALIGNMENT IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS
IN THE REPORT, DEVELOPED BY
STATE COUNCIL THIS APPROACH ALSO
RIGHT SIZES USE OF STATE
RESOURCES FOR THE TASK AT HAND,
RATHER THAN COMMITTING ONGOING
RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH AND
ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTAL
STRUCTURE. THE MINISTRATIONS
APPROACH LEVERAGES THE EXISTING
EXPERTISE, COORDINATION,
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN BOTH DEPARTMENTS AND
ENABLES A NIMBLE APPROACH TO
ESCALATE INITIATIVES ALREADY
UNDERWAY AND ACCELERATE
INITIATIVES THAT COULD BE
ACTIVATED. HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO
COLLABORATE WITH DDS AND D. O. R
TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF
SB 6 39. THE EXECUTIVE LEADERS
WILL BE TASKED WITH THE
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY BUBBLE OF A
FEASIBLE PLAN THAT COULD BE
EXECUTED IN THE LITTLE LESS THAN
TWO YEARS WINDOW TO ACHIEVE THE
PHASE OUT OF SUBMITTED, UM, WAGE
FOR ADULTS WITH I D D. THE
EXECUTIVE LEADERS WILL ROUTINELY
MEET WITH THE DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORATE TO ENSURE PROGRESS,
RECEIVED GUIDANCE AND REFLECTS
SUPPORT AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS
ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT AND
AGENCY. EACH ORGANIZATION PLAYS
A UNIQUE ROLE IN EXPANDING
STATEWIDE CAPACITY, PROVIDING
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION AND
ASSISTING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
OR REFINEMENT OF SERVICES. Dð
URS EXISTING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
ALREADY ONLY SUPPORT COMPETITIVE
INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES.
IN ADDITION TO THESE EXISTING
EFFORTS, DO YOU ARE IS LOOKING
FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE
FURTHER TO FURTHER ADVANCE
COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT EFFORTS WITH THREE
AREAS BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT,
UPSTREAM INTERVENTIONS AND
INCREASED PAID WORK EXPERIENCE
OPPORTUNITIES. D D S AND STATE
COUNCIL WORKING TOGETHER ON THE
STATE PLAN AND STRATEGY FOR
PHASING OUT SUBMITTING, UM, WAGE
AND OFFERING COMPETITIVE
INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT TO EVERY
INDIVIDUAL SERVED BY REGIONAL
CENTERS. STATE COUNCIL
PARTICIPATES ON DDS EMPLOYMENT
WORKGROUP. THE WORK GROUP
ASSISTED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF
GUIDELINES FOR $10 MILLION IN
EMPLOYMENT GRANTS TO EXPAND
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND
IT'S JUST IT IS ASSISTING WITH
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CAREER
PATHWAY SERVICE TO ASSIST
INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE TOWARDS
INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT PAID
INTERNSHIPS, HIGHER EDUCATION
AND OTHER INDIVIDUALIZED
OPTIONS. DDS PARTICIPATES IN
STATE COUNCIL'S EMPLOYMENT FIRST
COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING AND
PROMOTING STRATEGIES THAT
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGE IN
COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT. OTHERS HERE CAN
SPEAK AND MORE DETAIL FROM STATE
COUNCIL CAN SPEAK IN MORE DETAIL
TO THE FOLLOWING, BUT SEPARATE
FROM AND IN COMPLEMENT TO THE
EFFORTS UNDERWAY AT D. D. S AND
D. O R. STATE COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDE BENEFITS, TRAINING FOR
PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES
, AS WELL AS REGIONAL CENTER
STAFF, COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AND
NATIONAL EXPERTISE. ADDITIONAL
EFFORTS THAT THESE ENTITIES ARE
COORDINATING ON INCLUDE DATA
COLLECTION AND SHARING,
DISCUSSING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
MILESTONES FOR THE TRANSITION OF
INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO THE JANUARY
2025 DEADLINE AND TRACKING AT
OUTCOMES. ON DATA COLLECTION.
DDS IS LOOKING AT THE DATA
ELEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED UNDER
SB 6 39 AND DETERMINING WHAT
DATA ARE BEING TRACKED BY
CURRENT DATA SYSTEMS AND WAYS TO
COLLECT THE DATA THAT ARE
KNOWABLE. THE ADMINISTRATION
WILL WORK AS APPROPRIATE WITH
STATE PARTNERS, STAKEHOLDERS AND
THE LEGISLATOR LATE LECTURE TO
TRACK AND REPORT REGULARLY ON
PROGRESS IN MILESTONES TOWARDS
SUCCESSFULLY MEETING ALL OF THE
MANDATES OF SB 6 39. WHILE STATE
COUNCIL'S REPORT RECOMMENDS
REDUCING BY HALF THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SOME
MINIMUM WAGE BY JANUARY, 2024.
ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZES THAT
SETTING BENCHMARKS ALONG THE
WAY, AND ACHIEVING THE COMPLETE
FAILURES OUT WILL BE DIFFICULT
BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE
INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER PATHWAY,
PLANNING AND ATTENTION TO EACH
INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS AND CHOICES.
THE MAGISTRATE. SHIN IS
CONFIDENT, THOUGH, THAT THE
STATUTORY DEADLINE TO END SOME
MINIMUM WAGE BY JANUARY 2025
WILL BE ACHIEVED. ALL OF THESE
STRATEGIES ARE TO VARYING
EXTENTS, A CONTINUATION OF
LONGSTANDING EFFORTS PROCEEDING
THE PASSAGE OF SB 6 39. THE
ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ASSIGNED TO
THIS EFFORT FROM D, O. R AND D.
D S WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH
STATE COUNCIL AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS ON THE NEEDED
EFFORTS IN TRACKING PROGRESS
TOWARDS ENDING SOME MINIMUM
WAGE. WE APPRECIATE THE PROGRESS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE
BEEN MADE TOWARDS ENDING SOME
MINIMUM WAGE AND THE PLAN OF
REPROACH IS A REFLECTION OF THE
INTENT OF AGENCY. DO YOU ARE DDS
AND STATE COUNCIL TO MOVE FASTER
AND MORE BOLDLY TOWARDS
ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF SB 6 39
AND FULLY REALIZING EMPLOYMENT
FIRST IN CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AARON CARRUTHERS OF THE
STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES. AND AS YOU AND THE
COMMITTEE NO. THE STATE COUNCIL
IS AN INDEPENDENT STATE
DEPARTMENT. WE'RE NOT UNDER ANY
OTHER DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY. BUT
I REALLY WANT TO THANK ASSISTANT
SECRETARY COOPER FOR REFLECTING
AND REPRESENTING THE WORK THAT
WE'RE DOING, ALONG WITH THE WORK
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REHAB AND
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES. BECAUSE IT IS AN ALL
HANDS ON DECK EFFORT. EVERYONE'S
INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS ARE WORKING,
COORDINATED AND COLLABORATION TO
GET TO THE GOAL THAT'S IN
STATUTE. EVERYBODY OUT OF SOME
MINIMUM WAGE BY JANUARY. 2025 DO
IT IN A WAY THAT IT CREATES THE
BEST OUTCOMES FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LEAVING
THOSE WORK SETTINGS. THERE'S UM,
COMMENTS THAT THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY MADE THAT I REALLY
WANT TO UNDERSCORE THEIR GOOD
ONES. THEY'RE STRONG ONES. WE
SUPPORT THEM. ONE IS THE NUMBER
OF EFFORTS THAT ARE UNDERWAY IN
THE THOUGHTFUL WAY THAT THE
DEPARTMENTS ARE BRINGING CURRENT
PROGRAMS. CURRENT EFFORTS TO
BEAR ON THIS SPECIFIC TASK. THE
NEXT IS REGARDING DATA. UH THE
DEPARTMENTS HAVE SYSTEMS AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE SYSTEMS
THAT ARE UNDERWAY. BUT THOSE
IMPROVEMENTS LIKELY WON'T
MANIFEST UNTIL AFTER THE
DEADLINE OF 2025 ENDS. PEOPLE
ARE LEAVING THE SHELTERED
WORKSHOPS NOW, UM AND WE WANT TO
KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH HIM
NOW AND IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION, I THINK
THERE'S REALLY THOUGHTFUL WAYS
UNDERWAY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION THAT
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
GOOD OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS IS
NOT LOST. SO THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY SPOKE TO THAT
GENERALLY WANT TO REINFORCE OUR
OPTIMISM IN THAT HAPPENING? NOT
ONLY DOES IT MATTER BECAUSE WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE GOOD THINGS
HAPPEN FOR INDIVIDUALS, BUT ALSO
BECAUSE THE STATUTE REQUIRES THE
STATE COUNCIL TO REPORT BACK A
NUMBER OF DATA MEASURES ANNUALLY
BEGINNING IN JANUARY, 2024
THROUGH JANUARY OF 2027, SO I
WANT TO REINFORCE THAT WHILE
FORMAL DATA SYSTEMS CAN ONLY
CAPTURE SO MUCH, AND THERE'S NOT
MUCH THAT CAN BE CHANGED TO
CAPTURE ADDITIONAL DATA ELEMENTS
, THE DEPARTMENTS ARE BEING
THOUGHTFUL TO MAKE SURE NO
INFORMATION IS LOST, OR AS MUCH
INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE CAN BE
GLEANED, ADDITIONALLY, REALLY
APPRECIATE THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES COMMENTS REGARDING
THE TIMELINE. STRONG AWARENESS
OF JANUARY 2025 RECOGNITION OF
OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT HALF OF
PEOPLE BE OUT BY JANUARY 2024
BUT ALSO THE HUMAN REALITY THAT
WE ARE DEALING WITH. WE ARE
WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND THE
BEST WORK THAT'S DONE IS BY A
PERSON CENTERED APPROACH.
INDIVIDUAL PERSON SENATOR
APPROACH WHICH TAKES TIME. UM
AND SO THE STRONG PUSH NOW WILL
ALLOW FOR THE TIME TO WORK WITH
THE INDIVIDUAL. AND WHERE WHAT
HAPPENS FOR THEM? UM SO THE
NUMBERS HERE THE RECOGNITION AND
EMBRACE THE RECOGNITION, THE
NUMBERS MAY NOT FIT AS NEATLY AS
A HALF OUT BY JANUARY, 2024. I
DO HEAR THE STRONG COMMITMENT OF
EVERYBODY ELSE BY 2025. SO THANK
YOU TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
AND AGENCY FOR OTHER
REPRESENTATION ON THE
COORDINATION OF EFFORTS AND
TIMELINE. I DO WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR
TRANSITION REPORT. ONE IS THE
NUMBER ONE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THERE BE A UNEMPLOYMENT FIRST
OFFICE THAT'S CREATED WITH AN
AGENCY AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
THE AGENCY IS ACTUALLY HERE
REPRESENTING TODAY AND
PRESENTING AS EVIDENCE. OF THE
NEED FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW
SPEAKING FOR YOU, FROM OUR POINT
OF VIEW EVIDENCE OF THE NEED FOR
THERE TO BE AN OFFICE THAT'S
OUTSIDE OF THE IMPLEMENTING
DEPARTMENTS THAT IS ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS AND ABLE TO SPEAK TO
OTHER AGENCIES BECAUSE THE ISSUE
OF EMPLOYMENT IS NOT JUST THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF ONE
DEPARTMENT, UM SO WANT TO PUSH
THAT FORWARD AS SENATOR DURAZO
WAS HAS EVERY QUESTION IN FRONT
OF THE SENATE. SHE IS THE
CHAMPION AND THE AUTHOR OF THIS
SPECIFIC POLICY, AND THIS IS THE
ONE IMPLEMENTATION
RECOMMENDATIONS. SHE CONTINUES
TO CHAMPION JUST TO HIGHLIGHT
THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. SO I HEAR
THE AGENCY STATING, WE CAN GET
IT DONE WITHOUT IT. I CAN
IMAGINE HOW MUCH MORE THEY CAN
GET DONE WITH IT, ESPECIALLY
SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO
QUESTIONS REALLY IN THE YOUR
AGENDA. THE QUESTIONS TO US
REFLECT THAT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING
TO MAKE SURE THE RIGHT
TRANSITION OUT OF SUB MINIMUM
WAGE. AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO
ENSURE EMPLOYMENT FIRST? OVERALL
I HOLD WHEN WE GET THE ONE RIGHT
WHEN WE GET THE TRANSITION OUT
OF SEVEN IMAGE, RIGHT, WE GET IT
RIGHT FOR EMPLOYMENT FIRST FOR
ALL. SO UM, THIS OFFICE WOULD BE
NEEDED THROUGHOUT. ADDITIONALLY
JUST SOME CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS
THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT MAY NOT
SHOW UP IN THE AGENDA, BUT, UM,
ONE IS LOOKING AT CURRENT
RESOURCES THAT EXIST. SO, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE DEPARTMENT HAS $15
MILLION THEY GIVE OUT EACH YEAR.
FOR EACH CBS COMPLIANCE GRANTS.
THIS IS SMART MONEY THAT HELPS
PEOPLE TRANSITION INTO WHAT
THOSE FEDERAL GUIDE DEADLINES
AREN'T REALLY THE TRANSITION OUT
OF UH, H CBS NONCOMPLIANT
PROGRAMS IS ONE LENS. WE COULD
LOOK AT THIS POLICY THROUGH, UM
, RECOMMENDATION FROM THE REPORT
IS TO CREATE A TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, TEMPORARY TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE RESOURCE FOR
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES PROVIDERS
WHO ARE TRANSITIONING OUT, SO
COULD PART OF THOSE MONIES BE
IDENTIFIED AND SET ASIDE
SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT TRANSITION
. I DON'T I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S
SOMETHING THE THIS COMMITTEE WE
NEED TO ACT ON, BUT SOMETHING
THAT WE'VE PUT IN THE EAR OF THE
DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY AND
LIKELY, VERY WITHIN THEIR THEIR
FLEXIBLE ADMINISTRATIVE
DISCRETION AND FLEXIBILITY UNDER
THOSE FUNDS, ADDITIONALLY, WANT
TO UNDERSCORE ONE ADDITIONAL
RECOMMENDATION AND HOW IMPORTANT
IT IS THAT WE CREATE A PILOT
PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
HIGHER SUPPORT NEEDS AND
EMPLOYMENT. WE'VE HEARD IN
CLOSING OUT SO MINIMUM WAGE
FAMILIES COME TO US AND SAY WHO
WILL HIRE MY CHILD. AND THAT
THAT THAT'S THERE IN MY HEART. I
FEEL THAT I KNOW IT AND TO THE
EXTENT THAT THERE'S A GAP IN OUR
SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT'S
NOT MEETING THAT NEED WELL
ENOUGH. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE REALLY HAVE CONCENTRATED
EFFORTS ON THAT. SO THANK YOU.
MR WINFIELD. YEAH THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. JUST LIKE TO, UM, ALSO
EXPRESSED THE DEPARTMENT. STRONG
COMMITMENT TO, UM ENSURING THAT
EVERYONE WITH INTELLECTUAL
DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN A
COMPETITIVE WAY THAT THE PHASE
OUT OF SOME MINIMUM WAGE THAT
COMMITMENT AS WELL, CERTAINLY
WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR
PARTNERS AND ALL OF THAT WORK,
AND I THINK THROUGH OUR QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS ON
THE SERVICE PROVIDERS SIDE AS
WELL AS ON THE REGIONAL CENTER
PERFORMANCE MEASURES SIDE. IN
WORKING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
THEY HAVE CERTAINLY VOICED THAT
THEY WANT CONSUMER EMPLOYMENT TO
BE RIGHT THERE AT THE TOP OF THE
LIST AND TO BE INCENTIVIZED, AND
SO THROUGH BOTH OF THOSE
PROGRAMS. WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR
STAKEHOLDERS IN DOING JUST THAT
. WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF
SERVICE OPTIONS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AND TO
INCLUDE THE NEW CAREER PATHWAYS
SERVICE THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING.
