Substance use disorders: youth programs.

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative statute approved by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, as Proposition 64, requires, among other things, the Controller, by July 15 of each fiscal year beginning in the 2018–19 fiscal year, to disburse 60% of the funds deposited in the California Cannabis Tax Fund during the prior fiscal year into the Youth Education, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment Account, to be disbursed to the State Department of Health Care Services for programs for youth that are designed to educate about and to prevent substance use disorders and to prevent harm from substance use. AUMA requires the programs to emphasize accurate education, effective prevention, early intervention, school retention, and timely treatment services for youth, their families, and their caregivers. AUMA requires the allocation of these funds to counties based on demonstrated need. AUMA requires the department to enter into interagency agreements with the State Department of Public Health and the State Department of Education to implement and administer these programs, and requires the departments to periodically evaluate the programs that they are funding to determine the effectiveness of the programs. AUMA prohibits the Legislature, prior to July 1, 2028, from changing the allocations to the above-described programs. AUMA authorizes amendment of its provisions with a 23 vote of the Legislature to further the purposes and intent of AUMA. This bill would set forth procedures for the implementation and administration of programs funded by the above-described account, including the identification of targeted outcomes, the establishment of a technical advisory committee, solicitation of input from relevant stakeholders, statewide assessments, required information to be provided by applicants for program funding, and progress reports to the Legislature. The bill would state the Legislature's intent that not less than 5% of funds be used to test innovative practices through pilot programs. The bill would set forth limitations on expenditures of funds allocated to the 3 departments and would require the development of a statewide workforce plan, as specified. The bill would require the interagency agreements established by the 3 departments to be regularly reevaluated and modified, as necessary, to ensure effective program administration. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of AUMA. The bill would require that its provisions be implemented only to the extent consistent with specified provisions under AUMA, including provisions concerning expenditures from the above-described account. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.