Existing law establishes the Investment in Mental Health Wellness Act of 2013. Existing law provides that funds appropriated by the Legislature to the California Health Facilities Financing Authority and the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission for the purposes of the act be made available to selected counties or counties acting jointly, except as otherwise provided, and used to provide, among other things, a complete continuum of crisis services for children and youth 21 years of age and under regardless of where they live in the state. The act requires the commission to allocate funds to triage personnel, as specified. This bill would require the commission, when making these funds available on and after July 1, 2021, to allocate at least 12 of those funds to local educational agency and mental health partnerships, as specified. The bill would require this funding to be made available to support prevention, early intervention, and direct services, as determined by the commission. The bill would require the commission, in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to consider specified criteria when determining grant recipients. The bill would require the commission to provide a status report to the fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature, as specified, no later than March 1, 2022.
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Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to supervise the maintenance and operation of dams and reservoirs as necessary to safeguard life and property. Existing law requires the department to perform various flood control activities throughout the state. Existing law establishes the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and authorizes the board to engage in various flood control activities along the Sacramento River, the San Joaquin River, their tributaries, and related areas. Existing law also authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to appropriate and spend money from the general fund of the county for specified flood control purposes in connection with streams or rivers in the county. This bill would require the Office of Planning and Research to develop a joint multiagency preapplication for supplemental consultation and a model fee-for-service agreement, in consultation with a state agency with the power to issue a permit that would authorize a dam safety project or authorize a flood risk reduction project and any interested potential project applicants. The bill would authorize a project applicant to complete a joint multiagency preapplication and submit the preapplication to each state agency named in the preapplication at any time. The bill would require the submission to cause, as appropriate for the proposed project and as specified in the preapplication, a state agency to identify how the requested supplemental consultation will be provided. The bill would require supplemental consultation to occur at least once per quarter, except that supplemental consultation would not occur until a written fee-for-service agreement is entered into. The bill would authorize the establishment and collection of fees payable by a project applicant submitting a preapplication as reimbursement to cover specified reasonable costs, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would authorize and encourage certain federal agencies to provide supplemental consultation for those projects.
Existing law establishes various programs, including, among others, the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program, homeless youth emergency service pilot projects, and Housing First and the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council, to provide assistance to homeless persons. Existing law establishes the council to oversee the implementation of the Housing First guidelines and regulations, and, among other things, identify resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California. This bill would require the council to assume additional responsibilities, including setting specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among youth in the state and defining outcome measures and gathering data related to those goals. The bill would also require the council, in order to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness, to coordinate with certain stakeholders and, to the extent that funding is made available, provide technical assistance and program development support.
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law provides that federally qualified health center (FQHC) services and rural health clinic (RHC) services, as defined, are covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program, to be reimbursed, to the extent that federal financial participation is obtained, to providers on a per-visit basis. "Visit" is defined as a face-to-face encounter between a patient of an FQHC or RHC and specified health care professionals, including a physician. Under existing law, "physician," for these purposes, includes, but is not limited to, a physician and surgeon, an osteopath, and a podiatrist. This bill would authorize reimbursement for a maximum of 2 visits taking place on the same day at a single location if after the first visit the patient suffers illness or injury requiring additional diagnosis or treatment, or if the patient has a medical visit and a mental health visit or a dental visit, as defined. The bill would authorize an FQHC or RHC that currently includes the cost of a medical visit and a mental health visit that take place on the same day at a single location as a single visit for purposes of establishing the FQHC's or RHC's rate to apply for an adjustment to its per-visit rate, and after the department has approved that rate adjustment, to bill a medical visit and a mental health visit that take place on the same day at a single location as separate visits, in accordance with the bill. Implementation of these provisions would be contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act and the availability of federal financial participation. This bill would also make an FQHC or RHC visit to a licensed acupuncturist reimbursable on a per-visit basis. The bill would require the department, by January 1, 2020, to submit a state plan amendment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reflect certain changes described in the bill, and to seek necessary federal approvals. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 14132.100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 2428 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2428 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
