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State Hospitals budget trimmed; department says IST and service levels will be preserved
Summary
The Department of State Hospitals told an Assembly budget subcommittee on May 23 that the Governor’s May Revision reduces its proposed budget by about $191.5 million and would adjust positions, IST program allocations and capital project timing, but the department said current service levels would be maintained.
The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health on May 23 that the Governor’s May Revision reduces the department’s proposed budget by approximately $191.5 million relative to the January proposal and contains a mix of operational efficiency adjustments, position authority changes and reappropriations to capital projects.
DSH Director Stephanie Clendenin said the May Revision reduces DSH’s total proposed budget to about $3.2 billion and includes a net reduction of roughly 100.8 positions for 2025–26; a larger set of position authority adjustments proposed earlier in the cycle are reflected in the overall reductions. The department described multiple proposed general fund solutions intended to align projected expenditures with available revenues.
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