Amended in Assembly March 18, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1915

Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago

February 11, 2016

An act begin insert to add and repeal Section 11760.7 of the Health and Safety Code, end insert relating to begin delete housing. end delete begin insert public social services, and making an appropriation therefor. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1915, as amended, Santiago. begin delete Homelessness: affordable housing. end delete begin insert Alcohol and drug programs: facility expansion. end insert

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Under existing law, the State Department of Health Care Services is responsible for administering state alcohol and drug programs by, among other things, providing funds to counties for the planning and implementation of local programs to alleviate problems related to alcohol and other drug use and reviewing and executing contracts for drug and alcohol services submitted for state or federal funds allocated or administered by the department.

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This bill would, until December 31, 2018, authorize the department to establish a program for the purpose of making grants or loans to residential treatment centers that are expanding services or to substance use disorder treatment service facilities that are expanding to provide residential treatment services, as specified. The bill would establish the Residential Treatment Facility Expansion Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, as specified, and would transfer $120,000,000 from the General Fund to the Residential Treatment Facility Expansion Fund for the purpose of implementing the program. The bill would make related legislative findings and declarations. By creating a continuously appropriated fund and authorizing its expenditure, the bill would make an appropriation.

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Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, veteran housing, home ownership for very low and low-income households, and downpayment assistance for first-time homebuyers.

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This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce homelessness and increase the availability of affordable housing.

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Vote:  begin delete majority end delete begin insert ²⁄₃ end insert . Appropriation:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The Legislature finds and declares the
following: end insert

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(1) There are not enough available residential treatment
facilities throughout the state to meet the needs of persons suffering
from substance use disorders.

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(2) The state has an interest in increasing the availability of
residential treatment services to help ensure the state is making
progress in meeting the goals and terms of the Drug Medi-Cal
Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) demonstration waiver.

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(3) Staffing models and other requirements and the facility costs
of providing residential treatment services present challenges for
expanding capacity to deliver this level of care in the state.

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(4) Funds for capital investments in facility infrastructure and
equipment, including the purchase, implementation, and
maintenance of electronic health records systems, would enable
facilities to increase the number of residential treatment beds
within existing licensed and certified Drug Medi-Cal Treatment
Program facilities or for new residential treatment facilities.

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(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to help ensure that an
adequate substance abuse treatment provider network is available
to eligible beneficiaries for residential treatment services provided
under the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program as set forth in
Section 14021.35 and Article 3.2 (commencing with Section
14124.20) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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begin insert Section 11760.7 is added to the end insert begin insert Health and Safety
Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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begin insert 11760.7. end insert   

(a) The department shall establish a program for the
purpose of making grants or loans to residential treatment centers
that are expanding services or to substance use disorder treatment
facilities that are expanding to provide residential treatment
services. A loan or grant made pursuant to this section shall be
made only to a county or a private nonprofit organization that
operates a residential treatment center or a substance use disorder
treatment facility.

(b) The Residential Treatment Facility Expansion Fund is hereby
established in the State Treasury for the purpose of making grants
and loans pursuant to subdivision (a). Notwithstanding Section
13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the fund are
continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for the
purpose of carrying out the purposes of this section. All loan
payments received from previous loans and all future collections
shall be deposited in the Residential Treatment Facility Expansion
Fund. The Residential Treatment Facility Expansion Fund shall
be invested in the Pooled Money Investment Account. Interest
earned shall accrue to the Residential Treatment Facility
Expansion Fund and may be made available for future residential
treatment facility expansion loans or grants.

(c) The department may adopt regulations as are necessary to
implement this section.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

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begin insert SEC. 3. end insert   

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begin insert The sum of one hundred twenty million dollars
($120,000,000) is hereby transferred from the General Fund in
the State Treasury to the Residential Treatment Facility Expansion
Fund for the purpose of implementing Section 2 of this act. end insert

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would reduce homelessness and increase the
availability of affordable housing.

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