WITH STAKEHOLDER INPUT THAT WILL
ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN DEVELOPING
A MORE INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER
PATHWAY THAT WILL LEAD THEM TO
PAID EMPLOYMENT TO PAID
INTERNSHIPS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
OR WHATEVER CAREER PATHWAY THEY
WANT TO GO THROUGH. SO WE WERE
VERY DEDICATED TO THIS WORK AND
AGAIN WHEN WE WILL CERTAINLY
MEET THAT DEADLINE. THANK YOU.
HELLO. RYAN ANDERSON,
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE.
WELL WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF
WORK TO, UM TO OURSELVES. TRY
AND UNDERSTAND, UM, THE
TRANSITION AND THE PHASE OUT
PROCESS THAT'S GOING ON HERE AND
THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE SERVED. I'D LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT, UM, THE COMMENTS THAT
WERE MADE ABOUT DATA LIMITATIONS
AS BEING VERY IMPORTANT THERE.
UM CERTAINLY IF WE'RE LOOKING AT
THE PHASE OUT OF SUB MINIMUM
WAGE, UH, EMPLOYMENT PRIMARILY
THROUGH THE METRIC OF JUST WILL
WE GET TO ZERO EMPLOYMENT IN
THOSE FIELDS? THAT'S CERTAINLY
AN ACHIEVABLE GOAL. IN FACT, WE
HAVE ALREADY MADE TREMENDOUS
PROGRESS IN THAT BEFORE. WE EVEN
PASSED A LAW IF YOU TRACK WHAT
DATA ARE AVAILABLE, UM TO SHOW
EMPLOYMENT IN THOSE FIELDS, WE
WE'VE ALREADY HAVE THAT
EMPLOYMENT OVER THE LAST FIVE
YEARS. LARGELY WHAT HAPPENED
DURING THAT TIME IS, UM, THAT
NONPROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO
PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORTS
FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
INCLUDING AT SOME TIME, UM,
OFFERING EMPLOYMENT UNDER SOME
MINIMUM WAGE CONTRACTS, DECIDED
NOT TO OFFER THAT EMPLOYMENT
OPTION. UM THE MOST WERE FORCED
TO CLOSE DOWN AT LEAST
TEMPORARILY DURING THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC, AND MANY OF THEM
DECIDED NOT TO COME BACK. YOU
KNOW, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO A LOT
OF THESE FORMER CERTIFICATE
HOLDERS BECAUSE THEY HAD GREAT
INTEREST BECAUSE THEY OFFER
THESE WIDE SUITE OF SERVICES AND
CONTINUING TO SERVE THOSE THOSE
FOLKS WHO USED TO BE EMPLOYED.
AND THE STORIES THAT WE HEARD
ABOUT, UM THE SECOND QUESTION IS
WHAT BECOMES OF FOLKS WHO NO
LONGER HAVE THIS SPECIFIC OPTION
. THEY'RE MIXED. THERE'S BEEN
SOME SUCCESS. UH ANECDOTALLY IN,
UM. SHIFTING THESE FOLKS INTO
OTHER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
CONSUMERS WHO HAVE ENDED UP IN
DAY PROGRAMS. AND PERHAPS THAT
WASN'T THEIR FIRST CHOICE, RIGHT
? UH THEY THEY MAY HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING A LOT OF BENEFITS FROM
THEIR PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT, EVEN
AT A LOW WAGE. AH! WITH ALL THAT
IN MIND THE REALITY THAT WE HAVE
VERY LIMITED INSIGHT INTO THE
REMAINING POPULATION THAT IS
EMPLOYED, UM AH, THEY UNDER
THESE SOME MINIMUM WAGES IS
CONCERNING THERE. REALITY THAT
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INSIGHT
INTO WHAT ARE THE PARTICULAR
BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. WHAT IS
THEIR INTEREST IN COMPETITIVE
EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE A LOT OF
COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT IS IN
MANY WAYS, NOT AS ATTRACTIVE AS
SHELTERED WORKSHOPS THAT IT MAY
PAY MORE. BUT YOU MADE FEEL LESS
COMFORTABLE IN AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE PERHAPS YOU ARE THE ONLY
PERSON WITH SEVERE INTELLECTUAL
OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
WHERE TRANSPORTATION IS NOT
PROVIDED TO YOU WHERE THE
SUPPORTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IN
THAT FORMER ENVIRONMENT ARE NOT
AVAILABLE. WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING APPROACHING FULL
INSIGHT INTO THAT INTO THE
REMAINING INDIVIDUALS, WHICH
MAKES IT DIFFICULT WHEN YOU
APPROACH THE PHASE OUT FROM THE
SPECIFIC QUESTION OF HOW DO WE
ENSURE THE BEST OUTCOME FOR
THOSE INDIVIDUALS? UM, SO WE
JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS A
PARTICULAR CONCERN? APPRECIATE
ALL THE INSIGHTS HAVE BEEN
SHARED DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR CHRIS
O'NEILL DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
NOTHING FOR THEIR DAD. BRING IT
UP TO THE DIESS. I'LL BEGIN. MR
CARRUTHERS, RIGHT WHERE YOU
ENDED REGARDING THOSE WITH
COMPLEX NEEDS. I WAS MOVED WITH
MS COOPER'S TESTIMONY THAT THE
GOAL IS FOR ALL LOVE
CALIFORNIANS WITH I D D TO GET
EMPLOYED THAT I'D LIKE TO HAVE
YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON
WHAT YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE
WITHIN A PILOT THAT WOULD ALLOW
US TO MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF
SOME OF THOSE WITHIN I D D.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. A PILOT
WOULD I BELIEVE FULLY EMBRACED
THE STATE'S CURRENT POLICY OF
BEING AN EMPLOYMENT FIRST STATE.
WHICH IS WE BEGIN WITH THE
BELIEF THAT EVERYBODY CAN AND
WANTS TO WORK. AND THEN WE MOVED
FROM THERE. SO IF THERE IS
SOMEBODY WHO HAS MORE NEEDS
FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT, SETTING MORE
SUPPORT NEEDS, WE DEVISE A
PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE THOSE
NEEDS BASED ON THEIR SUCCESS IN
THE POSITION AND THE SUCCESS FOR
THE EMPLOYER. I APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS FROM THE LAO REGARDING
EARLY WHAT I HEAR IS THE
CONCERNS THAT ARE EXPRESSED IN
THE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE
CONCERNS. WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL
OF THEIR CONCERNS. WE NEED TO
MANAGE AND PLAN AROUND, BUT
THEY'RE NOT CONCERNS WE SHOULD
BE GOVERNED BY THE GOVERNANCE IS
CLEARLY SET OUT IN THE CORE OF
THE NAME OF THE CORE OF OUR
FUNDING THE HOMING COMMUNITY
BASED SERVICES, WHICH IS THAT
EVERYBODY IS IN INTEGRATED
COMMUNITY SETTINGS TO THE BEST
OF THEIR ABILITY. UM AND THIS. I
BELIEVABLE FURTHER THAT EVEN
MORE. UM CAN I HAVE THE
DEPARTMENT COMMENT YOUR FIRST
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STATE
CENTER HAVE BEEN ON THE
EMPLOYMENT FIRST OFFICE. IS THAT
SOMETHING THE ADMINISTRATION IS
CONSIDERING OR CONTEMPLATING.
UM, WE. WE ARE DEDICATED TO
HAVING EXISTING, UM, AN EXISTING
POSITION FROM DEPARTMENT OF
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICIANS TO
WORK TOGETHER IN COORDINATION
WITH THE AGENCY RATHER THAN
STANDING UP A NEW STRUCTURE, NEW
STRUCTURE WITHIN AGENCY. WITH
THAT WE REQUEST THAT YOU KEEP US
INFORMED AS WE ARE WORKING
THROUGH THIS TRANSITION AND
PHASE OUT AND ALL OTHER ISSUES
ON THIS ITEM WILL BE HELD OPEN.
THANK THE PANELISTS AND WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO ISSUE FIVE. ISSUE
FIVE IS REGARDING THE PENDING
REPORT ON THE COW WORKS, WORK
PARTICIPATION RATE AND CAL OR
OPTIMIZATION WORKGROUP. WE'LL
BEGIN WITH DIRECTOR JOHNSON WHEN
SHE IS READY. GOOD AFTERNOON AND
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. KIM
JOHNSON, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES. I WANT TO
AGAIN JUST ACKNOWLEDGE AND
APPRECIATE THE TREMENDOUS
ENGAGEMENT IN THIS EFFORT FROM
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AND ALSO
THE LEADERSHIP OF YOURSELF THIS
COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE
CONSULTANTS INVOLVED IN THIS
CONVERSATION. UM ABSOLUTELY
MEANINGFUL TO HELP INFORM OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS AS WE'RE MOVING
FORWARD, AND I WANT TO JUST
OUTLINE TO THE COMMITTEE'S
QUESTION AROUND THE HIGH LEVEL
COMMENTS WE RECEIVED IN THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. CONVERSATIONS
INCLUDED. THE DESIRE FROM THE
WORK GROUP FOR A FULL REPEAL OF
THE FEDERAL WORK PARTICIPATION,
RADAR. W P. R PENALTY PASS ON
GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE
FORM OF OUR COW WORKS, OUTCOMES
AND ACCOUNTABILITY, REVIEW
PERFORMANCE MEASURES OR OTHER
METRICS TO BE FURTHER EXPLORED
AND ESTABLISHED. ADOPTING
REFORMS TO INCREASE SUPPORTS FOR
FAMILIES, SUCH AS REFORM TO
REDUCE THE OVERALL NUMBER OF
SANCTIONS. AND REDUCE THE
FINANCIAL IMPACT AND DURATION OF
SANCTIONS FOR THE FAMILY. THAT'S
AGAIN THE HIGH LEVEL
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE RECEIVED
IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE WORKGROUP
WERE ALIGNED WITH REGARDS TO OUR
COLLECTIVE GOAL, STRENGTHENING
THE COW WORKS PROGRAM TO ENSURE
THAT BARRIERS FOR INDIVIDUALS
AND FAMILIES ARE REMOVED AND
THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE
THE PROGRAM TO BUILD THE
FOUNDATION IN PATHS TOWARDS SELF
SUFFICIENCY OR ECONOMIC MOBILITY
REPORT IS CURRENTLY IN THE VERY
FINAL REVIEW STAGES WITHIN THE
ADMINISTRATION. WE ARE PLANNING
TO RELEASE THIS SOON.
UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T SPEAK TO A
SPECIFIC DATE YET, BUT WE'LL
ABSOLUTELY DO SO AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. AND WE ABSOLUTELY LOOK
FORWARD TO ENGAGING YOU IN THE
LEGISLATURE AFTER THE RELEASE OF
THIS REPORT, I JUST WANT TO
AGAIN RECOGNIZE THE LEADERSHIP
OF THIS COMMITTEE AND THE
PRIORITY THAT THIS IS IN TERMS
OF THE WORK. WE ARE CONTINUING
TO DO TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE
PROGRAM. HELLO. UM RYAN ANDERSON
, LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE.
NOTHING DAD. THAT DIRECTOR. YOU
KNOW, OUR OFFICE PARTICIPATED IN
THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND I
THINK THE DIRECTOR SUMMARY OF
THE COMMENTS FITS WITH OUR
UNDERSTANDING. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. JANINE DOCTOR
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, NOTHING
ELSE TO ADD, BRING IT UP TO THE
DIA SITE. I DON'T THINK I NEED
TO STATE IT. BUT THIS IS A HUGE
PRIORITY FOR US, AND I AM
EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THE REPORT
AT THE MAY REVISION SO THAT WE
CAN ACT ON THE STEPS NEEDED IN
THE BUDGET TO HELP US TO IMPROVE
COW WORKS GOING FORWARD. WITH
THAT WE WILL HOLD THIS ITEM OPEN
AND APPRECIATE THIS PANEL. WE
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ISSUE SIX
REGARDING THE CALL WORKS, SINGLE
ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY AND
PROPOSED FUNDING LEVELS. WE WILL
BEGIN WITH MISS TROIA WHEN YOU
ARE READY. AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR.
JENNIFER TROY ON BEHALF OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU
THIS AFTERNOON. UM THE
SUBCOMMITTEE HEARD ISSUES
RELATED TO THE COW WORK SINGLE
ALLOCATION AS PART OF A MARCH
8TH HEARING AND ASKED US TO
RETURN TODAY AND HAVE SOME
FURTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.
AS A REMINDER. THE SINGLE
ALLOCATION REFERS TO FUNDING
PROVIDED BY THE STATE TO THE
COUNTIES TO SUPPORT
ADMINISTRATION OF THE COW WORKS
PROGRAM. THE COMPONENTS OF THE
SINGLE ALLOCATION INCLUDE
FUNDING FOR ELIGIBILITY,
DETERMINATION, ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
THERE WAS FUNDS WITHIN THE
SINGLE ALLOCATION OR FUNGIBLE,
MEANING THE COUNTIES CAN MOVE
THE FUNDS FLEXIBLY BETWEEN THE
INTENDED PURPOSES. WE BEGAN TO
USE A NEW FUNDING FORMULA IN
2018 19, WHICH INCREASES OR
DECREASES ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING
AND INCREMENTS BASED ON CASELOAD
CHANGES, RECOGNIZING THAT
COUNTIES CAN'T RAPIDLY CHANGE
STAFFING LEVELS IN RESPONSE TO
CHANGING CASELOAD. DURING THE
PANDEMIC, THE CASELOAD DECREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH NORMALLY
WOULD HAVE TRIGGERED FUNDING
DECREASES. HOWEVER THOSE
DECREASES WERE SUSPENDED FOR THE
LAST THREE YEARS, AND IN FACT
THE STATE PROVIDED BOTH ONGOING
AND TEMPORARY INCREASES AND
AUGMENTATIONS TO THE
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES A ONE
CORRIDOR REDUCTION OF ONE
INCREMENT TO ALIGN THE FUNDING
WITH THE RECENT CASELOAD
DECLINES AND ALSO RECOGNIZES THE
SHIFT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING
RELATED TO SOME COST SHARING
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PROGRAMS.
AFTER THE HEARING IN MARCH, YOU
ASKED FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
LEGISLATIVE STAFF IN THE COUNTY
WELFARE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION,
OR C TWO B, D, A TO MEET AND
ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER TO
DISCUSS SOME CONCERNS THAT WERE
RAISED BY CWD. A WITH RESPECT TO
THE APPLICATION OF THE
METHODOLOGY. WE ALL AGREED THAT
THE METHODOLOGY HAD BEEN APPLIED
IN GOOD FAITH AS IT WAS WRITTEN,
BUT THERE WERE CONCERNS FROM CWD
A ABOUT THE RESULTING ADEQUACY
OF THE FUNDS. THOSE REQUESTED
ENGAGEMENTS DID OCCUR. DURING
THOSE MEETINGS, THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE
ACTUAL CASELOAD FROM 2018 19 TO
2022 23 HAS DROPPED BY 15. AND
THE EXPENDITURES FOR ELIGIBILITY
ADMINISTRATION DURING THAT SAME
PERIOD HAVE GROWN BY 20. SO IN
OTHER WORDS, THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
COST PER CASE HAS GROWN BY 52%
DURING THAT PERIOD OF YEARS. C W
D, A SHARED A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE FOR HOW TO LOOK AT
THE DATA AND ITS VIEW THAT THERE
ARE UNFUNDED INCREASES INFLATION
, ALONG WITH INCREASES IN THE
SHARED ELIGIBILITY COSTS AND A
STEADY NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE ARE
ACCOUNTED FOR, IN THE
METHODOLOGY THAT RESULT, IN
THEIR VIEW THAT THE FUNDING IS
NOT ADEQUATE TO MEET REQUIRED
ACTIVITIES IN TIMELINES. YOUR
AGENDA FINALLY ASKS IF THE
METHODOLOGY WILL BE RE EVALUATED
IN THESE CONVERSATIONS WILL
CONTINUE, AND INDEED, EXISTING
LIGHT DOES REQUIRE CDSS IN
CONSULTATION WITH CWD, A AND
REPRESENTATIVES OF COUNTIES TO
REEVALUATE THE FUNDING
METHODOLOGY DURING THE 24 25
BUDGET PROCESS. WE ANTICIPATE
THAT THOSE REASSESSMENT
CONVERSATIONS WILL BEGIN THIS
SUMMER. BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT,
CWD A AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
COUNTY WELFARE DEPARTMENTS.
