In this Issue

Lawmakers Return Next Week to Begin Lame Duck Session

Key Committee Assignments for the 115th Congress

Across Capitol Hill, at least 46 members of California’s 53-member congressional delegation will be returning to the nation’s capital in January.  While two races are too close to call, the incumbent has a slight edge in both.
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Counties are encouraged to join a webinar on the long-awaited Medi-Cal Inmate Program (MCIP) this Monday, November 14 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Hosted by the Department of Health Care Services, the webinar will focus on the program requirements and the role of counties, jails, and medical providers as the state rolls out this new program to allow counties or providers to draw down federal Medicaid funding for inmates who are treated for more than 24 hours at medical facilities that are offsite or separate from county jails.
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The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to join the CSAC-Pew MacArthur Results First Initiative, a joint project with CSAC and the Pew Charitable Trusts and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It is a capacity building initiative to provide counties with tools and information to make informed data-driven decisions whether in criminal justice, juvenile justice or behavioral health areas.
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The Board of State & Community Corrections (BSCC) has released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for Proposition 47 funding. The final RFP is expected to be released sometime in November. The draft RFP provides information necessary to prepare a proposal to BSCC for the Proposition 47 Grant Program. All county agencies, such as mental health, are eligible for this funding. A copy of the draft RFP is available here.

BSCC Holds Its Next Board Meeting

Community-Based Transitional Housing Grant Program