BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 75 (Budget Committee)
As Amended June 10, 2013
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect
Immediately
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(May 13, 2013) |SENATE: |38-0 | |
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(vote not relevant)
Original Committee Reference: BUDGET
SUMMARY : Contains necessary statutory and technical changes to
implement the Budget Act of 2013 related to Alcohol and Drug
Programs.
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill,
and instead:
1)Provide for statutory changes necessary to eliminate the
Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (DADP) and
transfer its programs and functions to other departments in
state government and makes various technical conforming
changes.
2)State that it is the intent of the Legislature that substance
use disorder programs within the DHCS, and the Office of
Problem Gambling within the DPH, have input in policy
decisions at the both department and agency level and continue
to utilize system stakeholders for input on public policy
issues.
3)State that it is the intent of the Legislature that the
impacts of these programmatic transitions are identified and
evaluated.
4)Require by April 1, 2014, and March 1 annually thereafter,
that DHCS and the DPH to report to the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee and the appropriate budget subcommittees and
policy committees of the Legislature, and to publicly post the
report on their Web site, using baseline measurements to
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assess year-over-year changes that demonstrate how and why
service delivery was improved, or otherwise changed as a
result of this transition.
5)Require, by November 1, 2013, the DHCS and the DPH to consult
with legislative staff and system stakeholders to develop a
reporting format.
6)Sunset the reporting requirement as of January 1, 2019.
7)Appropriate $2,004,000 from the federal trust fund to the
Department of Health Care Services for mental health programs.
This is a technical adjustment to align federal fund
authority for mental health services grants with the actual
amount of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant received.
8)Contain an appropriation allowing this bill to take effect
immediately upon enactment.
Analysis Prepared by : Nicole Vazquez / BUDGET / (916)
319-2099FN: 0001176