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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 100
Author: Assembly Budget Committee
Amended: 3/14/11 in Senate
Vote: 27 - Urgency
PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT
SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE : 11-5, 03/16/11
AYES: Leno, Alquist, DeSaulnier, Evans, Liu, Lowenthal,
Rubio, Simitian, Wright, Hancock, Wolk
NOES: Huff, Emmerson, Fuller, Anderson, La Malfa
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 57-16, 03/16/11 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Budget Act of 2011: Mental Health Services Act
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill makes necessary changes to enact the
Budget Bill for 2011-12 related to the Mental Health
Services Act (MHSA).
Senate Floor Amendments of 3/14/11 delete the prior version
of the bill and insert the current language regarding the
MHSA.
ANALYSIS : This bill makes the following key changes:
State Administrative Cap and Conforming Administrative
Changes. This bill changes the percentage amount available
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from revenues deposited into the Mental Health Services Act
Fund for State Administration from the existing 5 percent
to 3.5 percent. The Budget Bill appropriates about $22
million (Mental Health Services Act Funds) across several
state entities, including the Department of Mental Health,
the State Department of Education, Community College
Chancellor's office, and the MHSA Oversight and
Accountability Commission (OAC) for state administrative
purposes. This appropriation level is below the revised
3.5 percent cap.
This bill also (1) eliminates the State Department of
Mental Health from reviewing County Plans; and (2)
eliminates OAC from reviewing County Plans.
Legislative Intent and Transitional Use of $861 million for
General Fund. This bill contains declarations and findings
of the Legislature, including the following:
The Legislature declares that the statutory changes
in this act are consistent with, and further the
intent of, the Mental Health Services Act. These
specified changes are necessary to adequately fund
essential mental health services that would otherwise
be significantly and substantially reduced or
eliminated absent this temporary funding support.
It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure
continued state oversight and accountability of the
Mental Health Services Act. In eliminating state
approval of county mental health programs, the
Legislature expects the state, in consultation with
the Mental Health Services Oversight and
Accountability Commission to establish a more
effective means of ensuring that county performance
complies with the Mental Health Services Act.
This bill modifies as specified for the 2011-12 fiscal year
only, due to the State's fiscal crisis and the inability of
General Fund revenues to sufficiently fund many existing
mental health programs, and the viability of using revenues
generated from the Local Revenue Fund 2011 in the State
Treasury, the use of Mental Health Services Act funds to
support the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and
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Treatment (EPSDT) Program, Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health
Managed Care, and mental health services provided to
special education students.
This bill provides that for 2011-12, MHSA Funds shall be
allocated by the state in the following manner:
Commencing July 1, 2011, $183.6 million (MHSA
Funds) shall be distributed to counties based on a
formula as specified to fund the 2011-12 General Fund
obligation for Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health
Managed Care.
Commencing July 1, 2011, $98.568 million (MHSA
Funds) shall be distributed to counties based on a
formula as specified to fund the 2011-12 General Fund
obligation for mental health services provided to
special education students.
Fifty percent of the 2011-12 MHSA component
allocations consistent with Sections 5847 and 5891,
not to exceed $488 million, shall be distributed to
counties beginning August 1, 2011.
Revenues of $579 million (MHSA Funds) shall be
distributed to counties as specified on a quarterly
basis for the EPSDT Program.
Remaining 2011-12 MHSA component allocations
consistent with Sections 5847 and 5891, shall begin no
later than April 30, 2012.
This bill specifies that the $861 million in MHSA Funds
provided for these programs in 2011-12 is not subject to
repayment. This distribution becomes inoperative on July
1, 2012.
This bill also specifies that beginning July 1, 2012, on or
before the 15th of each month, the Controller shall
distribute to each Local Mental Health Services Fund
established by counties pursuant to the MHSA Act, all
unexpended and unreserved funds on deposit as of the last
day of the prior month in the MHSA Fund.
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FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Block,
Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan,
Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Cedillo,
Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes,
Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hall, Hayashi, Roger
Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Lara, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Nestande,
Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez,
Portantino, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres,
Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez
NOES: Achadjian, Bill Berryhill, Conway, Cook, Garrick,
Hagman, Halderman, Harkey, Jeffries, Knight, Logue,
Mansoor, Miller, Morrell, Valadao, Wagner
NO VOTE RECORDED: Donnelly, Fletcher, Gorell, Grove,
Jones, Silva, Vacancy
CTW:nl 3/17/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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