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FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator Costa
DATE* April 23, 1987
County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Senate Bill 357 (Presley)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(_S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support for SB 357 by Senator Robert Presley
which, among other things, repeals the current July 1, 1988
sunset for the foster care payment formula under which the State
pays 950 of the non-federal share of foster care costs.
BACKGROUND:
Prior to 1978, local government provided a large and growing
share of the cost of foster care, particularly for children who
had to be confined in the more expensive residential group
facilities. At that time, the State' s cost for foster care was
"capped" at a specific dollar amount per child. All increases,
including inflation and cost-of-living adjustments, were the
responsibility of counties and the federal government.
After the passage of Proposition 13, the State, in an effort to
provide fiscal relief to counties, enacted legislation which
provided that the State would pay 950 of the non-federal cost of
foster care. A sunset provision was included which has been
moved to a later date on several occasions. The latest sunset
expires July 1, 1988. Unless SB 357 is passed and signed by the
Governor, the 95% formula will be repealed and the former formula
will take effect again. The repeal of the 95% formula and the
implementation of the former "capped" formula would cost Contra
Costa County in excess of $6 million per year.
In order to maintain our current system of foster care and avoid
the enormous disruption which would occur if the previous formula
were to take effect again, it is recommended that the Board of
Supervisors support SB 357 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON April APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator APR 2 8 1987
cc: Social Services Director ATTESTED
Community Dev. Director PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Mental Health Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Jackson/Barish & Associates
D. .J. .Smith Associates BY_�h ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83 Senator Robert Presley