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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 2279 (Cooley) - Mental Health Services Act:  county-by-county  
          spending reports
          
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          |Version: June 13, 2016          |Policy Vote: HEALTH 9 - 0       |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016   |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy    |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016






          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 2279 would require the Department of Health Care  
          Services to collect and publicly report specified information  
          regarding Mental Health Services Act revenues and expenditures  
          made by counties.


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  Ongoing costs of $240,000 per year to compile  
          information submitted by counties, create comparisons of  
          county-by-county expenditures, and develop the required reports  
          by the Department of Health Care Services (Mental Health  
          Services Act Fund).







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          Author  
          Amendments:  Amend the bill to avoid chaptering out changes made  
          in a recently enacted budget trailer bill.


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