HELLO. RYAN ANDERSON,
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE. OH
WE'VE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THESE
, UM, CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND CWD A THINK,
UM, UM, BUT DSS IS
CHARACTERIZATION OF THOSE
EXCHANGES IS, UH, IS ACCURATE.
THERE'S STILL A WHOLE LOT OF
WORK TO BE DONE. UM TO GET
ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THOSE TWO
VIEWS. IT SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR
ISSUE HERE IS THE QUESTION OF,
UM. OF THE INCREASE IN
EXPENDITURE PER CASE. UM THERE
IS A ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE THAT
OUR OFFICE HAS AN OPEN QUESTION
ABOUT WHICH IS GIVEN THE, UH,
FUNGIBLE NATURE OF THE SINGLE
ALLOCATION AND SOME OF WHAT WE
HEARD ABOUT HOW, UM EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES AND DEMAND FOR THOSE
SERVICES HAS CHANGED SINCE THE
PANDEMIC. WE ARE AH, WONDERING
IS THERE A BUFFER WITHIN THE
SINGLE ALLOCATION WHERE THERE
ARE THE COUNTIES CAN REASONABLY
EXPECT THAT THERE ARE ON FUNDS
WITHIN THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
COMPONENT THAT WILL NOT BE
EXPENDED. AND IF SO, HOW THICK
IS THAT BUFFER? WE THINK THAT'S
IMPORTANT CONTEXT, ESPECIALLY
GIVEN THE OVERALL BUDGET
CLIMATE. UM RIGHT NOW. THAT
QUESTION IS OUTSTANDING, THOUGH
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. UM YEAH.
JANINE DOCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. UM THE COMMON COST
ELIGIBILITY WAS BRIEFLY
MENTIONED BY THE CHIEF DEPUTY
DIRECTOR, AND I JUST WANT TO
TOUCH ON THAT FOR A MOMENT. UM
SO WE JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE
THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY A NET
NEUTRAL ACROSS THE THREE
PROGRAMS. COW WORKS, CALIFORNIA
SH IN MEDICAL, UM AND THEREFORE
IT DOESN'T REPRESENT ANY
REDUCTION IN SPENDING THE
COUNTIES HAVE ACROSS THOSE THREE
PROGRAMS. I'LL BRING IT UP TO
THE DIOCESE. I KNOW THAT THESE
CONVERSATIONS WILL CONTINUE AS
THE OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR OUR
WORKS CONTINUED TO BE REVIEWED,
BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR THE L. A
S HELP HERE TO WEIGH IN, PLEASE.
ONCE WE SEE WHAT IS INCLUDED
WITHIN THE MAY REVISION. WITH
THAT ALL ISSUES WILL BE HELD
OPEN. I THINK THIS PANEL WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO ISSUE SEVEN
REGARDING THE FEDERAL FAMILY
FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT,
IMPLEMENTATION OF PARTS ONE AND
FOUR AND THE PENDING REPORT ON
DISPROPORTIONALITY IS FROM THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S. WE WILL
BEGIN WITH MR TROY WHEN YOU ARE
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AGAIN. CHEN TROY OF ON BEHALF OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, UM. IN FOLLOW UP ALSO
TO A MARCH HEARING RELATED TO
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES AND
FOSTER CARE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE
REQUESTED THAT WE PROVIDE A
SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF
IMPLEMENTATION OF PARTS ONE AND
FOUR OF THE FAMILY FIRST
PREVENTION SERVICES ACT, WHICH
I'LL REFER TO AS F F P S A FOR
EASE AND ALSO ADDRESSED SOME
QUESTIONS RELATED TO DISPARITIES
IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. FPS
A AS A REMINDER IS A FEDERAL LAW
THAT WAS ENACTED IN 2018 WITH
THE GOAL OF ENHANCING SUPPORT
SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND
REDUCING THE USE OF CONGREGATE
CARE. ON APRIL 20TH FAIRLY
RECENTLY WE SUBMITTED A REPORT
TO THE LEGISLATURE WITH DETAILED
UP UPDATES REGARDING
IMPLEMENTATION OF F F P S A IN
CALIFORNIA, SO I WILL RESPOND TO
YOUR QUESTIONS IN THE ORDER OF
PART ONE AND THEN PART FOUR. AND
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT
IMPLEMENTATION THAT WAS TIMELY
AS WELL AS AREAS WHERE THERE IS
CHALLENGE OR DELAY ALONG THE
WAY. THE REPORT WILL GO
INTEGRATE OR DOES GO INTO
GREATER DETAIL ABOUT ALL OF
THESE COMPONENTS. SO, WITH
RESPECT TO PART ONE OF F F P S
A. THIS IS THE PIECE OF THE LAW
THAT GAVE STATES THE OPTION OF
RECEIVING FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT
FOR THE PROVISION OF PREVENTION
SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF
FEDERAL LAW. IN TERMS OF
PROGRESS FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO NOTE THAT
CALIFORNIA'S FIVE YEAR TITLE FOR
A PREVENTION PLAN WAS APPROVED
BY THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THANK
YOU ON APRIL 7TH AS AS IT SEEMS
LIKE YOU MAY KNOW THIS WAS A
LONG PROCESS WITH EXTENSIVE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND QUITE A
BIT OF BACK AND FORTH IN TERMS
OF EDITS, SO WE ARE VERY PLEASED
TO HAVE THAT APPROVAL AS A
RESULT OF THAT APPROVAL.
COUNTIES CAN BEGIN CLAIMING
TITLE FOR E ADMINISTRATION
FUNDING BACK TO OCTOBER OF 2021.
FOR THE CHILD AND FAMILY
SPECIFIC SERVICES. FPS A
CONTAINS A NUMBER OF VERY
DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR
SPECIFIC DATA TO BE TRACKED, AS
WELL AS FOR STATES TO HAVE MODEL
FIDELITY TO ANY EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICES AND TO ENSURE THAT
TITLE FOR REFUNDS ARE THE PAYER
OF LAST RESORT. THE
ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING
DILIGENTLY TO ADDRESS THESE
COMPLEX REQUIREMENTS AND
ANTICIPATES THAT FUNCTIONALITY
FOR TRACKING THOSE PREVENTION
SERVICES AT THAT VERY DETAILED
LEVEL WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
SCOPE OF VERSION ONE OF THE NEW
CARES AUTOMATION SYSTEM. WE ARE
ALSO WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO
DEVELOP GUIDANCE RELATED TO
THOSE PAIR OF LAST RESORT RULES,
AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF
DEVELOPING A CONTRACT TO ENSURE
THE MODEL FIDELITY THAT'S
REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES. AT THE
SAME TIME, THE STATE INVESTED
$220 MILLION IN THE FAMILY FIRST
PREVENTION SERVICES MINUS THE
ACT PROGRAM. SO THE F F P S
PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO COUNTY
CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES, TRIBES
AND PROBATION DEPARTMENTS. IT'S
AN OPTIONAL PROGRAM AND A BIT OF
A BRIDGE OF INVESTMENTS AS WE
WORK TOWARD F F P S A WITH
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AS WELL. IT
REQUIRED A LETTER OF INTENT TO
RECEIVE THOSE RESOURCES AND THE
DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF A
COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION PLAN,
OR CPP TO PARTICIPATE. AS OF
MARCH, 2023 50 COUNTIES AND THE
TWO TRIBES WITH WHOM WE HAVE
FOUR E AGREEMENTS HAVE OPTED
INTO THE PROGRAM. 46 OF THE
COUNTIES ARE PARTNERING BETWEEN
CHILD WELFARE IN PROBATION TO
JOINTLY DEVELOP THEIR
COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION PLANS
IN TERMS OF AREAS OF CHALLENGE.
UH BEYOND THE ADDITIONAL
DETAILED REQUIREMENTS THAT I
REFERENCED IN THE WORK THAT'S
ONGOING FOR THOSE THE COUNTIES
HAVE ASKED FOR AND WE'RE WORKING
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLARITY ON
SOME OF THE CPP REQUIREMENTS
WITH RESPECT TO ENGAGEMENT OF
TRIBES, INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE AND THE COMMUNITY.
THE COUNTIES HAVE ALSO
IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES IN SOME
INSTANCES WITH THE ABILITY TO
DELIVER THE EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICES DUE TO SOME LIMITED
CAPACITY. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH
THEM TO IDENTIFY WHICH ONES CAN
BE UTILIZED AND RAMPED UP TOO
QUICKLY AND ALSO TO SUPPORT THE
INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE
BASED PRACTICES AND THE
CLEARINGHOUSE SO THAT THEY CAN
QUALIFY. FINALLY WE'RE
COLLABORATING WITH COUNTIES TO
ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THEY'VE
RAISED ABOUT HOW TO IMPLEMENT
SOME ASPECTS OF THE OPTIONAL
COMMUNITY PATHWAY, WHICH WILL
ALLOW FAMILIES TO ENTER INTO
SERVICES THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP
OF A CBO OR A FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER AS THE POINT OF ENTRY. AH
AND SO THAT'S THAT CONCLUDES
WHAT I WANTED TO SUMMARIZE WITH
RESPECT TO PART ONE AND I'LL
SHIFT A PART FOUR. PART FOUR OF
F F. P. S A ESTABLISHED A NUMBER
OF NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR
PLACEMENTS IN CONGREGATE CARE
SETTINGS OR REFERRED TO AS A
CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS OR QR
TPS. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO
RECEIVE FEDERAL FINANCIAL
PARTICIPATION. THE POLICY INTENT
WAS TO LIMIT RELIANCE ON SET,
SAID SUCH SETTINGS AND MAKE SURE
THAT STATES UTILIZED FAMILY
BASED SETTINGS AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS THAT I CAN
ADDRESS EACH IN TURN AND JUST
MENTIONED WHERE WE ARE BRIEFLY
WITH RESPECT TO IMPLEMENTATION.
THE FIRST REQUIREMENT IS FOR A
QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL. WE OFTEN
REFER TO IT AS THE KEY Y TO
PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT AND TO
INDICATE THAT THE CONGREGATE
CARE PLACEMENT IS NECESSARY, AND
THERE IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE
PLACEMENT THAT CAN MEET THE
CHILD'S NEEDS. C D. S S AND D
HCS HAVE ENGAGED EXTENSIVELY
WITH COUNTIES TO PROVIDE T A
PROVIDING WEBINARS CONFERENCE
CALLS A DEDICATED EMAIL INBOX TO
ADDRESS QUESTIONS IN THE ROLLOUT
OF THIS NEW PROCESS AND THE
BEGINNINGS OF A TRAINING
CURRICULUM. IN ADDITION, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED
A WAIVER THAT WE REQUESTED TO
ALLOW THE Q I WHO IS PERFORMING
THE ASSESSMENT TO BE AN EMPLOYEE
OF THE TITLE 40 AGENCY OR
CONNECTED TO THE PLACEMENT
SETTING THAT SAID, UM THIS
WAIVER ONLY APPLIES TO WHO
SERVES AS THE QUE I IT DOESN'T
CHANGE THE FUNCTIONS OR
REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THEM. IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT
WAIVER IS TAKING SOME TIME GIVEN
A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM
STAKEHOLDERS AND SOME ADDITIONAL
BACK AND FORTH AND QUESTIONS
FROM A CF, SO CDSS AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES ARE WORKING JOINTLY TO
GET GUIDANCE OUT ON THOSE
WAVERED Kò PROGRAMS THIS SUMMER.
ANOTHER ASPECT OF PART FOUR IS
THE REQUIREMENT FOR, UH
CONGREGATE SETTINGS. Q. R T P S
IN THE FEDERAL LAW TO HAVE, UM
THE AVAILABILITY OF AND ACCESS
TO LICENSED NURSING, UM
CALIFORNIA IMPLEMENTED THIS
REQUIREMENT IN A TIMELY FASHION
WE BUILT UPON PRIOR REQUIREMENTS
THAT NURSING BE PROVIDED WHEN A
CHILD HAD AN IDENTIFIED MEDICAL
NEED. AND ADDITIONALLY
IMPLEMENTED A STATEWIDE CONTRACT
FOR 24 7 NURSE HOTLINE. AH
ADDITIONALLY, FPS, A PART FOUR
REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF SIX
MONTHS OF FAMILY BASED AFTERCARE
SERVICES AFTER DISCHARGE FROM A
CONGREGATE FACILITY IN THE FIRST
PHASE OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS REQUIREMENT, WE HAVE
OPERATIONALIZED IT BY REQUIRING
PLACING AGENCIES AND MENTAL
HEALTH PLANS TO JOINTLY PROVIDE
AN ARRANGED FOR THOSE SIX MONTHS
OF SERVICES. DURING AN UPCOMING
SECOND PHASE OF IMPLEMENTATION.
STATE LAW WILL REQUIRE HIGH
FIDELITY WRAPAROUND MORE
SPECIFICALLY TO BE OUR MODEL OF
AFTERCARE, AND THAT WILL TAKE
EFFECT 12 MONTHS AFTER THE
RELEASE OF GUIDANCE TO THE
COUNTIES AND PROVIDERS. WE
ANTICIPATE THAT GUIDANCE TO BE
RELEASED BY BOTH OUR DEPARTMENT
AND DHC S IN THE SECOND QUARTER
OF 2023. AH F SPS, A PART FOR
ALSO REQUIRES SOME CASE PLANNING
DOCUMENTATION BY THE COUNTIES AS
WELL AS COURT OVERSIGHT AND
APPROVAL OF PLACEMENTS INTO
CONGREGATE SETTINGS FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE
PROVISIONS. SERIOUS S IN THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL HAS ISSUED
GUIDANCE AND RULES OF COURT AND
PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION. THAT
CONCLUDES WHAT I WANTED TO
UPDATE YOU ON PART FOUR. UM, I
CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT
DISPARITIES AS WELL OR OKAY,
I'LL MOVE ON TO ANSWER THE
QUESTION ABOUT DISPARITIES IN
THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THEN
UM, WE ALSO DISCUSSED THIS IN
GREATER DEPTH AT THE MARCH
HEARING. UH HUH. AND AS WE
ACKNOWLEDGE, THEN THERE WILL BE
MANY SIMILARITIES TO THE
CONVERSATION THAT YOU JUST HAD
WITH DDS. THERE ARE SOME
SIGNIFICANT AND LONG STANDING
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES
AND DISPROPORTIONALITY IN OUR
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. IN
PARTICULAR, THE
DISPROPORTIONALITY IS EXTREMELY
PRONOUNCED WITH RESPECT TO THE
OVERREPRESENTATION OF BLACK AND
NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH. THESE
DISPROPORTIONALITY AND
DISPARITIES BEGIN AT THE TIME OF
INITIAL ALLEGATIONS AND CONTINUE
AT EACH SIGNIFICANT DECISION
POINT AND EXPERIENCE IN THE
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. WE ARE
COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING THOSE
DISPARITIES AND
DISPROPORTIONALITY AT ALL POINTS
AND THAT CONTINUUM AT SERIOUS S
. WE DO HAVE A DEFINITION OF
EQUITY. I KNOW DR JACKSON RAISED
THAT THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO HIM.
