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C. 27

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Date:	February 25, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

2020 State Legislative Platform Amendment: Seeking Budget Appropriation for Contra Costa CARES

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/25/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

L. DeLaney, 925-335-1097

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 25, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT an amendment to the 2020 State Legislative Platform to authorize the advocacy of a FY 2020-21 state budget appropriation request for the Contra Costa CARES program, as recommended by the Legislation Committee (Supervisors Mitchoff and Burgis).

AUTHORIZE Board Members, the County's federal and state advocates, and the County Administrator, or designee, to prepare and present information, position papers, and testimony in support of the revised Adopted 2020 State Legislative Platform.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no additional fiscal impact anticipated to be incurred from the advocacy for the funding. The State Budget appropriation request, if successful, could bring additional resources to Contra Costa County.

BACKGROUND:

The 2020 State Legislative Platform was adopted by the Board of Supervisors at their January 14, 2020 meeting. (See the following link: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/2859/Legislation.) The Platform contains the County's legislative engagement and advocacy program for the year. The adopted 2020 State Platform contains three County-sponsored bill proposals and one County-sponsored state budget appropriation request (related to state trust lands).

Subsequent to the Platform adoption by the Board of Supervisors, staff to the Legislation Committee was notified about a request to amend the adopted Platform to include an additional County-sponsored FY 2020-21 State Budget appropriation request for the funding of Contra Costa CARES. A State Budget appropriation would support the CARES program for all income-eligible adult undocumented immigrants for 3 years as a pilot project to demonstrate effectiveness and test implementation strategies in anticipation of expansion of coverage throughout California. Dr. William Walker, legislative consultant to Health Services Department, provided the Contra Costa CARES Funding Committee's Proposed Final Recommendations. (Attachment A.)

At their February 10, 2020 meeting, the Legislation Committee received the report from Dr. Walker, took testimony, and directed staff to send this matter to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation to support at their next available meeting.

An amendment to the adopted 2020 State Platform to add a second state budget appropriation request would require additional advocacy efforts from our contracted state advocates, Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni, LLP.