BILL NUMBER: AB 2483	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chan

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2004

   An act relating to substance abuse.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2483, as introduced, Chan.  Adolescent alcohol and substance
abuse care.
   Existing law requires the State Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs to implement programs related to the use of alcohol and
drugs, including the licensure of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery
or treatment facilities serving adults.
   This bill would state the Legislature's intent to enact
legislation that would require all counties to develop an annual plan
to develop an evidence-based methodology, which meets specified
requirements, to provide services to adolescents with alcohol and
other drug-related problems.
   Vote:  majority.  Appropriation:  no.  Fiscal committee:  no.
State-mandated local program:  no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that will require all counties to develop an annual plan
to ensure an evidence-based methodology to provide services to
adolescents with alcohol and other drug-related problems that meets
all of the following requirements:
   (a) The plan outlines existing county services for adolescents
with alcohol and other drug-related problems, identifies service
gaps, and sets goals and identifies solutions to ensure that those
service gaps will be filled.
   (b) The plan requires the county to establish a coalition, under
the direction and supervision of an adolescent substance abuse expert
appointed by the county's board of supervisors, that is vested with
the authority to define the primary components necessary for an
effective continuum of care and services for adolescents with alcohol
and other drug-related problems.
   (c) The plan requires the coalition to be comprised of
representatives from all entities that receive public funds for youth
services, including, but not limited to, mental health programs,
substance abuse programs, probation offices, school districts, public
health programs, substance abuse treatment providers, social
services programs, law enforcement agencies, and juvenile justice
judges.
   (d) The plan is required to be approved annually by the county
board of supervisors.