AB 2108, as introduced, Waldron. Human services: dispute resolution.
Existing law finds, among other things, that in contractual relationships between the California Health and Human Services Agency and other specified entities, problems arise under cooperative agreements that end in disputes. Existing law establishes a formal administrative appeal process available to private, nonprofit human service organizations seeking resolution of any dispute arising out of a direct service contract with the California Health and Human Services Agency or a component department of the agency, except as provided.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 38050 of the Health and Safety Code is
2amended to read:
The Legislature hereby finds that in a contractual
4relationship between thebegin delete Health and Welfareend deletebegin insert California Health
P2 1and Human Servicesend insert Agency, its component departments, and
2private, nonprofit human service organizations:
3(a) Problems arise under cooperative agreements that end in
4disputes.
5(b) The intent between the disputing parties is to resolve their
6controversy through an informal dispute process. The parties should
7set a goal of no more than 60 days from receipt of a complaint to
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resolution.
9(c) If the parties reach an impasse, then there should be a logical
10intermediate appeal authority as the next level in the appeal
11process.
12(d) In California, there exists no process between informal
13dispute resolution and judicial review that is availablebegin delete to andend deletebegin insert to,
14and thatend insert can properly address controversies between thebegin delete Health begin insert California Health and Human Servicesend insert Agency and
15and Welfareend delete
16human service organizations.
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