WE FOLLOW. UH OUR BELIEF THAT
EQUITY WILL BE ACHIEVED WHEN A
PERSON'S RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, GENDER, IDENTITY
ABILITY OR DISABILITY, NATIONAL
ORIGIN, LANGUAGE OR ANY OTHER
ASPECT OF THEIR IDENTITY CAN NO
LONGER PREDICT LIFE OUTCOMES AND
OUTCOMES FOR ALL GROUPS ARE
IMPROVED. WE UNDERSTAND EQUITY
AS BOTH AN OUTCOME AND A PROCESS
. UM IN THE MARCH HEARING,
DIRECTOR JOHNSON HIGHLIGHTED
SEVERAL OF OUR EFFORTS RELATED
TO GOALS RELATED TO EQUITY AND
SOME RECENT LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
, AND I WILL JUST BRIEFLY
HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE BEFORE
CONCLUDING, UM WE ESTABLISHED AT
CDSS AND OFFICE OF EQUITY IN
2019 TO LIFT UP THESE ISSUES AND
INCREASED COLLABORATION ACROSS
THE DEPARTMENT. WE ARE DOING
WORK WITH THE CAPACITY CENTER
FOR STATES TO REDUCE INEQUITIES
IN SEVEN SPECIFIC OUTCOME, AREAS
THAT HAVE ASSOCIATED MEASURES
AND DEMONSTRATE IMPROVEMENTS IN
THOSE FEDERAL OUTCOME MEASURES
WITH RESPECT TO DISPARITIES.
WITH RESPECT TO INDIAN CHILDREN
AND CONSULTATION WITH TRIBES
WERE IN THE PROCESS OF
IMPLEMENTING AN INDIAN CHILD
WELFARE ACT, ER REQUEST STATE
PLAN. THE COMPREHENSIVE
PREVENTION PLANS I MENTIONED
EARLIER FROM THE COUNTIES WILL
ALL SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED HOW
THE COUNTIES WILL BE WORKING TO
ELIMINATE DISPARITIES AND
DISPROPORTIONALITY EASE IN,
PARTICULARLY WITH BIPOD
COMMUNITIES. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING
TRAINING SUCH AS CULTURAL
HUMILITY AND IMPLICIT BIAS
TRAININGS. WE HAVE FORMED WITHIN
OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
DIVISION AND RACIAL EQUITY
WORKING GROUP. AS WELL AS A
SOGGY WORKING GROUP. AND WE ARE
WORKING ON THE VERY BEGINNING OF
A PROCESS OF DEVELOPING AN
EQUITY ACTION PLAN, WHICH WE
WILL EVENTUALLY ENGAGE QUITE
HEAVILY WITH THE COMMUNITY
RELATED TO IN TERMS OF THOSE
RECENT PIECES OF LEGISLATION I
WOULD HIGHLIGHT TO THE FIRST IS
SP 3 54 BY SENATOR SKINNER. THIS
WAS A BILL THAT INCREASED THE
AUTHORITY FOR CRIMINAL RECORD
EXEMPTIONS FOR RELATIVES IN
CERTAIN CASES, WHEN APPROPRIATE
, AND A B 2085 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN, WHICH
CLARIFIED THAT MANDATED
REPORTERS SHOULD NOT BE MAKING
REFERRALS BASED SOLELY ON
ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE. WE
ANTICIPATE BOTH OF THOSE BILLS
HAVING A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE
DISPARITIES THAT WE ARE SO
CONCERNED ABOUT. ACHIEVING
EQUITY IS GOING TO REQUIRE
COMMUNITY BASED, CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
TO PREVENT ENTRIES INTO FOSTER
CARE, AND WHEN NECESSARY TO
REUNITE CHILDREN QUICKLY AND
SAFELY WITH THEIR FAMILIES. UM,
IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE MEASURES
THAT WE ALREADY, UM KEEP TRACK
OF AND THAT WE DO TRACK BY RACE
AND ETHNICITY ALREADY. I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT WE ARE AWARE OF
THE DISPROPORTIONALITY THAT ALL
ENTRY POINTS INTO THE SYSTEM
ALLEGATIONS, REMOVALS
REUNIFICATION AND THAT WE CAN
STRATIFY THOSE BY RACE. AND
ETHNICITY. SIMILARLY WE HAVE A
VARIETY OF SAFETY, PERMANENCY
AND WELL BEING MEASURES, SO AN
EXAMPLE OF THE SAFETY MEASURE
WOULD BE THE RECURRENCE OF
MALTREATMENT OR AN EXAMPLE OF A
PERMANENCY MEASURE IS FIRST
PLACEMENTS WITH KEN OR TIME TO
REUNIFICATION. WE STRATIFY ALL
OF THAT DATA CURRENTLY BY RACE
AND ETHNICITY AS WELL. AND IN
OUR WORK WITH THE CAPACITY
CENTER AND IN OUR WORK ON THE
EQUITY ACTION PLAN PROCESS THAT
WE ARE BEGINNING. WE EXPECT TO
SET MORE SPECIFIC TARGETS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY IN
THE PATH BETWEEN HERE AND THAT
ULTIMATE ELIMINATION THAT WE ARE
AIMING FOR. AS A AS I THINK YOU
PUT IT ON THE LAST PANEL. WE
DON'T EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN
OVERNIGHT, BUT WE ABSOLUTELY
HAVE FAITH THAT WE ARE MOVING IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION. MISS SHORT
WITH YOU, LEO. THANK YOU,
ANGELA, SHORT WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE.
TODAY WE WERE ASKED TO FIRST
PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK OR OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE F
F. P S A REPORT AND THEN ALSO TO
PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR
FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION RELATED
TO CHILD WELFARE
DISPROPORTIONALITY. UM SO I'LL
BEGIN WITH OUR COMMENTS ON THE
FPS REPORT. SO TODAY, I'M HAPPY
TO SHARE SOME OF OUR INITIAL
HIGHER LEVEL TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS
REPORT, UM, THAT THE DEPARTMENT
JUST PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF, UM
I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT GIVEN THE
REPORT WAS QUITE RECENTLY
RELEASED. THIS JUST REPRESENTS
OUR BEST UNDERSTANDING TO DATE
AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH
THE DEPARTMENT GOING FORWARD ON
ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY ARISE. SO
TO BEGIN WITH PART ONE AH! AS AS
WAS CLEAR FROM THE OVERVIEW. WE
ARE STILL IN THE VERY EARLY
IMPLEMENTATION STAGES FOR OUR
STATE'S PREVENTION SERVICES
PROGRAM. AH, FOR EXAMPLE, AS YOU
HEARD COUNTIES, COMPREHENSIVE
PREVENTION PLANS, OR CPP S,
WHICH WILL DETAIL THE SPECIFIC
SERVICES AND INTERVENTIONS THAT
COUNTIES PLAN TO IMPLEMENT WILL
BE DUE THIS COMING JULY. SO AT
THIS TIME, WE DON'T YET KNOW ANY
SPECIFICS AS TO THE CONTENTS OF
THOSE PLANS THAT SAID, WE
APPRECIATED THAT THE REPORT DID
INCLUDE A MEANINGFUL PROGRESS
UPDATE AS TO WHERE COUNTIES ARE
IN THEIR PLANNING PROCESS. FOR
EXAMPLE. THE REPORT NOTED THAT
OF THE 50 COUNTIES THAT INTEND
TO OPT IN, OPT IN. EXCUSE ME, UM
24 ARE WORKING ON PLANS TO
ADDRESS DISPROPORTIONALITY EASE
, 27 REPORTED THAT THEY HAVE
SOUGHT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AS
THEY'RE DEVELOPING THEIR PLANS.
14 REPORTED BEING IN THE PROCESS
OF DEVELOPING SPECIFIC GOALS,
STRATEGIES AND WORK PLANS FOR
THEIR PLANS. UM SO WE JUST
APPRECIATED THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL
THAT WAS INCLUDED. IN ADDITION,
WE APPRECIATED THAT THE REPORT,
UM, SHARED KEY CHALLENGES THAT
COUNTIES HAVE BEEN FACING. FOR
EXAMPLE, AS YOU ALSO HEARD IN
THE OVERVIEW. UM SOME COUNTIES
HAVE RAISED CONCERNS. ABOUT
THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN
SERVICES. UH GIVEN THE
LIMITATIONS OF PROVIDERS OR
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN
THEIR AREAS. AND WE FIND THAT
THIS TYPE OF UPDATE HELPS JUST
PROVIDE MORE TANGIBLE CONTEXT
AROUND HOW PROCESS IS
PROGRESSING AND WILL BE HELPFUL
FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND WHERE CHALLENGES
REMAIN. MOVING ON TO PART FOUR.
OVERALL WE FOUND THAT THE REPORT
DEMONSTRATED MOST OF THE NEWLY
REQUIRED ELEMENTS AROUND
ENSURING THE NECESSITY AND
APPROPRIATENESS OF CONGREGATE
CARE ARE IN PLACE AND ARE BEING
FULLY IMPLEMENTED. UM ONE NOTE.
WE WOULD HIGHLIGHT AS YOU ALSO
HEARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT WOULD
BE HIGH FIDELITY WRAP AROUND
WHICH IS THE STATE'S CHOSEN
MODEL FOR MEETING THE FEDERAL
AFTERCARE REQUIREMENTS TO
PROVIDE SIX MONTHS OF FAMILY
BASED AFTER CARE WHEN A YOUTH IS
DISCHARGED FROM AN STR TP UM,
FOR HIGH FIDELITY WRAPAROUND. AS
YOU HEARD, OUR STATE IS TAKING A
MORE PHASED IN APPROACH TO
IMPLEMENTING THIS UM, SO WE
ANTICIPATE THAT DSS AND D H C S
WILL BE PROVIDING DETAILED
GUIDANCE AROUND HIGH FIDELITY
WRAPPED IN THE COMING MONTH OR
TWO AND THEN STATUTE DICTATES
THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
MODEL WOULD BE IN PLACE 12
MONTHS THEREAFTER. SO WE DO
ANTICIPATE THAT COUNTIES WILL BE
IMPLEMENTING THIS MODEL WITHIN
THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. AND IN THE
MEANTIME, COUNTIES HAVE BEEN
RELYING ON THEIR EXISTING
WRAPAROUND PROGRAMS. HOWEVER OUR
UNDERSTANDING IS THE STANDARDS
FOR THESE PROGRAMS MAY VARY BY
BY COUNTY, SO, UM, IT'S UNCLEAR
TO US WELL, THE EXTENT TO WHICH
THE CURRENT MODELS ARE REALLY
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS AT THIS
TIME. IN ADDITION, ALTHOUGH MOST
ELEMENTS UNDER FPS APART, FOUR
ARE IN PLACE AND ARE BEING
IMPLEMENTED. AS YOU KNOW,
IMPLEMENTATION IS AN ONGOING
PROCESS. UM THE ADMINISTRATION
IS CONTINUING TO MONITOR. WE
ALSO WILL BE CONTINUING TO
MONITOR TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT
ANY NEW IMPLEMENTATION
CHALLENGES THAT MAY ARISE. ONE
EXAMPLE OF A CHALLENGE. WE ALSO
JUST WANTED TO RAISE TODAY THAT
BECAME APPARENT THROUGHOUT THE
REPORT. WAS THAT COUNTY'S REALLY
CONTINUE TO FACE CHALLENGES
AROUND COMPLEX CARE AND SYSTEMS
OF CARE. SPECIFICALLY THE REPORT
HIGHLIGHTED SOME DIFFICULTIES
THAT PLACING AGENCIES MAYBE
HAVING AROUND BEING ABLE TO FIND
SUITABLE, UM CONGREGATE
PLACEMENTS AND NECESSARY
SERVICES, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR
YOUTH WITH MORE COMPLEX CARE
NEEDS. UM AND THE REPORT ALSO
NOTED THAT YOUTH AND CONGREGATE
SETTINGS, UM ARE MORE LIKELY TO
EXPERIENCE FREQUENT PLACEMENT
CHANGES, WHICH IS NOT IDEAL FOR
THE YOUTHS ULTIMATE GOALS. OF
COURSE, THESE CHALLENGES EXTEND
BEYOND F F P S A. UM BUT WE JUST
WANTED TO UNDERSCORE YOU KNOW
THAT THOSE WERE CLEAR THROUGHOUT
THE REPORT, AND WE THINK THIS
HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR THE
STATE TO CONTINUE FOCUSING ON
FINDING SOLUTIONS IN THESE
AREAS. AND THEN ONE FINAL POINT
FOR PART FOUR IN GENERAL. WE
WOULD NOTE THAT QUANTITATIVE
DATA, UH, IS LIMITED AT THIS
POINT, FOR EXAMPLE, REGARDING
QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS
, THERE'S NO STATEWIDE
AGGREGATED DATA. CURRENTLY THAT
DATA IS JUST LOCAL, UH, LOCAL
WITHIN THE COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH
THE REPORT DOES NOTE THAT DSS IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE HCS IS
WORKING TO DEVELOP DATA
COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENT
PROCESS IS MOVING FORWARD.
SIMILARLY FOR NEW COURT
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THE DATA
IS REPORTED ON LOCAL COUNTY
FORMS. BUT OUR CURRENT CHILD
WELFARE SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO AGGREGATE THAT DATA
AT A STATEWIDE LEVEL SO WE
AREN'T REALLY ABLE TO SPEAK
QUANTITATIVELY TO STATEWIDE
TRENDS AT THIS POINT. SO THOSE
ARE THEIR COMMENTS ON THE FPS A
REPORT I CAN NOW PROVIDE AN
UPDATE ON OUR OFFICES
FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION ON CHILD
WELFARE DISPROPORTIONALITY IS UM
, AS HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THIS
COMMITTEE, OF COURSE, UH, THIS
IS RELATED TO OR OR THIS REPORT
WILL BE A PRODUCT OF LONGER TERM
RESEARCH. OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN
UNDERTAKING THE PAST COUPLE OF
YEARS. UH WE MOST RECENTLY
PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE FOCAL
AREAS OF OUR RESEARCH AND KEY
QUESTIONS. WE ARE EXPLORING
THROUGH THIS RESEARCH AT OUR
MARCH 22ND HEARING. UM TODAY
WE'RE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A
SPECIFIC PUBLICATION TARGETS. UH
REALLY, GIVEN OUR PRIORITY
BUDGET ANALYSIS WORK,
PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE
APPROACHING MAY REVISION AND
BUDGET FINALIZATION PROCESS,
HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN CONTINUING
TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THIS
RESEARCH AND WE INTEND TO BE
ABLE TO RETURN OUR FOCUS ONCE
OUR BUDGET WORK HAS SUBSIDED.
AND OF COURSE, WE WILL BE SURE
TO KEEP THE COMMITTEE UPDATED
ONCE WE CAN PROVIDE A CLEAR
PUBLICATION DATE. THANK YOU.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. JUSTIN
VARIOUS DEPARTMENT FINANCE. NO
COMMENT AT THIS TIME. I'M HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BRING
IT UP TO THE DIOCESE. UM FIRST,
MISS TROY. I APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU SAID THE GOAL WAS TO
ELIMINATE ALL DISPARITIES. AS I
BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A
NORTH STAR. AND WHILE I KNOW WE
CAN'T GET THERE OVERNIGHT, IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A
TARGET AND A TIMELINE AND HOPING
YOU CAN COMMENT A LITTLE BIT. I
UNDERSTAND WE'RE ON THE RIGHT
PATH. BUT HOW WILL WE MEASURE IT
? WHEN DO WE EXPECT TO START TO
SEE IMPROVEMENTS WORKING TOWARDS
THAT NORTH STAR? THANK YOU FOR
THE QUESTION. SHARE YOUR SENSE
OF URGENCY FOR SURE. UM WE IN
THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
ACTUALLY HAVE QUITE A BIT OF
DATA THAT WE TRACK AND WE DO
ALREADY STRATIFY MOST OF THAT
DATA BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, AND
WE DO PUBLISH IT ONLINE. SO IT
IS ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE I
THINK TRANSPARENCY IS A LITTLE
BIT GREATER THAN IT IS IN SOME
OF THE OTHER STATE PROGRAMS. UM
SO THAT IS THAT IS A BLESSING
FOR US IN THE SENSE THAT WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THOSE
OUTCOMES TO SET GOALS ALONG THE
WAY. THAT SAID, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE
INTEND TO ENGAGE NOT JUST WITH
OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS WHO ARE
CURRENTLY PROVIDING US TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, BUT ALSO WITH THE
COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO HOW WE
SET SOME OF THOSE GOALS. SO AS
WE EMBARK ON THE EQUITY ACTION
PLANNING THAT WE'RE DOING WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT, WE'RE GONNA BE
DOING SOME INITIAL WORK
OURSELVES AND THEN ALSO BRINGING
THAT INTO THE COMMUNITY FRIEND.
