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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 823
Author: Dickinson (D), et al.
Amended: 6/13/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE : 4-3, 7/5/11
AYES: Liu, Hancock, Wright, Yee
NOES: Emmerson, Berryhill, Strickland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 5-2, 8/16/12
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Lieu, Price, Steinberg
NOES: Walters, Dutton
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 52-24, 6/1/11 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : California Childrens Coordinating Council
SOURCE : Children Now
DIGEST : This bill establishes the California Childrens
Coordinating Council to serve, until January 1, 2019, as an
advisory body responsible for improving the collaboration
among agencies that provide services to the children and
youth of the state, as specified; provides that the council
shall be comprised of, among others, the Superintendent of
Public Instruction (SPI), the Secretary of the Health and
Human Services Agency (HHSA), the Chief Justice of
California, or his/her designee, the Attorney General, and
the heads of various specified state agencies; requires the
Council to provide recommendations to the Governor and the
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Legislature every odd-numbered year; becomes operative upon
a determination by the Department of Finance (DOF) and the
Secretary of the HHSA that sufficient federal or private
funds are available; and makes various legislative findings
and declarations.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Establishes the CDE, the HHSA, the California Supreme
Court, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
(CDCR), the Department of Social Services, Department of
Health Care Services, Department of Public Health,
Department of Mental Health, Department of Alcohol and
Drug Programs, Department of Developmental Services, and
Department of Child Support Services.
2. Establishes the constitutional offices of the SPI,
elected every four years, and the chief justice of the
California Supreme Court, appointed by the Governor for
a 12-year term.
3. Establishes the office of the Secretary of CDCR and the
Secretary of the HHSA.
4. Provides, in the California Constitution, that statute
may provide authority to the Governor to assign and
reorganize functions among executive officers and
agencies and their employees, other than elective
officers and agencies administered by elective officers.
5. Establishes a state board of education as the governing
and policy-making body of the CDE.
6. Establishes a child welfare council, chaired by the
chief justice of the California Supreme Court and the
Secretary of the HHSA, to consider recommendations to
improve child and youth outcomes through increased
collaboration and coordination among the programs,
services, and processes administered by the multiple
agencies and courts that serve children and youth in
California's child welfare system. (Welfare and
Institutions Code Sections 16540-16545)
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7. Establishes a child development advisory committee to
advise the Legislature, the Governor, and the SPI on
policies and programs for children birth through school
age. (Education Code Section 8286)
This bill establishes the Children's Cabinet within state
government serving as an advisory body to improve
collaboration among agencies serving children and youth in
California. It provides that the Cabinet be co-chaired by
the SPI and the Secretary of the HHSA, and consist of 13
other members, including the chief justice (or designee),
the Secretary of CDCR (or designee), the directors of the
departments of social services, health care services,
public health, mental health, alcohol and drug programs,
developmental services, and child support services, two
members of the Assembly (appointed by the Speaker) and two
members of the Senate (appointed by the President pro
Tempore), as well as additional members that the Governor
may choose to appoint. None of the members will receive
compensation, but this bill explicitly states that they may
be reimbursed for "travel and related expenses."
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee,
hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, to staff the
Council, depending on the scope of its activities.
Substantial workload to convene the Council. Significant
cost pressure to conduct the permitted BSA audit. This
bill is likely to result in General Fund pressure to
begin activities related to the Cabinet before federal or
private funding is received; otherwise, it will be very
difficult for the DOF to decide what constitutes a
sufficient level of funding.
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/20/12)
Children Now (source)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees American Academy of Pediatrics
ASPIRAnet
Atwater Policy Activities League
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Bay Area Council
California Alternative Payment Program Association
California Children's Health Initiative
California Children's Hospital Association
California Coalition for Youth
California Correctional Peace Officers Association
California School Health Centers Association
California School Nurses Association
California State Association of Counties
California State PTA
Child Abuse Prevention Center
Children's Defense Fund California
Children's Partnership
Community Social Model Advocates, Inc.
Family Paths, Inc.
Family Violence Law Center
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California
First 5, Los Angeles
First 5, Santa Clara County
Judicial Option.Com
Link to Children
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Marin Community Clinics
Marin County Office of Education
Marin Kids
Merced County Local Child Care and Development
Merced County Office of Education
Mission Focused Solutions
North Regional SELPA Planning Council
Plumas Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children
Professional Association for Childhood Education
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Yolo County Children's Alliance and Child Abuse Prevention
Council
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The author's office believes that
the state's budget crisis and the effort to realign some
state and county services demands improved coordination to
ensure efficient and effective delivery of services,
elimination of duplicate efforts, maximizing federal funds,
establishing priorities, and using outcome measures for
children.
The author's office states that 18 states, including
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Florida, Maine, Rhode Island, and West Virginia, have
children's cabinets.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 52-24, 6/1/11
AYES: Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Block,
Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan,
Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Cedillo,
Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes,
Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hall, Hayashi, Roger
Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Lara, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Norby, Pan,
Perea, Portantino, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torres,
Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NOES: Achadjian, Bill Berryhill, Conway, Cook, Donnelly,
Fletcher, Beth Gaines, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Harkey,
Jones, Knight, Logue, Mansoor, Miller, Morrell, Nestande,
Nielsen, Olsen, Silva, Smyth, Valadao, Wagner
NO VOTE RECORDED: Garrick, Gorell, Jeffries, V. Manuel
P�rez
CTW:m 8/20/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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