1. July Budget Revision: Changes to the 2009-10 Budget
Hala Masri
Asian Pacific American Legal Center

2. July Budget Agreement
State Leaders Passed This Year’s Budget on February 20th 2009.
By Summer, The Deficit Had Grown to Over $26 Billion.
The July Revision Includes:
Over $16 billion in cuts
Over $2 billion in borrowing
Over $4.5 billion in fund shifts and accelerations

3. Line Item Vetoes
Governor Slashed Services By Almost $500 Million Before Signing the Budget Revision
$52 million cut eliminates various services offered by the Office of AIDS
$50 million cut to Healthy Families
$16.4 million cut eliminates funding for the Domestic Violence Shelter Program
$28.9 million cut further reduces IHSS services
Eliminates this year’s funding for the Linkages and Community-Based Services Programs
Vetoes May Be Illegal

4. Older Adults and Disabled Individuals
SSI/SSP and the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
Grants reduced to the federal minimum for couples and $5 for individuals
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
State subsidies and services reduced by $136.4 million
Program recipients and care providers subject to fingerprinting
The Linkages and Community-Based Services Programs
Funding eliminated for the budget year
Medi-Cal
Seniors and disabled individuals will be moved to managed care

5. Children and Families Healthy Families Medi-Cal CalWORKs
A wait list for new applicants
$194 million cut will force eligible children out of the program
Medi-Cal
$323.3 million cut from program funding without specifying which services will be impacted
CalWORKs
Aide to children reduced if their parents are not meeting program requirements
Uninterrupted assistance to adults reduced
Mental Health Managed Care Program and the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program (EPSDT)
Services reduced by $106 million

6. Changes to the Safety Net
Elimination of Automatic Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) for SSI and CalWORKs
Electronic Application Process for Medi-Cal, Food Stamps and CalWORKs

7. Where Do We Go from Here? Ongoing Battle to Reverse Line Item Vetoes
Return of the Budget Deficit by October
The Fight Continues to Preserve What Is Left of Our Programs.