BILL ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 1766| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: AB 1766 Author: Gaines (R), et al Amended: 8/20/10 in Senate Vote: 21 PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT SUBJECT : Placer County Integrated Health and Human Services Pilot Program SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill extends the sunset date on Placer Countys integrated health and human services program from July 1, 2011, to July 1, 2016. Senate Floor Amendments of 8/20/10 delete the prior version of the bill relating to disaster assistance, as specified, for wildfires that began in Placer County, and, instead, extend the sunset for Placer County's integrated health and human services program. ANALYSIS : Existing law requires Placer County, upon approval of the county, and with the assistance of the appropriate state departments, to implement a pilot program for the funding and delivery of services and benefits through an integrated and comprehensive county health and human services system. Under existing law, these provisions become inoperative on July 1, 2011, and are CONTINUED AB 1766 Page 2 repealed on January 1, 2012. Comments This bill responds to the Governor's veto of AB 2039 (Logue), 2009-10 Session, which would have made permanent the authority for Placer County to operate its integrated health and human services program, which has been in pilot status since it was first authorized in 1996. The Governor's veto stated: "I do not believe it is appropriate to permanently extend this program without some ability to periodically evaluate its usefulness and effectiveness." The current program authority expires on July 1, 2011. As a result, the author has gutted and amended this bill, so that the program will have continued authority to operate until July 1, 2016. This bill, as amended, is the third five-year extension of Placer County's program authority. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No CTW:mw 8/22/10 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END ****