GAUGE MINT AND USING THAT AS A
WAY TO SET SOME OF THOSE
BENCHMARKS, MILESTONES GOALS
ALONG THE WAY. FOR THAT PATH. I
KNOW THEY'RE NOT PRESENT HERE,
AND IT MAY BE A QUESTION. WE
ASKED OFF LINE, BUT YOU HAD
STATED THAT IT WAS BOTH CHILD
WELFARE SERVICES AND PROBATION
THAT WAS INTERACTING WITH COUNTY
PARTNERS ARE THERE
DISPROPORTIONALITY EASE THAT ARE
WITHIN THE PROBATION SYSTEM. ARE
THEY ALIGNING WITH WHAT WE FIND
WITHIN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
SO THAT AS WE'RE FOCUSING ON
PREVENTION, WE'RE WORKING
TOWARDS THOSE STANDING GOALS,
HOPING YOU CAN PROVIDE SOME
COMMENTS ON IT WITH RESPECT TO
PROBATION FOR US WHAT I'M
GENERALLY REFERRING TO IS THE
PROBATION SUPERVISED CHILD
WELFARE SERVICES. SO THESE ARE
CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE IN
FOSTER CARE, BUT THEY HAVE A
PROBATION OFFICER RATHER THAN A
SOCIAL WORKER COMING FROM THE
CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES. THERE
MAY ALSO BE AND I THINK THERE
INDEED ARE DISPARITIES WITHIN
THE LARGER JUVENILE JUSTICE
SYSTEM. BUT I WASN'T REFERENCING
THOSE WITH THAT WE WILL THANK
ALL OF OUR PANELISTS HERE TODAY
AND HOLD ALL ISSUES OPEN. WE
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ISSUE EIGHT.
ISSUE EIGHT IS REGARDING HUMAN
SERVICES ISSUES ONLY FOR CAL H.
H S AND APRIL BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSAL FOR THE OFFICE OF
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION. LET US
BEGIN WITH MS WINTON WHEN YOU
ARE READY. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND TO THE
SUBCOMMITTEE FOR HEARING US
TODAY. MY NAME IS DEANNE WARTON
AND I'M WITH THE OFFICE OF
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION. THERE. I
SERVED BOTH AS A CHIEF DEPUTY
DIRECTOR, AND I'M ALSO THE
DEPUTY AGENCY INFORMATION
OFFICER, SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE
HERE TODAY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
THE ISSUES, UM, THAT YOU HAVE
ASKED WE HAVE THREE THAT WE'RE
GOING TO SPEAK TO. THE FIRST IS
REALLY A TECHNICAL PROGRAM ISSUE
, AND I'M GOING TO DEFER TO MY
PARTNER FROM DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE TO ADDRESS THAT AND THEN
WE'LL RETURN TO THE OTHER TWO.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THE FIRST
ITEM IS THE EMPLOYEE
COMPENSATION TECHNICAL PROGRAM
ADJUSTMENT AND THIS IS JUST
SHIFTING 71,000 FROM THE CENTER
OF DATA INSIGHTS AND INNOVATIONS
PROGRAM TO THE OFFICE OF PATIENT
ADVOCATE, AND THIS IS REALLY
JUST A CORRECTION OF A CODING
ERROR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THE SECOND IS I'D LIKE TO
PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
APRIL UH, BCP REQUESTS THAT WE
PROVIDED. UM O S. I IS
REQUESTING THREE POSITIONS AND
$600,000 AND EXPENDITURE
AUTHORITY TO FURTHER EXTEND AND
MATURE. THE NEW SERVICE
OFFERINGS THAT WE STARTED
PROVIDING LAST YEAR THANKFULLY,
TO THE GENERAL FUNDS THAT WE
RECEIVED FOR POSITIONS AT THAT
TIME, THE THREE POSITIONS THAT
WERE REQUESTING TO ARE REALLY
VERY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THAT
ONE, IS A TECHNICAL MANAGER TO
LEAD THE CONSULTING AND THE C O
E EFFORTS. UM LAST YEAR WE
RECEIVED SOME STAFF LEVEL
RESOURCES WHO HAVE DONE A
TREMENDOUS JOB. AND GREAT VALUE
FOR OUR DEPARTMENTS. BUT WE'VE
BEEN PROVIDING THAT LARGELY IN
AN AD HOC WAY, AND IF WE'RE
GOING TO MATURE AND GROW, IT'S
NECESSARY TO HAVE SOME
LEADERSHIP. THE SECOND POSITION
IS NOT RELATED DIRECTLY TO THE
CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE OR THE
CONSULTING BUT THROUGH THE WORK
THAT OUR ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
RESOURCES HAVE DONE ALSO
PROVIDED THROUGH GENERAL FUNDS
LAST YEAR AND THROUGH
CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR
DEPARTMENTS, WE'VE IDENTIFIED A
NEED IN AN INTEREST, INSURABLE
SERVICES, SHARED SERVICES AND
OTHER MEANS TO ACCELERATE THEIR
WORK. TO REDUCE THE RESOURCES
NEEDED TO PROVIDE COMMON SKILLS
AND COMMON CAPABILITIES ACROSS
OUR DEPARTMENTS, SO THINGS LIKE
THIS WOULD BE BUSINESS PROCESS.
AUTOMATION TOOLS ARE MORE
STRATEGICALLY AND MORE.
INTERESTINGLY SOME OF THE
STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES THAT
WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS NECESSARY
ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF OUR
DEPARTMENTS, ELIGIBILITY
ENROLLMENT CASE MANAGEMENT,
LICENSING THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE NO
POSITIONS RELATED TO THAT TODAY
. THIS WOULD BE A LEADER TO COME
IN AND HELP US ESTABLISH THAT
PROGRAM. WE HAVE DONE A LITTLE
BIT OF WORK IN THAT AREA, BUT
THAT'S BEEN THROUGH PIECES,
PARTS OF RESOURCES AND PASSION
AND WE SEE MORE DEMAND AND MORE
OPPORTUNITY THERE. THE THIRD
POSITION IS A COMMUNICATIONS
STRATEGIST. THIS IS NOT DIRECTLY
RELATED. IT'S A POSITION THAT WE
IDENTIFIED AS HOLDING NECESSARY
WHEN WE COMBINED OSC AND OHIO
LAST NIGHT LAST YEAR AND REALLY
SAW THE LARGE VOLUME OF
COMMUNICATIONS THAT CURRENTLY
ARE BEING PUT TOGETHER BY,
FRANKLY, FOLKS THAT ARE BETTER
PROJECT MANAGERS AND
COMMUNICATIONS FOLKS. AND WE'RE
VERY INTERESTED IN HAVING A
COMMON VOICE, A COMMON
PERSPECTIVE AND HAVING A
RESOURCE THAT CAN HELP US
RESPOND TO THE MANY, MANY
DOCUMENTS THAT WE NEED TO
PREPARE APTED'S SPR S JUST
INQUIRIES AND THOSE THINGS, SO
THAT'S THE THIRD POSITION THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT AN SM TWO
LEVEL. THE QUESTION WAS, HOW
MANY RESOURCES DO WE HAVE
RELATED TO THESE EFFORTS TODAY?
AS I MENTIONED, NO POSITIONS ARE
CURRENTLY RELATED TO THE
TECHNOLOGY MANAGER THAT I
MENTIONED NOR THE COMMUNICATIONS
STRATEGIST. WE DO HAVE FIVE
RESOURCES AGAIN FUNDED THROUGH
LAST YEAR'S WORK THAT HAD BEEN
DELIVERING SERVICES AND CREATING
TOOLS AND TEMPLATES AND
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO OUR
DEPARTMENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR
THAT ARE PART OF THIS EFFORT.
HELLO. BRIAN METZGER, ELIO. WE
HAVE NO MAJOR CONCERNS WITH US
IS APRIL ONE BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSALS OR SPRING FINANCE
LETTERS AT THIS TIME, THIS ITEM
DOES INCLUDE THE SHORT TERM
GENERAL FUND LOAN AUTHORITY FOR
CASH FLOW LANGUAGE, AND WE WOULD
JUST NOTE THAT THE $200 MILLION
MAXIMUM GENERAL FUND LOAN
THRESHOLD REPRESENTS ABOUT ONE
THIRD OF OS IS CURRENTLY
PROJECTED BUDGET AUTHORITIES, SO
IT'S A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL
AMOUNT. AS A MECHANISM TO
ADDRESS CASH FLOW ISSUES THAT
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DELAYS IN
DEPARTMENT REIMBURSEMENTS.
HOWEVER UM, YOU KNOW A GENERAL
FUND LOAN WITH A RELATIVELY
SHORT REPAYMENT TIMELINE SEEMS
REASONABLE TO AVOID THE NEED FOR
SIGNIFICANT GENERAL FUND LOANS
THAT MIGHT APPROACH THAT $200
MILLION $200 MILLION MAXIMUM,
HOWEVER. THE LEGISLATURE MIGHT
ASK OSC TO EXPLAIN HOW IT PLANS
TO IMPROVE FORECASTING OF
DEPARTMENT REIMBURSEMENTS TO
AVOID THE NEED FOR THOSE MORE
SIGNIFICANT GENERAL FUND LOANS
AND CONSISTENT WITH THE STAFF
RECOMMENDATION THAT RESPONSE
COULD BE PROVIDED IN WRITING.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCING A HUG
NOTHING FOR THEIR DAD. I'LL
BRING IT UP TO THE DIOCESE TO
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBER
QUESTIONS. I'LL KEEP IT HERE.
THE CHAIR. UM I'M HOPING THE
DEPARTMENT CAN EXPLAIN THE NEED
FOR THE $200 MILLION AUTHORITY.
I DIDN'T HEAR IT IN YOUR FIRST
TESTIMONY. UM CAN YOU EXPLAIN
WHY YOU ARRIVED AT THIS AMOUNT
AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE
FORECASTING, AS WAS SUGGESTED BY
THE LATE YES. ABSOLUTELY AND
THANK YOU, BRIAN. FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. THE LOAN AUTHORITY IS
RELATED TO THE REIMBURSEMENTS
THAT WE RECEIVED FOR ALL OF THE
WORK THAT WE DO, AND THE
DEPARTMENTS THAT WE SERVICE
RECEIVE THEIR FUNDS IN A VARIETY
OF WAYS. FEDERAL FUNDS BEING A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION AT TIMES UH
, THERE THERE CAN BE MANY
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT CAN OCCUR
. FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTS, UM,
PRIORITIES JUST A VARIETY OF
THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN, AND THAT
CAN LEAVE A SHORT WITH REGARDS
TO PAYING OUR VENDORS AND THE
PROMPT PAYMENT ACT AND ANOTHER
ITEMS, SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF PUTTING IN AN ENTERPRISE
RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM TO HELP
US IMPROVE OUR FORECASTING
CAPABILITIES THAT'S SCHEDULED TO
GO LIVE IN THE SPRING. BUT THERE
WILL ALWAYS BE SOME AB AND FLOW
FROM A CASHFLOW PERSPECTIVE ON
THAT. THE 200 MILLION AT A THIRD
OF OUR COSTS SEEMED
REPRESENTATIVE OF HISTORY IN
TERMS OF THE MARGINS THAT WE ARE
OPERATING ON. SO, UM, THAT WAS
THE WAY THAT WE CAME UP WITH
THAT NUMBER. OKAY CAN WE GET
THAT IN WRITING? IF POSSIBLE?
I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE
CAN. AND IT SEEMS LIKE A LARGE
AMOUNT COMPARED TO YOUR OVERALL
BUDGET THAT I'D LIKE TO GET A
LITTLE MORE AND UNDERSTAND THAT
IF I CAN ARE THEIR INHERENT RISK
TO THIS PRACTICE, AND DO WE HAVE
A PRECEDENT OF DOING THIS? IN
OTHER AREAS. BRIAN METZGER. ELLA
OH, WE DO HAVE PRECEDENT FOR
USING THE GENERAL FUND FOR CASH
FLOW LOANS IN CASE OF, FOR
EXAMPLE, UM I'M THINKING OF THE
FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR
CALIFORNIA FISCAL WHERE YOU MAY
HAVE DEPARTMENTS THAT NEED SHORT
TERM CASH FLOW LOANS BECAUSE
THEY'RE REVOLVING ACCOUNTS ARE
NOT VERY LARGE, THEY MAY NEED TO
HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME TO GET, YOU
KNOW, UM, PAYMENTS FOR FEES OR
FOR FINES OR THINGS TO ACTUALLY
FINANCE THEIR OPERATIONS. SO
THIS ISN'T AN UNUSUAL PRACTICE.
UM BUT IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT
ITSELF AND JUST TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE BEING PRUDENT
ABOUT FORECASTING THE RECEIPT OF
THOSE KIND OF REVENUES AND
MAKING SURE WE DON'T HAVE
SIGNIFICANT LOANS THAT ARE BEING
MADE, I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE
HELPFUL TO HAVE INFORMATION
ABOUT THAT FORECASTING WILL BE
HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT IN WRITING
. THANK YOU. AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN
THE OVERSIGHT THAT WOULD BE
RETAINED IN YOUR PROPOSAL FOR
THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND DOES IT DEVIATE
FROM THE NOTIFICATION AND TIMING
WHICH WE NORMALLY PROVIDE TO THE
JAIL? BC FOR THE REVIEW OF
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS. I'M JUST
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
PARODY LIKE TO GET YOUR WRITTEN
RESPONSE ON THAT AS WELL,
BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN AREA THAT
I'M FAMILIAR WITH. THANK YOU,
AND, UM, SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS FROM THE PANEL. I WILL
THANK THIS PANEL AND MOVE ON TO
ISSUE MAN. THANK YOU. ISSUE NINE
IS REGARDING THE CD, A APRIL 1ST
FINANCE LETTER AND THE APRIL BCP
. LET US BEGIN WITH MR BECKLEY
WHEN YOU ARE READY. GOOD
AFTERNOON MARK BECKLEY,
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING.
UM, WE HAVE THREE BCPS THAT I
WILL BE PRESENTING TODAY AND TWO
LANGUAGE ITEMS. THE FIRST PCP IS
FOR CALIFORNIA'S HEALTHY LIVING
PROGRAM EXPANSION. THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING
REQUESTS AN INCREASE OF 3.2
MILLION AND REIMBURSEMENT
AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT FIVE
PERMANENT POSITIONS AS WELL AS
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
OUR LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO
OPERATE CAL FRESH, HEALTHY
LIVING PROGRAMS IN THEIR AREA.
THIS FUNDING COMES TO US FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES VIA ADDITIONAL FEDERAL
GRANT FUNDING THAT THEY'VE
RECEIVED TO OPERATE STEP
PROGRAMS. UM THAT'S FUNNY
INCREASE WELL, WHILE SITA TO
EXPAND OUR SERVICES TO FIVE
ADDITIONAL PLANNING SERVICE
AREAS IN THE STATE, REPRESENTING
A COUNTIES UM C D A PROVIDES
THIS FUNDING TO OUR LOCAL, UH,
LOCAL AREA AGENCIES ON AGING WHO
OPERATE CALIF. RASH, HEALTHY
LIVING PROGRAMS. THE FUNDING
WILL BE USED TO INCREASE CLIENT
COUNTS AND SERVICES IN THEIR
AREA. AS WELL AS TARGETED
OUTREACH TO DIVERSE AND
UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE
STATE, UM, INCLUDING COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR, IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
. L G P D Q TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS
AND VETERANS COMMUNITIES WERE
ALSO REQUESTING THE POSITIONS.
SHE'S PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TO THE TRIPLE A'S TO SUPPORT
THEIR PROGRAMS. ELIO. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR, GINNY BELLA, WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE. WE
HAVE NO CONCERNS TO RAISE WITH
THAT ISSUE AT THIS TIME FINANCE
SCOOP THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
NOTHING FURTHER AT THIS TIME. MR
BECKLEY. I BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO
MORE PROPOSALS YOU STILL TO
COVER? SORRY. LET'S COVER HIM.
