The California State Budget
Gov. Jerry Brown signed the main budget bill Wednesday which eliminates Healthy Families and shifts California children into Medi-Cal.  This budget does not include the Kaiser carve-out which would allow Kaiser to directly contract with the State as opposed to being a subcontractor of a local initiative or other plan. We understand, however, that the administration and Kaiser may try to accomplish by contract what they could not by legislation.  We will keep you apprised of any developments.  
 
Governor Brown has vetoed $195 million from California’s final budget.  Brown used his line-item veto authority to strike $128.9 million in spending from the $91.3 billion general fund state budget.  Brown then vetoed another $66.8 million in spending from special funds and federal funds for a total veto amount of $195.7 million.

The Governor's cuts affect child care and preschool for low-income children as well as Cal Grant scholarship aid for private schools.

We have included the final budget summary from the Department of Finance.