(1) Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority with specified powers and duties relative to the development and implementation of a high-speed train system, including the acquisition of rights-of-way through purchase and eminent domain. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, approved by the voters at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in bonds for high-speed rail train capital projects and other associated purposes. The California Constitution permits the taking of private property for public use only when just compensation is paid. The Eminent Domain Law prescribes the procedures for the exercise of that constitutionally authorized power. Under that law, a public entity may not commence an eminent domain proceeding until its governing body has adopted a resolution of necessity that meets specified requirements. Existing law defines "governing body" for these purposes with respect to various state and local public entities. This bill would specify that the State Public Works Board is the "governing body" for these purposes for a taking by the High-Speed Rail Authority. (2) Existing law generally requires the approval of the Director of Finance before the state may accept a gift or dedication of personal or real property and the approval of the Director of General Services before a state agency may acquire, hire, dispose, or let real property in fee or in a lesser interest. Existing law specifies that those provisions do not apply in certain circumstances, including the acquisition or hiring of real property by the Department of Transportation. This bill would enact similar exceptions relative to property obtained for high-speed rail purposes by the High-Speed Rail Authority. The bill would make various additional conforming changes. (3) Existing law, except as specified, prohibits the expenditure of funds for capital outlay by any state agency until the Department of Finance and the State Public Works Board have approved preliminary plans for the project to be funded from a capital outlay appropriation. Existing law authorizes the State Public Works Board to augment a major project of up to 20% of the total capital outlay appropriations for the project, as provided, but also authorizes the Department of Finance to change the administratively or legislatively approved scope for major capital outlay projects. Under existing law, these provisions do not limit or control the Department of Transportation or the California Exposition and State Fair in the expenditure of all funds appropriated to those entities for capital outlay purposes. This bill would additionally state that these provisions do not limit or control the High-Speed Rail Authority in the expenditure of all funds appropriated to the authority for capital outlay purposes. (4) Existing law requires that any acquisition of land or other real property authorized in any appropriation be subject to the Property Acquisition Law, except for an appropriation from the California Water Fund or an appropriation to the Department of Transportation for capital outlay purposes. This bill would additionally exempt from this requirement an appropriation to the High-Speed Rail Authority for capital outlay purposes. (5) The Property Acquisition Law requires that all land and other real property to be acquired by or for any state agency, with specified exceptions, be acquired by the State Public Works Board in accordance with that law, except for land and other real property to be acquired by or for specified agencies. That law specifies that, with certain exceptions, the State Public Works Board is the only state agency that may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property needed by any state agency for any state purpose or function. This bill would exempt land and other real property acquired by or for, and the exercise of the power of eminent domain by, the High-Speed Rail Authority from these provisions. (6) Under the State Contract Act, projects that are not under the jurisdiction of specified departments are under the charge and control of the Department of General Services. This bill would add the High-Speed Rail Authority as an agency whose projects are not under the charge and control of the Department of General Services. (7) Existing property tax law requires a county assessor to disclose information, furnish abstracts, or permit access to all records in his or her office to specified state and local public entities. Whenever the assessor discloses information, furnishes abstracts, or permits access to records in his or her office to staff appraisers of specified state agencies, existing property tax law requires those agencies to reimburse the assessor for any cost incurred. This bill would additionally require the county assessor to disclose information, furnish abstracts, or permit access to records in his or her office to the High-Speed Rail Authority and require the authority to reimburse the assessor for costs. By adding to the duties of county assessors, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (8) This bill would require the High-Speed Rail Authority to submit a report to specified committees of the Legislature on or before January 1, 2020, detailing how the provisions of this bill have affected the authority's property acquisition process. (9) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 408 of the Revenue and Taxation Code proposed by AB 2425 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2425 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (10) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law requires the Chair of the California Transportation Commission to create a Road Usage Charge (RUC) Technical Advisory Committee in consultation with the Secretary of the Transportation Agency. Under existing law, the purpose of the technical advisory committee is to guide the development and evaluation of a pilot program to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue collection as an alternative to the gas tax system. Existing law requires the technical advisory committee to study RUC alternatives to the gas tax, gather public comment on issues and concerns related to the pilot program, and to make recommendations to the Secretary of the Transportation Agency on the design of a pilot program, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2019. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2023. The bill would, in addition, require the technical advisory committee to continue to assess the potential for mechanisms, including, but not limited to, a mileage-based revenue collection system, to use as alternative methods to the existing gas tax system for generating the revenue necessary to maintain and operate the state's transportation system. The bill would, instead, require the committee to gather public comment related to the assessment of those mechanisms.
