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EHSD warns HR1 will sharply increase workload; officials ask board to prioritize staffing
Summary
Employment and Human Services Department Director Dr. Marla Stewart told the board HR1 will require hundreds of additional eligibility staff to avoid coverage losses and recommended advocacy to secure state funding; EHSD proposed six budget asks and options to mitigate the workload.
Dr. Marla Stewart, director of the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), told the Board that EHSD’s recommended FY26–27 budget is $739,039,479 and that the department centers its work on a social vulnerability index to target services. Stewart warned that changes from HR1 will substantially increase eligibility workload for Medi‑Cal and CalFresh and…
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