2021 Budget Hearings

Budget hearings are getting underway and there will be over 30 hearings in the next 10 weeks. As you saw last week the Governor’s proposed budget makes significant investments in some areas while maintaining the status quo in others. The agendas for each hearing can be found on the budget committee websites. Below are the schedules for the upcoming Assembly and Senate budget hearings.

ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SCHEDULE OF 2021 BUDGET HEARINGS
AS OF JANUARY 20, 2021

Tuesday, February 2, 9:00 am, Room 4202
Joint Informational Hearing of Assembly Health and Assembly Budget Sub 1 Focus: The Medi-Cal Asset Test: Options for Change

Monday, February 8, 2:30 pm, Room 4202
Health Focus: Pandemic Response and Readiness – Public Health Infrastructure
4265 California Department of Public Health
4120 Emergency Medical Services Authority
4140 Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

Wednesday February 17, 2:30 pm, Room 4202
Human Services Focus: Developmental Services in COVID
4300 Department of Developmental Services
5160 Department of Rehabilitation

Monday, February 22, 2:30 pm, Room 4202
Health Focus: Behavioral Health Crisis
4260 Department of Health Care Services
4440 Department of State Hospitals
4560 Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission

Wednesday, March 3, 2:30 pm, Room 4202
Human Services Focus: Program Access, Housing and Eviction Prevention, and Racial Equity
5180 Department of Social Services

Monday, March 8, 2:30 pm, Room 4202
Health Focus: Health 4 All
4150 Department of Managed Health Care
4260 Department of Health Care Services
4800 Covered California

Tuesday, March 9, 1:30 pm, Assembly Chambers
Joint Informational Hearing of Assembly Health and Assembly Budget Sub 1 Focus: CalAIM – Behavioral Health

Tuesday, March 16, 1:30 pm, Assembly Chambers
Joint Informational Hearing of Assembly Health and Assembly Budget Sub 1 Focus: CalAIM

Wednesday, March 17, 2:30 pm, Room 4202
Human Services Focus: First Steps in Realizing the Master Plan for Aging and Other Major Human Services Issues Across the Health and Human Services Agency
0530 Health and Human Services Agency
0530 Office of Systems Integration
4170 Department of Aging
4260 Department of Health Care Services
4700 Department of Community Services and Development
5175 Department of Child Support Services

Assembly Budget Committee [human services committee is Sub 1]
https://abgt.assembly.ca.gov

Senate SUBCOMMITTEE #3: Health & Human Services
Chair, Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, Ph.D.
Senator Melissa Melendez Senator Richard Pan, M.D.
Subcommittee #3 Human Services Hearing Dates and Topics
Hearings are estimated to be 3 hours.
Hearing agendas will be sent out/posted at least one day prior to hearings.

February 2, 1 pm
• 4170 Department of Aging
• 5180 Department of Social Services
In-Home Supportive Services
SSI/SSP
Community Care Licensing

February 5, 1 pm
• 0530 California Health and Human Services Agency
• 4120 Emergency Medical Services Authority
• 4140 Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
• 4150 Department of Managed Health Care
• 4560 Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
• 4800 Covered California

February 9, 1 pm
• 5180 Department of Social Services
Child Welfare Services
Immigration Services & Equity Programs
• 5175 Department of Child Support Services

February 12, 9 am
• 4260 Department of Health Care Services
Medi-Cal
Behavioral Health
Family Health

February 16, 1 pm
JOINT SUB 3/SUB 1 HEARING
• 6100 Department of Education
• 5180 Department of Social Services
Child Care
REGULAR ORDER SUB 3 HEARING
• 5180 Department of Social Services  CalWORKs
CalFresh
Housing and Homelessness Programs

February 19, 9 am
• 4265 Department of Public Health
Center for Infectious Diseases  Center for Health Care Quality  Center for Healthy Communities
Center for Family Health
Center for Health Statistics and Informatics

February 23, 1 pm
• 4300 Department of Developmental Services

February 26, 9 am
• 4440 Department of State Hospitals

March 2, 1 pm
OPEN ITEMS – All Departments

March 5, 9 am
OPEN ITEMS – All Departments

Senate Budget Committee [human services committee is Sub 3]
https://sbud.senate.ca.gov