BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 6, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
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2279 (Cooley) - As Introduced February 18, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill requires the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
to annually compile county revenue and expenditure information
related to the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) based on the
existing annual Mental Health Services Act Revenue and
Expenditure Report (MHSA Report) submitted by each county.
FISCAL EFFECT:
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Costs to DHCS are expected to be minor and absorbable.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. According to the author, counties are required to
report information to DHCS annually about local programs,
expenditure plans and how MHSA funds were spent. The current
information does not provide a complete statewide financial
picture of MHSA revenue and expenditures.
2)Background. Proposition 63 (the MHSA) was passed by voters in
November 2004. The MHSA imposes a 1% income tax on personal
income in excess of $1 million and creates a Mental Health
Services Oversight and Accountability Commission charged with
overseeing the implementation of MHSA. The 2016-17 Governor's
Budget projects $2 billion in MHSA revenues annually for
2015-16 and 2016-17. The MHSA addresses a broad continuum of
prevention, early intervention and service needs as well as
provided funding for infrastructure, technology and training
needs for the community mental health system. Current law
requires counties to submit certain reports about expenditures
through MHSA.
Analysis Prepared by:Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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