HHSA director warns HR1 changes will increase county eligibility workload

Sep 1, 2026

Lara Hawkins, Glenn County HHSA director, told supervisors the state’s HR1 implementation could double workload for eligibility staff beginning Jan. 2027 and the county is advocating for higher administrative funding to carry out new work requirements.

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Lara Hawkins, director of Glenn County Health and Human Services, told the Board of Supervisors she is participating in a statewide implementation group for HR1 and raised concerns about local staffing and systems readiness ahead of January 2027.

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