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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING


          AB 1  
          X2 (Bonta)


          As Introduced  July 2, 2015


          Majority vote




          SUMMARY:  States it is the intent of the Legislature to enact  
          legislation establishing funding sources and mechanisms in order  
          to provide additional support for, and access to, Medi-Cal and  
          developmental services.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None.


          COMMENTS:  According to the author, this bill is a vehicle for  
          specific legislation that responds to the Governor's call for a  
          special session.


          BACKGROUND:  On June 19, 2015, the Second Extraordinary Session  
          of the California State Legislature was convened pursuant to a  
          proclamation by Governor Brown, which read:


               WHEREAS the state's recent expansion of health care  
               coverage has resulted in more than four million  
               additional Californians receiving coverage through  
               Medi-Cal; and 









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               WHEREAS to date, the managed care organization tax has  
               provided a stable source of funding to help pay for  
               the costs of the health care expansion; and 


               WHEREAS the federal government has issued guidance to  
               the state that it cannot extend the managed care  
               organization tax in its current format; and 


               WHEREAS the state will be forced to make more than $1  
               billion in program cuts beginning next year if the  
               managed care organization tax is not extended; and 


               WHEREAS the state's General Fund cannot afford to  
               provide additional rate increases for providers of  
               services for Medi-Cal recipients and consumers with  
               developmental disabilities; and 


               WHEREAS the state's General Fund cannot afford to  
               permanently maintain a restoration of seven percent of  
               hours in the In-Home Supportive Services program; and 


               WHEREAS these extraordinary circumstances require the  
               Legislature of the State of California to be convened  
               in a special session. 


               NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Governor of  
               the State of California, in accordance with Section  
               3(b) of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of  
               California, hereby convene the Legislature of the  
               State of California to assemble in extraordinary  
               session in Sacramento, California, on the 19th day of  
               June, 2015, at a time to be determined, for the  








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               following purposes:


               To consider and act upon legislation necessary to  
               enact permanent and sustainable funding from a new  
               managed care organization tax and/or alternative fund  
               sources to provide: 


             1)   At least $1.1 billion annually to stabilize the  
               General Fund's costs for Medi-Cal; and,
             2)   Sufficient funding to continue the 7 percent  
               restoration of In-Home Supportive Services hours  
               beyond 2015-16; and,


             3)   Sufficient funding to provide additional rate  
               increases for providers of Medi-Cal and developmental  
               disability services.


               To consider and act upon legislation necessary to:


             1)   Establish mechanisms so that that any additional  
               rate increases expand access to services; and,
             2)   Increase oversight and the effective management of  
               services provided to consumers with developmental  
               disabilities through the regional center system; and,


             3)   Improve the efficiency and efficacy of the health  
               care system, reduce the cost of providing health care  
               services, and improve the health of Californians. 


               I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible,  
               this Proclamation be filed in the Office of the  
               Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and  








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               notice be given of this Proclamation. 


               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and  
               caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be  
               affixed this 16th day of June 2015. 


               EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Governor of California




          Analysis Prepared by:                                             
                          Roger Dunstan / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097  FN:  
          0001590