BILL NUMBER: SB 2098	CHAPTERED  09/26/00

	CHAPTER   659
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 24, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 31, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 30, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 29, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 23, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 3, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 24, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hayden

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2000

   An act to add Sections 1077, 1078, and 1755.4 to the Welfare and
Institutions Code, relating to the Department of the Youth Authority.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 2098, Hayden.  Department of the Youth Authority:  mental
health.
   Existing law authorizes the Department of the Youth Authority to
appoint all employees required at institutions under the department's
jurisdiction.
   This bill would require any psychologist employed by, or under
contract with, the department to be licensed to practice in this
state.  The bill would provide an exemption, however, from the
licensing requirement for psychologists employed by the department on
July 1, 1999, provided that their continued employment with the
department does not change in regard to class, and would waive the
licensing requirement in order for a person to gain qualifying
expertise for licensure as a psychologist in this state.
   Existing law authorizes the performance of necessary medical,
surgical, or dental services for persons under the jurisdiction of
the Department of the Youth Authority.
   This bill would require the State Department of Mental Health to
establish, by a specified date, standards and guidelines for the
administration of psychotropic medications to those persons in a
manner that protects their well-being.  The bill would require the
Department of the Youth Authority, in consultation with the State
Department of Mental Health, to the extent that funding is available,
to develop training in the treatment of children and adolescents in
mental health disorders and training for all appropriate mental
health professionals.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 1077 is added to the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:
   1077.  (a) Any psychologist employed by or who contracts with the
Department of the Youth Authority to provide services to wards under
the jurisdiction of the department shall be licensed to practice in
this state.
   (b) Any psychologist employed by the department on July 1, 1999,
shall be exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a), as long as
he or she continues employment with the department in the same class.

   (c) The requirements of subdivision (a) may be waived in order for
a person to gain qualifying expertise for licensure as a
psychologist in this state in accordance with Section 1277 of the
Health and Safety Code.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1078 is added to the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:
   1078.  To the extent that funding is available, the department, in
consultation with the State Department of Mental Health, shall
develop training in the treatment of children and adolescents for
mental health disorders and shall provide training to all appropriate
mental health professionals.
  SEC. 3.  Section 17554 is added to the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:
   1755.4.  The Department of the Youth Authority, in consultation
with the State Department of Mental Health shall establish, by
regulations adopted at the earliest possible date, but no later than
December 31, 2001, standards and guidelines for the administration of
psychotropic medications to any person under the jurisdiction of the
Department of the Youth Authority, in a manner that protects the
health and short- and long-term well-being of those persons.  The
standards and guidelines adopted pursuant to this section shall be
consistent with the due process requirements set forth in Section
2600 of the Penal Code.