CA SB 551

Title: Mental health boards.
Author: Anthony J. Portantino Jr.

Summary
SB 551, as amended, Portantino. Mental health boards. Existing law, the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act, contains provisions governing the operation and financing of community mental health services in every county through locally administered and locally controlled community mental health programs. Existing law requires each community mental health service to have a mental health board, as specified. Existing law encourages counties to appoint members of the community who represent specific groups, including county offices of education and hospitals. Existing law requires a member of the board to abstain from voting on any issue in which the member has a financial interest.This bill would require one member of a mental health board’s membership to be employed by a local educational agency, and at least one member to be an individual who is 25 years of age or younger in counties with a mental health board membership of 5 to 8 members. The bill would require 2 members of the board to be employed by a local educational agency and at least 2 members to be 25 years of age or younger in counties with a mental health board membership of 9 to 15 members. The bill would require at least 2 members of the board to be employed by a local educational agency and at least two members to be 25 years of age or younger in counties with a mental health board membership of 16 or more members. The bill would require counties to give a strong preference to appointing members of the board who have experience providing mental health services to students. The bill would state that the intent of the Legislature is for youth appointments to a mental health board to address or prevent health and mental health disparities or inequities through representation of vulnerable, underserved, and marginalized communities. The bill would also authorize a person to represent more than one membership type on a mental health board. The bill would delete county offices of education from the list of representatives from which counties are encouraged to appoint board members. The bill would prohibit more than 49% of the members of a county’s mental health board from owning or operating an organization or business that financially benefits from a proposed or adopted Mental Health Services Act plan. By placing a new requirement on counties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Status
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Blanca Rubio.

Bill Documents
CA SB 551 - 02/12/24 - Amended Assembly

CA SB 551 - 01/29/24 - Amended Assembly

CA SB 551 - 06/15/23 - Amended Assembly

CA SB 551 - 05/01/23 - Amended Senate

CA SB 551 - 02/15/23 - Introduced

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