BILL ANALYSIS �
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 82 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee)
As Amended June 12, 2013
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect
Immediately
SENATE VOTE :Vote not relevant
SUMMARY : Establishes the Investment in Mental Health Wellness
Act of 2013. Specifically, this bill :
1)Makes various findings and declarations regarding the need for
a renewed investment in community-based mental health
treatment options. This bill establishes the Investment in
Mental Health Wellness Act of 2013 and states the objectives
of this act.
2)Authorizes the California Health Facilities Financing
Authority (CHFFA) to administer a competitive selection
process for capital capacity and program expansion to increase
capacity for mobile crisis support, crisis intervention,
crisis stabilization services, crisis residential treatment,
and specified personnel resources. These funds shall be made
available to selected counties, or counties acting jointly.
CHFFA may also give consideration to private nonprofit
corporations and public agencies in an area or region of the
state if a county, or counties acting jointly, affirmatively
supports this designation and collaboration in lieu of county
government directly receiving the funds.
3)Requires CHFFA to develop a process to award these grants
after consulting with representatives and interested
stakeholders from the mental health community. Requires CHFFA
to ensure that grants result in a cost-effective expansion of
the number of community-based crisis resources in regions and
communities selected for funding. The 2013-14 Budget provides
one-time $142 million General Fund for these purposes.
4)Implements a process by which the Mental Health Services
Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) can allocate
funding based upon requests for application of need and
description of deployment of triage personnel to assist
individuals in gaining access to needed services, including
medical, mental health, substance use disorder assistance and
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other community services. Requires that these funds be made
available to selected counties, counties acting jointly, or
city mental health departments, as determined by the
commission through a selection process. The 2013-14 Budget
provides $54 million ($32 million Mental Health Services Act
(MHSA) State Administrative Funds and $22 federal funds) for
this purpose. This funding is ongoing.
5)Requires CHFFA to submit to the Legislature on or before May
1, 2014, and on or before May 1, 2015, a report on the
progress of the implementation of the grant programs. These
reports shall include at least a description of the project
awarded funding, the amount of each grant issued, a
description of other sources of funding for the project, and a
description of project operation and implementation, including
who is being served.
6)Requires the MHSOAC to provide a status report to the
Legislature on the progress of implementing the triage
personnel allocation process by March 1, 2014.
7)Restores the MHSA state administrative fund percentage from
the current 3.5% to the voter approved Proposition 63 level of
5% to fund key regional concerns, which have statewide
significance.
8)Appropriates $500,000 to CHFFA to implement the grant programs
to support the development, capital, equipment acquisition,
and applicable program startup or expansion costs to increase
capacity for client assistance and services for individuals
with mental health disorders.
9)Contain an appropriation allowing this bill to take effect
immediately upon enactment.
COMMENT : This bill is a budget trailer bill within the overall
2013-14 budget package to implement actions taken affecting the
CHFFA, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability
Commission, and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
Development.
Analysis prepared by : Andrea Margolis / BUDGET / (916)
319-2099
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