JUST GO ROLL THROUGH. OKAY.
GREAT SECOND, BCP IS A STATEWIDE
NO WRONG DOOR FEASIBILITY
ASSESSMENT, SO THIS REQUEST IS
FOR FEDERAL EXPENDITURE
AUTHORITY OF 411,000 TO ENABLE
CDVA TO RECEIVE FEDERAL GRANT
FUNDING TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE
NO WRONG DOOR. SYSTEM STATEWIDE
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, THE WRONG
DOOR SYSTEM. ALL NOTE IS A
CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE
STATE'S MASTER PLAN FOR AGING
DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MASTER PLAN FOR AGING, A KEY
CONCERN THAT WAS CONSISTENTLY
RAISED BY STAKEHOLDERS AND BY
OUR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS WAS THAT FINDING AND
ACCESSING SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
FOR OLDER ADULTS, PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES AND THEIR
CAREGIVERS IS A VERY CONFUSING
AND FRUSTRATING PROCESS. IT
OFTEN REQUIRES AN INDIVIDUAL TO
NAVIGATE, DUPLICATIVE AND
COMPLEX INTAKE ASSESSMENT
ELIGIBILITY PROCESSES AND
NAVIGATE A MAZE OF DIFFERENT
AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, OFTEN
DURING TIMES OF CRISIS. THROUGH
THIS NO WRONG DOOR SYSTEM. WHAT
WE HOPE TO ESTABLISH IS A SINGLE
ACCESS POINT. FOR ALL
INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
TO RECEIVE INFORMATION,
REFERRALS FOR SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS IN THEIR AREA. DURING
THE GRAND TIMEFRAME, CDA WILL BE
RESEARCHING BEST AND PROMISING
PRACTICES USED IN OTHER STATES
FOR THEIR NO WRONG DOOR SYSTEMS
IDENTIFYING AND MEETING WITH KEY
STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS THAT
SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN A NO WRONG
DOOR SYSTEM. THESE PARTNERS, YOU
KNOW, SPECIFICALLY ARE THOSE
THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO OLDER
ADULTS, INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES AS WELL AS THEIR
CAREGIVERS. AND COLLABORATING
WITH THESE PARTNERS ON PRACTICES
AND PROCESSES FOR SEAMLESS
SYSTEM OF REFERRALS. THE PROJECT
HAS TWO KEY OBJECTIVES. THE
FIRST IS TO DEVELOP A STRUCTURE
FOR COLLABORATION AND OVERSIGHT
FOR THE NO WRONG DOOR SYSTEM
STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND
TO BUILD CONNECTIONS IN PATHWAYS
THAT SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS,
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND
THEIR CAREGIVERS TO SUCCESSFULLY
AND SEAMLESSLY ACCESS SUPPORT
AND SERVICES IN THEIR AREA. THE
GRANT WORK WILL CONCLUDE IN
OCTOBER OF 2025. THE NEXT
PROPOSAL IS AN EFFICIENCY
PROPOSAL. CDVA REQUESTS BUDGET
BILL LANGUAGE TO STREAMLINE THE
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING AND
ALLEVIATE CASH FLOW ISSUES FOR
LOCAL AREA AGENCIES ON AGING.
CURRENTLY CDA ENTERS INTO
SEPARATE CONTRACTS WITH EACH OF
THE 33 TRIPLE A'S IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE THEM WITH FUNDING AS
WELL AS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
THAT ACCOMPANY THE FUNDING
SOURCES. THIS IS A VERY LABOR
INTENSIVE PROCESS THAT REQUIRES
KDDI A CONTRACT AND FISCAL STAFF
TO DEVELOP ANNUAL CONTRACTS FOR
EACH OF THE 33, TRIPLE A'S AND
FOR THE TRIPLE A, IS TO SEND THE
CONTRACTS TO THEIR LOCAL BOARDS
OF SUPERVISORS, JPS AND
NONPROFIT BOARDS FOR APPROVAL.
THE ENTIRE PROCESS CAN TAKE 3 TO
4 MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND FUNDING
SOMETIMES DOES NOT REACH THE
TRIPLE A'S UNTIL SEPTEMBER,
OCTOBER AFTER THEIR CONTRACTS
HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND EXECUTED
BY THEIR LOCAL BOARDS. WHAT WE
FOUND. IS THAT THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE BASE PROGRAM
FUNDING TYPICALLY DOESN'T CHANGE
FROM YEAR TO YEAR. UM SO WHAT WE
PROPOSE IS TO PUT THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS INTO A SEPARATE MOU
THAT WOULD ONLY NEED TO BE
AMENDED AND APPROVED LOCALLY IF
THERE ARE CHANGES TO THE
FEDERALLY DRIVEN PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS. THIS PROPOSAL WILL
ALLOW US TO DIRECTLY ALLOCATE
THE FUNDING TO THE TRIPLE A'S AT
THE START OF THE YEAR IN JULY.
AND THEN, UM IT WOULD ENABLE THE
TRIPLE A'S TO GET THE FUNDING
FASTER AND AARON TO CONTRACT
CENTER WITH THEIR LOCAL
PROVIDERS AND AVOID ANY
DISRUPTION TO PROGRAM SERVICES.
OTHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS CHILD
SUPPORT USED THIS MODEL. THE
SECOND. PART OF THIS PROPOSAL
WOULD ENABLE CDVA TO INCREASE
THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING ADVANCES
TO THE TRIPLE A'S FROM 16 TO
1/4. UM ON A STANDARD BASIS.
CDVA ADVANCES TO TRIPLE A IS
1/12 OF THEIR ALLOCATIONS. ON A
MONTHLY BASIS. HOWEVER SOME OF
OUR SMALLER TRIPLE A'S,
ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS, HAVE
REQUESTED LARGER ADVANCED
AMOUNTS TO ACCOMMODATE LARGE
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES. FOR
INSTANCE, IN THE DEPARTMENT'S
CURRENT NUTRITION INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM, THE TRIPLE A'S ARE
PURCHASING LARGE MALE VEHICLES
AND REFRIGERATION UNITS THAT
USUALLY REQUIRE LARGE OUTLAYS OF
CAPITAL FUNDS. UM THE CURRENT
ALLOCATION LEVELS SIMPLY AREN'T
SUFFICIENT FOR OUR SMALLER
TRIPLE A'S TO MAKE THESE
PURCHASES AND THEY DON'T HAVE
THE CASH TO FLOAT THESE
PURCHASES UNTIL THEY RECEIVE
ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT FROM
THE STATE SO THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
ADDRESS THEIR CASH FLOW NEEDS.
AND THEN THE FINAL LANGUAGE
ITEMS, A TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT.
WE'RE REQUESTING SOME YEAR
CHANGES TO ALLOW OUR STATEWIDE
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM TO RECEIVE IT
TO $1 MILLION FROM THE STATE
HEALTH FACILITY. CITATION
PENALTIES ACCOUNT. UM AS SOON AS
THAT FUND BALANCE EXCEEDS $6
MILLION A YEAR. THEY'RE ELIGIBLE
TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDING, AND
THEY USE THIS FUNDING TO HELP
OPERATE THEIR PROGRAM, WHICH IS
TO IDENTIFY INCIDENTS OF ABUSE
AND NEGLECT AND LONG TERM CARE
FACILITIES AND TO ADDRESS AN
ADVOCATE FOR THE NEEDS OF THE
RESIDENTS. AND THAT'S MY
PRESENTATION. I WILL BRING IT UP
TO THE DIOCESE. SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY MEMBERS QUESTIONS. I WILL
KEEP IT HERE AT THE CHAIR LIKE
TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING WITH THE
ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCIES FOR
THE TRIPLE A'S ARE THE TRIPLE A
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL
SINCE THEY WEREN'T INVITED TO BE
HERE TODAY. VERY SUPPORTIVE. YES
SEE WHAT WE HEARD FROM C FOUR A
IS WELL AS A NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUAL TRIPLE A DIRECTORS.
THAT THEY ARE VERY HAPPY AND
EMBRACES CHANGE AS IT WILL ALLOW
THEM TO GET THE FUNDS TO THEM
SOONER. UM, ELIO ANY COMMENTS?
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, JENNY
BELLA WITH THE L A. OH, NO
CONCERNS WITH THESE PROPOSALS TO
RAISE FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE WITH
THAT I WILL THINK VERY MUCH THIS
PANEL AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO
ISSUE TIN. ISSUE 10 IS REGARDING
THE DDS APRIL 1ST FINANCE LETTER
AND APRIL BCP. LET US BEGIN WITH
MISS CUSTOM YADA WHEN YOU ARE
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR,
CARLA CASTANEDA. DEPARTMENT OF
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES. UM DDS
HAS FOUR SPRING FINANCE LETTERS
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. UM WE'LL
GO IN ORDER THAT THEY ARE IN THE
AGENDA. THE FIRST REQUEST IS A
POSITION AUTHORITY ONLY REQUEST
IN THE 2001 BUDGET ACT. DDS
RECEIVED A NUMBER OF
AUGMENTATIONS FOR NEW
INITIATIVES AND 44 POSITIONS OF
THE 71 REQUESTED WOULD BE
SUPPORTING THAT. UM AN
ADDITIONAL 27 POSITIONS HAVE
BEEN RECONCILED AS WE HAVE
REDIRECTED TO ADDRESS NEW
WORKLOAD. UM, THOSE ARE THEIR
POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IN OUR
BLANKET. THE SECOND REQUEST WE
HAVE IS COMPLIANCE WITH THE
FEDERAL, HOME AND COMMUNITY
BASED SERVICES REQUIREMENTS.
THREE OF THE POSITIONS IN THE
REQUESTS ARE LIMITED TERM TODAY
AND WOULD EXPIRE AT THE END OF
THE YEAR. THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AS WE GET
TOWARDS THE COMPLIANCE. AND WE
SEE THAT WORKLOAD ONGOING.
ADDITIONALLY THE GIVEN THE
ONGOING WORKLOAD. THERE'S AN
ADDITIONAL SIX POSITIONS TO ALSO
BE PROVIDING THAT ONGOING
TRAINING FOR REGIONAL CENTERS
AND MONITORING UM GIVEN THE
ADDITIONAL, UM. SETTINGS THAT
FALL INTO THE COMPLIANCE. THE
REQUEST ALSO INCLUDES 50
POSITIONS FOR REGIONAL CENTERS,
AND THAT WOULD JUST BE TO
ADDRESS THE EXPANDED, UM,
SETTINGS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
COMPLIANCE. UM. AND HAPPY TO
ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT
ONE. UM OUR THIRD REQUEST IS FOR
INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICE
SUPPORT IN GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. WE
HAD A REQUEST TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT. UM
THIS WOULD BUILD ON THAT REQUEST
, AND ALSO IT HELPED WITH
REGIONAL CENTERS AND SOME OF
THEIR ASSESSMENTS IN IMPROVING
SECURITY OF THEIR SYSTEMS. AND
THEN OUR LAST REQUEST IS A ONE
POSITION FOR AN ASSOCIATE COUNT
CONSTRUCTION ANALYST AND THIS
WOULD BE SUPPORTING THE WORKLOAD
OF PORTERVILLE DEVELOPMENTAL
CENTER. UM CURRENTLY WE HAVE A
RETIRED INTO AGENT WHO'S BEEN
WORKING PART TIME. BUT OVER THE
YEARS THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE
AND CAPITAL LIKE CONTINUES TO
INCREASE. UM SO THIS WORKLOAD
WOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THAT
INDIVIDUAL. HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. A LITTLE. RYAN
ANDERSON, LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE. NO COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
TO SHARE AT THIS TIME OF FINANCE
CHRIS O'NEILL DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD
MR CHAIR, BRING IT UP TO THE
DIOCESE. NO MEMBERS, QUESTIONS
WE WILL THANKS VERY MUCH THIS
PANEL AND MOVE ON TO ISSUE 11.
WE WILL HOLD ALL ISSUES OPEN ON
THIS ITEM AND MOVE ON TO ISSUE
11. ISSUE 11 IS REGARDING THE D
O R APRIL 1ST FINANCE LETTER IN
APRIL, BCP LET US BEGIN WITH MR
DORAN WHEN YOU ARE READY. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME VICTOR DORAN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION. UM
THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING
$11.2 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL
REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY. OVER
THE NEXT FOUR FISCAL YEARS,
APPROXIMATELY $2.8 MILLION PER
FISCAL YEAR THROUGH 2026 2027 IN
SUPPORT OF A FEDERAL GRANT THAT
WE PREVAILED IN ACQUIRING THE
CALIFORNIA SUB MINIMUM WAGE. TWO
COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT PROJECT, WHICH WILL A
PREVIOUS CSP. THIS FEDERAL GRANT
IS 100% FEDERALLY FUNDED, NO
STATE MATCH REQUIRED THROUGH THE
FEDERAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION DISABILITY
INNOVATION FUND. AND THE PURPOSE
OF THIS GRANT IS TO LAUNCH AND
STUDY A NUMBER OF COMPREHENSIVE
INTERVENTIONS IN SUPPORT OF
PEOPLE WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
DISABILITIES WHO, MAYBE IN OR
ARE CONTEMPLATING SUB MINIMUM
WAGE SETTINGS AND SUPPORT THEM
IN ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY AND
ACQUIRING EMPLOYMENT IN
INTEGRATED SETTINGS AT
COMPETITIVE WAGES. I'M HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. HELLO.
PIONEERS IN LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. NO COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
MORE ESSENTIALS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. NOTHING
FURTHER TIED. BRING IT UP TO THE
DIESS SEEING NO MEMBERS,
QUESTIONS. WE WILL HOLD ALL
ISSUES HERE OPEN AND MOVE ON TO
ISSUE 12. THANK YOU TO THE
PANELISTS. ISSUE 12 IS REGARDING
THE CDSS APRIL 1ST FINANCE
LETTER AND APRIL BCP. LET US
BEGIN WITH YANG LI WHEN YOU ARE
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. UM
YOU CAN'T LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT
SOCIAL SERVICES. SO FRONT OF
YOU. WE HAVE FOUR BUDGET
PROPOSALS THAT ARE PART OF THE
APRIL ONE FINANCE LETTER. THE
FIRST ONE HAS TO DO WITH JUST A
FUN TRANS FUN. CHEF BETWEEN
FISCAL YEARS AND THE LAST THREE
ARE RELATED TO IT PROJECTS THAT
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON,
DEVELOPING OR CLOSE TO FINISHED
. DEVELOPING LET ME START WITH
THE FIRST ONE. IT'S FAIRLY
SIMPLE. WHERE UH, ASKING TO RE
SHIFT $500,000 ESTATE OPERATIONS
FUNDING FROM NEXT PROCEDURE TO
THE NEXT SPEAKER. THIS HAS TO DO
WITH THEIR PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD
PROGRAM THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE
BUDGET AND THE 22 BUDGET ACT. WE
ARE WORKING ON, UM, CONTRACT AT
THE MOMENT AND TRYING TO
FINALIZE IT, SO WE NEED A LITTLE
BIT MORE TIME. WHICH IS WHY
WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS SHIFTING
FUNDING SPENDING NEXT YEAR. THE
SECOND ISSUE. THANKS TO THE
COUNCIL SYSTEMS WERE ASKING FOR
$900,000 APPROXIMATELY OVER
$900,000 IN GENERAL FUND. AND TO
SUPPORT 2% POSITION AND TO
PREFER THREE LIMITED TERM
POSITIONS TO CONTINUE TO
IMPLEMENT AND SUPPORT THE
COUNCIL ASSISTANCE. LIKE THE
COUNSELORS, FOLKS ARE VERY AWARE
WITH ASSISTANCE ON MCCONVILLE
INTO MUCH DETAIL INTO IT. THE
THIRD PROPOSAL FOR THANKS TO THE
FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
WE'RE ASKING FOR ONE PERMANENT I
T MANAGER POSITION AND TO RE
APPROPRIATE $22 MILLION FROM THE
20. BUDGET ACT AND THE 22 BUDGET
ACT FOR THE NEXT TWO FISCAL
YEARS SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT. THE
FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. UM
RIGHT NOW, THINGS ARE MOVING
ALONG STAGE THREE OF THE POWER
PROCESS AND WE'RE HOPING TO
PROCURE. UH. STARTED THE
PROCUREMENT AND MIDDLE OF 2023
FOR THIS PROJECT. THE LAST
PROPOSAL PRETENDS. TO JUST A
QUICK VERIFICATION HUB. AND THIS
PROPOSAL. WE'RE ASKING FOR ONE
TIME $2 MILLION OVER TWO FISCAL
YEARS FOR VENDOR CONTRACTS,
SOURCES TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED
PLANNING, DESIGNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE
VERIFICATION. AND WE'RE ALSO
ASKING FOR $12,012,000. I'M
GOING TO RECLASSIFIED POSITION.