Existing law establishes the Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC) program, under which counties provide payments to foster care providers on behalf of qualified children in foster care. In order to be eligible for AFDC-FC, existing law requires, in pertinent part, a child to be placed in one of several specified placements. Existing law sets forth the rights of a minor in foster care, including, among other rights, the right to be involved in the development of and to review his or her own case plan and plan for permanent placement, and, if he or she is 12 years of age or older and in a permanent placement, the right to receive information about his or her out-of-home placement and case plan, including the right to be told of changes to the plan. Existing law establishes the Office of the State Foster Care Ombudsperson as an autonomous entity within the State Department of Social Services for the purpose of providing children who are placed in foster care with a means to resolve issues related to their care, placement, or services. Existing law requires the office to investigate and attempt to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of children placed in foster care, that relate to their care, placement, or services. This bill would require, prior to making a change in the placement of a dependent child, a social worker or placing agency to develop and implement a placement preservation strategy to preserve the dependent child's placement, and if a placement change is necessary, would further require a social worker or placing agency to provide 14 days prior notice of the change, as specified. The bill would prohibit placement changes from occurring during specified hours, except as specified. The bill would, if a complaint alleging that a placement change occurred in violation of these requirements is made to the Office of the State Foster Care Ombudsperson and that complaint is investigated, require the office to provide the findings of the investigation to the county child welfare director, or his or her designee, for the purposes of training, technical assistance, and quality improvement. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature with regard to these provisions and would make certain findings and declarations. By increasing the duties of county social workers and placing agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law establishes the California Housing Finance Agency, within the Department of Housing and Community Development, with a primary purpose of meeting the housing needs of persons and families of low or moderate income. Existing law, among other officers within the agency, provides for a director of enterprise risk management and compliance with specified duties related to the development of new programs or changes to existing law or regulations that may result in new or increased risk to the agency. Existing law requires that the board of directors of the agency establish the compensation of key exempt management positions in the agency's annual budget, as provided. This bill, with respect to the compensation of those key exempt management positions, would include the director of enterprise risk management and compliance and the risk manager among those positions, and would delete obsolete references.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law requires the board of governors to appoint a chief executive officer, to be known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Existing law establishes community college districts, administered by governing boards, throughout the state, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction to students at the community college campuses maintained by the districts. Existing law requires community colleges to offer instruction through the 2nd year of college and authorizes community colleges to grant associate degrees in arts and science. In addition, existing law authorizes the board of governors, in consultation with the California State University and the University of California, to establish a statewide baccalaureate degree pilot program at not more than 15 community college districts, with one baccalaureate degree program each, to be determined by the chancellor and approved by the board of governors. Existing law requires a student participating in a baccalaureate degree pilot program to complete his or her degree by the end of the 2022–23 academic year. Existing law requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to conduct and report to the Legislature and the Governor the results of a final evaluation of the pilot program, as specified, on or before July 1, 2022. Existing law makes the authorization to establish pilot baccalaureate degree programs inoperative on July 1, 2023, and repeals the authorization on January 1, 2024. This bill would require that a student participating in a baccalaureate degree pilot program commence his or her degree program by the beginning of the 2022–23 academic year. The bill would instead require the Legislative Analyst's Office to report the results of the final evaluation of the pilot program on or before July 1, 2021. The bill would extend the inoperative and repeal dates for the authorization to establish pilot baccalaureate degree programs by 3 years.
Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the State Air Resources Board as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation. Existing law continuously appropriates specified portions of the annual proceeds in the fund to various programs, including 5% for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, administered by the Department of Transportation, which provides operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility. Existing law requires, for recipient transit agencies whose service areas include disadvantaged communities, as specified, that those recipient transit agencies expend at least 50% of the total moneys they received as part of the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program on projects or services that meet specified requirements and benefit those disadvantaged communities. This bill would waive the above requirement if the recipient transit agencies expend the funding provided on certain transit activities.