Report 2020-109 Recommendation Responses
Report 2020-109: In-Home Supportive Services Program; It Is Not Providing Needed Services to All Californians Approved for the Program, Is Unprepared for Future Challenges, and Offers Low Pay to Caregivers (Release Date: February 2021)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To limit the disincentive for counties to provide caregiver wage increases, the Legislature should modify the State's cost-sharing system to eliminate the ongoing costs that counties pay for local wage increases that are nullified by increases to the State's minimum wage.
Description of Legislative Action
AB 135 (Assembly Budget Committee), the human services omnibus budget trailer bill, expands the limitation for IHSS state-county sharing arrangements on the 10% state participation to allow no more than two three-year periods that commence before, and no more than two three-year periods that commence on or after, the date the state minimum wage reaches $15, and deletes subsequent county IHSS Maintenance of Effort (MOE) adjustments that otherwise would have applied when the $15 minimum wage takes effect on January 1, 2022. Additionally, this provision deletes subsequent MOE adjustments that otherwise would have applied when the $15 minimum wage takes effect on January 1, 2022.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: August 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Legislation Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
As of April 26, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2021