GOOD, UM, HAVE BEEN ANSWERING
QUESTIONS. LEO. BRIAN METZGER. L
A. OH WE HAVE NO MAJOR CONCERNS
WITH ANY OF THESE PROPOSALS AND
FINANCE LETTERS JUST ON THE
STATEWIDE VERIFICATION HUB. WE
IN REVIEWING THE PROPOSAL NOTED
THE ADDITIONAL OR THAT MORE. ONE
TIME GENERAL FUND IS BEING
REQUESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL AS A
SHARE OF TOTAL FUNDING, THEN WAS
REQUESTED IN 21 22 PLANNING
RESOURCES WERE LAST REQUESTED.
WE WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT MAYBE
THE LEGISLATURE COULD ASK DSS TO
CONFIRM THE ACCURACY OF THE
GENERAL FUND AND FEDERAL FUND
AMOUNTS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
GETTING THE RIGHT INFORMATION
AND PROVIDE THAT TO THE
COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE IN
WRITING. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
GABBY SANTORO DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, BUT
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
BRING IT UP TO THE DIOCESE WANT
TO GIVE THE DEPARTMENT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE
DEFINITELY WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU. THANK
YOU. UM WITH THAT WE WILL HOLD
ALL ISSUES. OPEN AND THIS ENDS
THE DISCUSSION PORTION OF OUR
AGENDA FOR THE AFTERNOON. THANK
YOU MOVE ONTO PUBLIC COMMENT
PORTION OF THE HEARING WILL
BEGIN BY THINKING VERY MUCH ALL
OF OUR PANELISTS HERE TODAY. WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENTS. I WANT TO URGE YOU IF
YOU CAN TO TRY AND KEEP YOUR
COMMENTS BRIEF. WE WILL START
WITH IN PERSON. PUBLIC COMMENT
IN THE HEARING ROOM, YOU CAN
COME FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE
AND MAKE YOUR COMMENT. PLEASE
BEGIN CHAIR MEMBERS, KATHY
MOSSBERG, REPRESENTING THE AREA
AGENCIES ON AGING, APPRECIATE
YOU ASKING THE QUESTION. WE DO
SUPPORT BOTH OF THOSE
EFFICIENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT
FORWARD FORWARD BY THE
DEPARTMENT AND REALLY APPRECIATE
THEM DOING SO. THANKS FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY. THANK YOU. AFTERNOON
MR CHAIRMAN, REMEMBERS CARL
LONDON HERE REPRESENTING THE
ALLIANCE SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH
I D D. I WANT TO EXPRESS GRAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE DISCUSSION
ITEM THAT YOU HAD RELATIVE TO
SUB MINIMUM WAGE AND THE
DELETION OF THE SUBWAY AND WAGE
PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA. UM I
THINK THAT WHAT CAME OUT FROM
THE LEOS COMMENTS OR COMMENTS
THAT WE ALL OUGHT TO HEED THAT
IS THAT WE ARE NOT DOING A GOOD
JOB OF TRACKING DATA AND WHAT IS
HAPPENING FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE
STATE FOR PEOPLE WITH I D D. 10
YEARS AGO, WE ADOPTED AN
EMPLOYMENT FIRST LEGISLATIVE
STRATEGY FOR THE STATE AND
CALIFORNIA AND YET WE ARE NOT.
YOU'RE NOT GETTING. I DON'T
BELIEVE THE INFORMATION YOU NEED
TO BE ABLE TO MAKE GOOD JUDGMENT
CALLS ABOUT WHICH WAY WE SHOULD
GO UNEMPLOYMENT IN THIS STATE.
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE
AFFECTED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THAT. SB 6 39 AND MOVE FROM
THERE SUB MINIMUM WAGE POSITIONS
. THERE IS NO GOOD ANSWER TODAY
ON THE TABLE FOR WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO THEM AND HOW THEY'RE
GOING TO BE MOVED TO NEW
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. MOST
WILL PROBABLY GO TO DAY
PROGRAMS, WHICH BY THE WAY ARE
MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE PURPOSES
OF BUDGETING. SO I WANT TO
BORROW A PHRASE FROM MS RUBIO AT
THE HEARING WE HAD ON THIS
PREVIOUSLY, AND THAT IS HOPE IS
NOT A STRATEGY. I WOULD
SERIOUSLY URGE YOU TO CONSIDER
LOOKING AT MOVING THAT
IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THAT
LEGISLATION, WHICH YOU COULD DO
THROUGH A TRAILER BILL BY AT
LEAST A YEAR UNTIL YOU GET
BROUGHT BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE.
SUBCOMMITTEE BETTER IDEAS, FIRM
IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE PEOPLE FORWARD. THE STATE
COUNCIL, FOR EXAMPLE, TODAY SAID
VERY DIRECTLY TO YOU THAT WE'D
LIKE TO RUN A PILOT THAT
SUGGESTS TO ME THAT WE DO NOT
HAVE A FIRM GRIP ON WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE DOING TO MOVE PEOPLE
OUT OF CURRENT SITUATIONS WHERE
TODAY THERE ARE EMPLOYED. AND
THEY ARE EMPLOYED AT A PLACE OF
CHOICE BY THE I P P THAT THEY
HAVE SIGNED OR THEIR FAMILIES
HAVE SIGNED THAT ARE SITTING IN
A REGIONAL CENTER FILE IN 21
DIFFERENT REGIONAL CENTERS IN
THE STATE. THEY HAVE ELECTED
THAT CHOICE. TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM HIM. WE
DECIDED TO DO THAT
LEGISLATIVELY. BUT NOBODY HERE
IS GIVING YOU A GREAT ANSWER FOR
WHAT THAT NEXT PHASE IS GOING TO
LOOK LIKE, SO WE LITERALLY ARE
GOING TO NOT HAVE EMPLOYMENT
FIRST FOR THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE
ANY LONGER. AND THERE'S NO GREAT
POLICY THAT'S ON THE TABLE TODAY
, OTHER THAN YOU SHOULD HIRE FOR
MORE PEOPLE AND PUT THEM IN A
DEPARTMENT THAT ALREADY CAN'T
TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON IN
EMPLOYMENT. VERY WELL. TODAY, I
WOULD URGE YOU TO SERIOUSLY
CONSIDER HOLDING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT OFF BY A
YEAR. YOU COULD MOVE THAT DATE
BY ONE YEAR. YOU DON'T GET RID
OF IT, BUT MAKE PEOPLE COME BACK
TO YOU WITH REAL IDEAS ABOUT
WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH A
POPULATION THAT IS BEING
DISPLACED. FROM THE I P P
CHOICE. THEY MADE THAT SITTING
IN THE REGIONAL CENTER FILE. I'D
LOVE TO TALK TO YOU FURTHER
ABOUT THIS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
PROVIDERS WHO DO THIS. THE OTHER
MISUNDERSTANDING. I'D JUST LIKE
TO POINT OUT TO YOU TO CONSIDER.
PEOPLE CONTINUALLY REFERRED TO
SUB MINIMUM WAGE AS HE WORKSHOP
MODEL. IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE.
14 C IS USED THROUGHOUT THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS PART OF A
SPECTRUM SOME PEOPLE YES,
WORKING IN WORKSHOPS STYLE MODEL
, BUT 14 SEED IS ALSO USED TO
PUT GROUPS OF EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE FOR
PEOPLE ANY GROUP SETTING. AND
THEN IT'S ALSO MOVED FOR
INDIVIDUALS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A
PERSON GOES TO A JOB THAT WOULD
NORMALLY PAY $16 AN HOURS OF
PREVAILING WAGE AND THEY'RE
MEASURED UNDER 14 SEE THE SUB
MINIMUM WAGE PROVISIONS OF THE
FEDERAL LAW, AND IT SHOWS THAT
THEY CAN ONLY DO ABOUT HALF THE
JOB ROUGHLY. THEY WOULD BE PAID
EIGHT BUCKS AN HOUR TO WORK IN
AN INTEGRATED SETTING IN THE
COMMUNITY. IF THEY MOVE FORWARD
AND GET BETTER AT THE JOB. MOST
PEOPLE WITH I D D DO JUST LIKE
EVERYONE ELSE. IF THEY MOVED TO
60% THEIR WAGE GOES UP. IF THE
WAGE FOR THAT JOB GOES UP, IT
MUST GO UP. THEY'RE FORCED TO BE
RE MEASURED EVERY SIX MONTHS.
UNDER FEDERAL LAW. A LOT OF THAT
IS BEING LOST IN WHAT'S BEING
TRANSLATED TO YOU EVERY SINGLE
DAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO DISPLACE
3 TO 6000 PEOPLE. I'M NOT SURE
IT'S REALLY WE HAVE A CLEAR
NUMBER ON THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO
BE MOVED OUT OF JOBS INTO
NOTHING. UNLESS WE GET A FIRM
COMMITTED POLICY, SO I WANT YOU
TO REALLY TAKE SERIOUSLY. THAT
YOU MAY NOT AND WHAT THE ELIO
SAID. YOU MAY NOT BE GETTING THE
BEST DATA TO MAKE AN INFORMED
DECISION. THE OTHER LAST POINT
I'LL MAKE YOU HAVE ON THE BOOKS
TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT
YOU WERE ASKED FOR UNDER THE
PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND
UNDER COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT. THOSE ARE BOTH
WOEFULLY UNDERSUBSCRIBED RIGHT
NOW. WHY IS THAT IN A STATE?
WHERE THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IS
OFFERING EMPLOYMENT TO PEOPLE
WITH I D D. HOW CAN THAT BE? SO
YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE HERE VERY
CLEARLY OF A DEPARTMENT. THAT'S
NOT DOING A TERRIFIC JOB OF THIS
TODAY, OR AT LEAST WE'RE NOT
DOING IT WELL IN EVERY SINGLE
COMMUNITY ROUND THE STATE AND
THE QUESTION OUGHT TO BE. HOW
ARE WE GOING TO GET A
COMMITMENT? THAT THIS WILL BE
BETTER AND ACTUALLY SEE THAT
BEFORE WE COMMIT TO DISPLACING
MORE PEOPLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, LINDA WAY WITH THE
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW, POVERTY,
FIRSTLY, REGARDING COUNCIL'S
REAL, NOT PERCEIVED LACK OF
MEANINGFUL STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT. WE ALIGN OUR
COMMENTS WITH MISS TRACY. WE
ALSO CONTINUE TO URGE COUNCILS
TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO SIGN UP FOR
BENEFITS COW WITHOUT AN EMAIL AS
IS DONE IN CAL, HERS. THIS WILL
INCREASE USAGE BY PEOPLE WHO
NEED IT AND IS ESPECIALLY TIMELY
CONSIDERING THE PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY AND WINDING APPRECIATE
THE PROJECT FOR PRIORITIZING
LANGUAGE ACCESS BY COMMITTING TO
ADD THE LAST SIX THRESHOLD
LANGUAGE BY SEPTEMBER OF THIS
YEAR, WHICH WILL HELP THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE RENEW THEIR MEDICAL IN
THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. AND FINALLY
, WE APPRECIATE CDSS ENGAGEMENT
WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON THE
WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION RATE IN
CAL OR WORKGROUP AND LOOK
FORWARD TO PROVIDING MORE
DETAILED COMMENTS FOLLOWING THE
REPORT RELEASED NOTING OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE OUTLINED IN
THE CHAIRS, MAYBE 3 10 AND
APPRECIATE THE CHAIRS.
LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, AMY
WESTLING FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF
REGIONAL CENTER AGENCIES SO
WORKING WITH AND SUPPORTING ALL
21 OF THE STATES REGIONAL
CENTERS. ARCHOS WORKING WITH
REGIONAL CENTERS TO INCREASE
CONSISTENCY AND CLAIM
EXPERIENCES IN INTAKE AND VENDOR
IZATION. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THIS WORTH WORK,
WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
CONVERSATION THIS AFTERNOON. WE
SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE THE
LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION'S
RECOMMENDATION TO IMPROVE THE
PROCESS FOR EXHAUSTING GENERIC
RESOURCES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO EXPLORING VARIOUS WAYS THAT
THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE
BENEFIT OF ALL OF THOSE THAT WE
SERVE. WE AGREE THAT A KEY
QUESTION IS HOW IS EQUITY
DEFINED AND BELIEVE THAT THE DDS
STATEWIDE MEASURES THAT INCLUDE
PURCHASE OF SERVICE AND OTHER
ITEMS THAT HAVE ALREADY A
HISTORY OF BEING REPORTED UPON
SERVE AS A GOOD JUMPING OFF
POINT FOR THIS CONVERSATION, AND
WE AGREE THAT THE SERVICE ACCESS
AND EQUITY GRANT WORK CAN
HIGHLIGHT PROMISING PRACTICES.
ADDITIONALLY WE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE THOSE PROMISING PRACTICES
BECOME MORE BROADLY AVAILABLE IN
ALL COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA.
WE APPRECIATE AND SUPPORT THE
ADMINISTRATION'S EXPLORATION OF
TRANSLATION OF THE LANDERMAN ACT
AS EQUAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION
IN HANSON'S IS EQUAL ACCESS TO
SERVICES. WE SUPPORT THE
COMMENTS OF SEVERAL SPEAKERS,
NOTING THE NEED TO CONTINUE
SHORT AND LONG TERM DATA SYSTEM
REFORM AND APPRECIATE THE
ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS IN
THIS AREA AS WELL AS THE
LEGISLATURES. ONGOING SUPPORT OF
FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. WE
APPRECIATE THE ADMINISTRATION'S
COMMIT COMMITMENT TO REAL WORLD
H CBS COMPLIANCE AND THE
PROPOSAL THAT FOR THE RESOURCES
TO SUPPORT THE WORKLOAD
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AND FINALLY
NOTE THAT ALL OF THIS WORK
REQUIRES SUSTAINABLE FUNDING
MODELS FOR CRITICAL SERVICE
COORDINATION AND VENDOR SERVICES
AND APPRECIATE THIS COMMITTEE'S
TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. YESENIA HUMAN
IS WITH GRACE AND CHILD POVERTY
IN CALIFORNIA TO SPEAK ON ISSUES
OF FIVE AND ISSUED 12 1ST AGAIN
WANT TO THANK YOU CHAIR AND
MEMBERS FOR LEADING THE
INCREDIBLE EFFORTS ON
REIMAGINING THE COW WORKS
PROGRAM AND OPEN UP, OPENING UP
CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THE WP
ARE WE DID WE THINK THAT
DEPARTMENT FOR A MEETING WITH
ADVOCATES ON ADDRESSING THIS
ISSUE WITH STAKEHOLDERS? AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO THE REPORT BACK
AS WELL AS SHARED BY DIRECTOR
JOHNSON WORKS COALITION SHARED
CONTINUED SUPPORT TO REPEAL THE
W. P R PENALTY PASTOR AS A PART
OF A COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY
CENTERED APPROACH. SO I JUST
WANT TO THANK THE DIRECTOR FOR
ADDRESSING THAT, UM WE DO WANT
TO UPLIFT A RECENT REPORT BY THE
CALIFORNIA BUDGET AND POLICY
CENTER, IDENTIFYING THAT ABOUT
60,000 CHILDREN ARE ALREADY
LIVING IN POVERTY ARE PUSHED
FURTHER INTO POVERTY AS A RESULT
OF COW WORKS, SANCTIONS AND SO
AGAIN FURTHER EMPHASIZE AND WHY
WE NEED A COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY
CENTERED APPROACH. ON ISSUE 11.
WE APPRECIATE THE DEPARTMENT'S
SWIFT AND EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROMISE
NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT PROGRAMS AND
SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST
. AND WE ASKED, WE FURTHER ASK
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO
PRIORITIZE THE CURRENT. IT TAKES
A VILLAGE PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH
THE PERMANENT GRANT PROGRAM THAT
WOULD BUILD ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION ALREADY
UNDERWAY, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. HAPPY TO WE WILL NOW GO TO
THE PHONE LINE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT AS A REMINDER THE PHONE
NUMBER TO CONNECT IS ON THE
COMMITTEE WEBSITE AND SHOULD BE
ON THE SCREEN. IF YOU ARE
WATCHING OVER THE INTERNET, THE
NUMBER IS 877692. AND THE ACCESS
CODE IS 131544. OPERATOR WE ARE
READY TO BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR IN. LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT ON THIS, PLEASE PRESS 10
AT THIS TIME WE'LL START WITH
LINE 1 51, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 1 51
YEAR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. OKAY WE'LL TRY LINE 1 59,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HOLA. THE
NUMBER EVERYBODY. 1 59. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
TO SEE WHEN I MARRY SLAUGHTER.
YEAH. BOY JOE COMMISSION DÍAS.
GRACIAS. NEXT CALLER, PLEASE.
LINE 1 63, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO MY NAME IS MARY. AH,
SUPPORT THE. LEADER WHO? WELL
COMMISSION REPORT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT
CALLER, PLEASE. LINE 1 65,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO. MY NAME
IS FIDEL AYALA. AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT LITERALLY LOVERS
COMMISSION REPORT. THANK YOU.
NEXT CALLER, PLEASE. LINE 1 46,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. WHEN I STARTED
THIS VALERIA BACA SHE LOVED IT
WAS CALIFORNIA EQUALS CLIENT IS
THE CENTRAL RATIONALE THAT WOULD
CAUSE UH, ALMOST DOUBLE. NOTHING
CONDO EL SISTEMA. TO ORGAN
AUTONOMOUS. UH SERVICIOS, CUANDO
SOLICITUDE SERVICIOS. UH MEGA.
THE REASON A LOT OF CORRECTOR.
AND LYDIA IS A VERY ORIGINAL.
FORGET THAT I WOULD KNOW. I SAY
SO OBVIOUS POLICIES, INTERNAL
PERSON TEAM ALEJO'S LANTERN MAN
IMPORTANCE. PROCESSING YOUR NEXT
CALLER, PLEASE. IN 1 75. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. WHEN I STARTED THIS
NOMBRES MM BACA VALLEY. PERCENT
OF THE COAST. KILLED, KILLED
KILLED. DÍAS. AND THE MOMENTUM
OF CS IN NORTHERN A. LEYLAND
TURMAN. GRACIAS. NEXT COLOR,
PLEASE. FIND 1 77, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. SOMEBODY SAID SEE WHEN
ESTARÁ. ONE. OH, CULTURE. SEE,
SENORA. WHY NOT? AYE GRACIAS.
WINNER STARTED. HI MY NAME IS
ESTRADA, MOTHER OF PAINTERS WHO
IS A CONSUMER OF THE BALLET
MOUNTAIN REGIONAL CENTER, AND WE
SUPPORT THE REPORT OF THE LITTLE
HUBERT COMMISSION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT CALLER, PLEASE.
MIND 1 66, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES
GOOD AFTERNOON. FIRMANDO GÓMEZ
AND THE PARENT OF A YOUNG MAN
SERVED BY THE REGIONAL CENTER
SYSTEM AND THE CO FOUNDER OF THE
INTEGRATED COMMUNITY
COLLABORATIVE, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITY SERVED
BY THE REGIONAL CENTER SYSTEM.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE VERY
IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT ARE BEING
DISCUSSED TODAY. AN ISSUE THREE
THE LITTLE COMMISSION WE THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIMELY, INSIGHTFUL
AND IMPORTANT STUDY. YOU MANAGED
TO CAPTURE THE VERY ESSENCE OF
KEY ISSUES REPRESENTING OUR
COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE ALSO
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. OF A
B 11 47. YES YOU FOR? WE THANK
DIRECTOR BARTMAN FOR CONTINUING
TO LISTEN TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH
HER ANNOUNCEMENT. TRANSLATING
THE LATTER ENACTED TO SPANISH.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ASKING FOR,
AND WE THANK YOU FOR MOVING
FORWARD WITH THAT DOCTOR GOOD
WITH GEORGETOWN AS A PARENT
ITSELF, ADVOCATE THAT CBO CCS
ASKING THAT IF YOU FINALIZE YOUR
REPORT, GET THE EVIDENCE BASED
PERSPECTIVE. START WITH A PERSON
SENATOR PRO CHURCH FOLLOWED BY
THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY
, AND THEN, IN FACT IT TOOK
COMPLIANCE BY THE REGIONAL
CENTER SYSTEM TODAY THAT
EVIDENCE BASED SERVICES
REPRESENTS TO US OUR COMMUNITY
BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES IN
OBTAINING ADEQUATE LOCAL
SERVICES. AND AN ISSUE FIVE. WE
AGREE WITH DIRECTOR CARUTHERS ON
A PERSON SENATOR APPROACH AS
WELL. PERCY R E. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT CALLER,
PLEASE. LINE 1 57, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. WHEN I STARTED TOLLIVER'S
AND CENTRAL COAST, BUT OKAY,
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TICKET
GIDDIEST SUPERVISION, CENTRAL
COLONEL. DVDS OF COURSE,
REPORTED THE LITTLE CUBAN
COMMISSION. THE TERMINAL A BIT
ON. GRACIAS GRACIAS. NEXT
CALLER, PLEASE. FIND 1 45,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
SUE GAVIN AND I'M THE PARENTS OF
AN ADULT SERVED AT REGIONAL
CENTER. POLICE IN SUPPORT OF
LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION'S
REPORT. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT
BBS NEEDS TO HAVE BETTER
OVERSIGHT OF THE REGIONAL CENTER
SYSTEM TO CORRECT ALL THE RACIAL
, ETHNIC AND GEOGRAPHIC
DISPARITIES. SO THEY ALL CAN
ACCESS SERVICES NEEDED
REGARDLESS OF WHICH REGIONAL
CENTER PROVIDES THOSE SERVICES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
COLOR, PLEASE. LINE 1 56, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS DOOR.
CONTRERAS AND I HAVE A GRANDSON
, 30 YEARS OLD AND THE CLIENT OF
THE VALLEY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL
CENTER. I LIKE TO THANK THE
LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION FOR
THEIR VERY, VERY THOROUGH
REPORT. ESPECIALLY FOR LISTENING
TO OUR LIVED EXPERIENCE
NAVIGATING A VERY COMPLEX
SYSTEM. WE WELCOME REFORM OF THE
REGIONAL CENTER SYSTEM. IT'S
ANTIQUATED. JUST AS THE I T
SYSTEM IS ANTIQUATED AT DBS
POLICIES NEED TO BE
STANDARDIZED. OF COURSE,
SERVICES SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
REGIONAL CENTERS SHOULD HELP.
ACCESS GENERIC SERVICES
EQUITABLY, AND I CAN GIVE A VERY
GOOD EXAMPLE RIGHT NOW AND
HELPING FAMILIES. GET A MEDICAL
WAIVER. ANOTHER NAME FOR THAT IS
INSTITUTIONAL. DEEMING THE
SYSTEM IS NOT STANDARDIZED AT
ALL OF THE REGIONAL CENTER THAT
SOME CENTERS SOME FAMILIES GET A
LOT OF HELP BUILDING OUT A 12
PAGE. DOCUMENTS. THAT NEED TO BE
SENT INTO SEVERAL AGENCIES.
ESPECIALLY OUR SPANISH SPEAKERS.
AND OUR LATINO FAMILIES DO NOT
HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE OF HAVING
TO FILL UP FORMS THAT SCORE A
LOT OF INFORMATION THAT IS JUST
ONE OF MANY INEQUITABLE SERVICES
THAT ARE PROVIDED AT THE
REGIONAL CENTER. THEY NEED TO BE
STANDARDIZED. PEOPLE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO GET HELP. EVERYWHERE
THEY GO. BECAUSE THEY HAVE A
CHILD. THAT IS A CLIENT. OF A
REGIONAL CENTER AND GERALD
GRAPHICALLY AND RACIALLY ALL
PEOPLE SHOULD BE TREATED
EQUALLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT COLOR, PLEASE. LINE 1 83,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. UH HELLO, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ROBERT HARRISON. THE
HALF OF THE HIÂU, CALIFORNIA
FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO
ASSOCIATE MYSELF. BUT MOST OF
THE COMMENTS BY AMY US LING IS,
UH. WITH ARCA. UM IMPORTANTLY, I
THINK KIM A LITTLE WHO WAS
COMMISSIONED, POINTED OUT THE
FLAWS IN TRYING TO GET PEOPLE
WHO HAVE NO EXPERIENCE TO
NAVIGATE. TO GENERIC SERVICES OF
MIND, CLOSET BACK PRICES FOR
PEOPLE AND THEN A WASTE OF TIME,
MOLLY APPLYING AND HAVE TO
APPEAL FOR HEARINGS. UM WE'D
ALSO LIKE TO, UH SAY THAT THAT
WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE IS
PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
TO UH, THE REGIONAL CENTERS
ACTION REQUEST FOR ADEQUATE
FUNDING. FOR CASE MANAGERS THAT
THEY'RE THE THEY'RE THE INTAKE
SYSTEM FOR THE WHOLE THING WHEN
YOU HAVE 100 PEOPLE. AND YOU
HAVE DEADLY TIMELINE TO ME
REPORTING DENSE. YOU CAN'T DO
YOUR JOB AND CAN'T WHICH IS WHAT
THEY LIKE. THEY LIKE TO HELP
PEOPLE GET SERVICES. WHEN IT'S
ALL ABOUT REPORTING AND
TIMELINE. THEY CAN'T ESPECIALLY
WITH THE CASE OUT OF WHERE A
OVER UH, I ALSO WE'RE ALSO HAPPY
WITH THE GEORGETOWN REPORT THAT
THEY'RE START SUGGESTING THE
LOOK AT THE MACRO ISSUES. OF ANY
QUALITY AND THEN EQUITY. INSTEAD
OF INSTEAD OF THE MICRO ISSUES
THAT THEY WERE ONLY HIRED THE
LOOK AT AND, UH, SO THAT THAT'S
SUPPOSED TO. YEAH SO, FBI, YOU
PORTS. BASICALLY THE LITTLE
SEAPORT. BUT WE PARTICULARLY
MOB. THE FACT THAT THAT THEY
TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE
CASE MANAGERS. AND THE OTHER
THING THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS.
GENERIC SERVICES THAT WE THANKS
FOR REALLY IMPORTANT, UH THE
OTHER THING IS LIKE THE
DEPARTMENT SOMETIMES HIRES
INTERPRETERS. Tð ACCORDING TO
OUR BILINGUAL INTERPRETERS. I
DON'T UNDERSTAND TWO THINGS.
THEY CAN SPEAK SPANISH, BUT THEY
CAN'T ACTUALLY SPEAK TVS. RIGHT?
SO YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO DO
BOTH. BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT
THAT. WE THINK YOU KNOW AS A
LONG TERM THING THAT NEEDS
EFFECTIVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK THANK YOU. NEXT CALLER,
PLEASE. LINE 1 49, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS DONNA
BETRAYS. MY SON IS SERVED BY THE
BY ARNOLD 1000 INTRA REGIONAL
CENTER AND WE ARE WE'RE STRONG
SUPPORT THE LITTLE HOOVER
COMMISSION REPORT. THANK YOU.
NEXT CALLER, PLEASE. LINE 1 85,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. OKAY ME. NO,
MOTHER. I DON'T KNOW. THE MIDDLE
CENTRAL HARBOR BE THE MILLION
MENTAL F. TAMBIÉN BOSSES WITH ME
, BUT RESEALED. IT CAN BE IN
TRANSPARENCY IN A. TOLD US
MODERATE. SPANO'S E HAS SAVED
MOTHERS BLANCA. AH COMEDY HÌ.
ENGLISH AND ARE YOU THERE? ND D
S, UH, DINNER. TAMBIÉN MENTAL
REPORTED HOLDING YEAH. GRACIAS.
NEXT CALLER, PLEASE. LINE 1 58,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. SO FINALLY. 1
58. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YEAH NEXT CALLER, PLEASE.
LINE 1 55, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 1 55
. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HMM OKAY, LET'S TRY LINE.
1 50. OH, 1 55, ARE YOU THERE?
OKAY 1. 51 50, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
UM YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME, SENORA?
OKAY HELLO. MY NAME IS RUBY
SALDANA. I'M A MOTHER CHILD WITH
DISABILITIES SEVERED BY SOUTH
CENTRAL REGIONAL CENTER AND I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT LITTLE HARBOR
COMMISSION REPORT. I REALLY
THINK THAT REGIONAL CENTER MOVIE
HOLD ACCOUNTABLE AND HAVE
TRANSPARENCY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT CALLER, PLEASE. ONE
LINE 1 88, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 88.
NUMBER SEVEN PADRE AT THE LITTLE
PERCENT ORIGINAL. THE REBELS
COST TAKE BDS THING ON MY HORSE
SUPERVISION, THE CENTER CORRECT
BODIES ADDED TO THE BDS REPORTED
A LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION.
GRACIAS. GRACIAS HOSTING. NEXT
COLOR, PLEASE. LINE 1 51, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS MY
MOTHER CLIENTS OF THE REIGN OF
SENTENCE AND THAT'S VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THEIR LITTLE
COMMISSION. LITTLE HARBOR
COMMISSION REPORT. AND I'M ALSO
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE 11 47.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
CALLER, PLEASE. IN 1 55. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. 1 55. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN.
OKAY WE'LL GO TO LINE 1 90,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. AS YOU WANT TO
START. THIS IS VALERIE ABARCA,
THE. REPORTED THE LITTLE HUNGER
COMMISSION. YOU KNOW WHAT? NO,
NO. WHAT IF THEY GET THERE?
SENOR. NEXT CALLER, PLEASE. LINE
1 87, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MARTA
VALDEZ KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
HE IS IN CENTER ROSA. AH, SINCE
ORIGINAL SINNER. SO I'M CALLING
BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO GIVE
MY, UM UM, MY. MY UM I'M SORRY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'D BE
WITH COMMISSION A LEADER WHO
VERT SO THIS YEAR PROVIDED
INFORMATION FOR ALL THAT
FAMILIES AND YOU KNOW, I GIVE US
ALL THAT. TOOLS THAT WE NEED TO
WORK IN THIS SENTENCE. SOMETIMES
WE COULDN'T DO IT CORRECTLY
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO
START AND HOW TO FOLLOW ALL THE
TRACTION, SO I'LL BE WITH HIM
WITH DOWN WITH THIS COMMISSION.
SO AND, UM AND I SAID, PLEASE
HELP AND PROVIDE THEM. ALL THE,
UM. ALL THE TOOLS THAT WE NEED.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. NEXT CALLER, PLEASE. AND MR
CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN Q
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
OPERATOR I WILL TAKE THAT AS THE
CONCLUSION OF PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
THE DAY AND WILL APPRECIATE ALL
OF OUR PANELISTS. THE
ADMINISTRATION THE DIRECTORS WHO
WERE PRESENT AND STAYED HERE ALL
THE WAY TO THE END DIRECTOR
BARGMANN AND DIRECTOR JOHNSON
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. UH
OH. SERGEANTS TEXT AND THE STAFF
WHO PREPARED THE AGENDA BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THE PUBLIC FOR
IMPROVING OUR PUBLIC PROCESS AND
MAKING THIS THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE
WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED FOR
THE NIGHT. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.