Bill Text: CA AB1098 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Substance use disorders: youth programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-08-30 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1098 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB1098-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Substance use disorders: youth programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-08-30 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1098 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB1098-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
| Assembly Bill | No. 1098 |
| Introduced by Assembly Members O'Donnell and Wood |
February 21, 2019 |
An act to add Division 10.4 (commencing with Section 11740) to the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance use disorders.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1098, as introduced, O'Donnell.
Substance use disorders: youth programs.
The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), an initiative statute approved by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, as Proposition 64, requires, among other things, the Controller, by July 15 of each fiscal year beginning in the 2018–19 fiscal year, to disburse 60% of the funds deposited in the California Cannabis Tax Fund during the prior fiscal year into the Youth Education, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment Account, to be disbursed to the State Department of Health Care Services for programs for youth that are designed to educate about and to prevent substance use disorders and to prevent harm from substance use.
AUMA requires the programs to emphasize accurate education, effective prevention, early intervention, school retention, and timely treatment services for youth, their families,
and their caregivers. AUMA requires the allocation of these funds to counties based on demonstrated need. AUMA requires the department to enter into interagency agreements with the State Department of Public Health and the State Department of Education to implement and administer these programs, and requires the departments to periodically evaluate the programs that they are funding to determine the effectiveness of the programs.
AUMA prohibits the Legislature, prior to July 1, 2028, from changing the allocations to the above-described programs. AUMA authorizes amendment of its provisions with a 2/3 vote of the Legislature to further the purposes and intent of AUMA.
This bill would set forth procedures for the implementation and administration of programs funded by the above-described account, including the identification of
targeted outcomes with unspecified metrics, the establishment of a technical advisory committee, required information to be provided by applicants for program funding, and progress reports to the Legislature.
The bill would require that an unspecified portion of funds be used to test innovative practices through pilot programs. The bill would set forth limitations on expenditures of funds at the state level and would require the development of a statewide workforce plan, as specified. The bill would require the interagency agreements established by the 3 departments to be regularly reevaluated and modified, as necessary, to ensure effective program administration.
This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of AUMA.
Digest Key
Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Division 10.4 (commencing with Section 11740) is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:DIVISION 10.4. Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Programs for Youth
11740.
The Legislature finds and declares that defining a framework for legislative and public oversight and accountability for the use of funds from the Youth Education, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment Account, created pursuant to Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, furthers the purposes and intent of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act, also known as Proposition 64 from 2016.11741.
For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:(a) Unless otherwise specified, “account” means the Youth Education, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment Account, created within the California Cannabis Tax Fund pursuant to Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(b) “Evidence-based program” means a program that has demonstrated positive effects for the intended outcome based on a rigorous evaluation.
(c) “Evidence-informed program” means a program likely to demonstrate positive effects for the intended outcome, based on evidence and pursuant to a plausible theory of action, and for which rigorous analyses
are lacking due to excessive difficulty or impracticability.
(d) “SUD” means substance use disorder.
(e) “TAC” means technical advisory committee.
(f) “Theory of action” means a theory that describes how and why an intervention is likely to influence an outcome.
(g) In a manner consistent with subdivision (f) of Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, “youth” means either of the following:
(1) An individual under 21 years of age.
(2) An individual under 26 years of age who is enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution, as defined in Section 66261.5 of the Education
Code.
11742.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that funds in the account be awarded, in a manner consistent with the requirements set forth in subdivision (f) of Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for programs targeted to achieve the outcomes described in subdivision (b), that are not demonstrated to be ineffective, and that meet either of the following criteria:(1) Is an evidence-based program.
(2) Is an evidence-informed program.
(b) Pursuant to the program purposes and allocation restrictions described in subdivisions (f) and (h), respectively, of Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, programmatic
expenditures from the account shall target all of the following outcomes:
(1) Reduction in substance use disorder (SUD) prevalence among youth statewide by ____ percent by the year ____.
(2) Reduction in mortality and morbidity associated with SUDs among youth statewide by ____ percent by the year ____.
(3) Improvement in measurable school outcomes, including increased graduation rates, reduced rates of suspension and expulsion, and increased school retention.
11743.
(a) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services, in collaboration with the State Department of Education and the State Department of Public Health, shall convene and consult with a technical advisory committee (TAC) to assist the three departments with designing a robust framework for data collection and program evaluation, identifying service needs and gaps, establishing standards for evaluating grant proposals, and facilitating departmental reporting.(2) The TAC shall be advisory and technical in nature, and shall not have authority to set or recommend goals or provide overall policy direction.
(b) (1) The TAC shall be comprised
of individuals with expertise in programs related to education, school retention, SUD prevention, early intervention, or treatment of SUDs among youth.
(2) A TAC member shall have expertise in at least one of the following:
(A) Data collection or analysis.
(B) Design and evaluation of public programs.
(C) Evaluation of grant proposals.
(3) TAC members shall serve without compensation. The State Department of Health Care Services may, upon appropriation, fund travel expenses incurred by TAC members as a result of participation in the TAC.
11744.
(a) No later than July 1, 2020, the State Department of Health Care Services, in collaboration with the State Department of Education and the State Department of Public Health, shall provide baseline measurements for the outcomes described in Section 11742.(b) In accordance with subparagraph (L) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no later than January 1, 2021, and at least annually thereafter, the State Department of Health Care Services shall provide to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, and shall make publicly available on the department’s internet website, a report detailing all of the following:
(1) Data measuring outcomes, as described in Section 11742, and year-over-year trend data that demonstrate the progress that has been attained in meeting target levels for each outcome.
(2) Budget information, including all of the following for the current, prior, and subsequent fiscal years:
(A) Funding allocated to address each outcome.
(B) Allocated funding, disaggregated by county or other geographic region and the basis for that allocation.
(C) Breakdown of funded entities by sector.
11745.
(a) The departments allocating funds from the account shall require applicants for funding to provide, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Information indicating which outcome is targeted by the program to be funded and the program’s expected impact on this outcome.
(2) Expected populations served.
(3) Plans for collaboration among local agencies.
(4) Evidence base that the program addresses one or more outcomes of interest.
(b) The departments shall provide a summary of the
information described in subdivision (a) for each funded program to the Legislature, upon request by the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that funds in the account allocated on or before January 1, 2021, be provided for a grant period not to exceed three years.
11746.
It is the intent of the Legislature that funds in the account allocated to youth education, prevention, early intervention, and SUD treatment will supplement, and not supplant, existing funding allocated to those efforts. In a manner consistent with subdivision (g) of Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, funds in the account may be used to facilitate access to, or to improve the quality of, existing programs, services, or benefits funded through existing funding streams.11747.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a portion of funds in the account, not less than ____ percent, in a manner consistent with subdivision (f) of Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, be used to test innovative practices for youth education, prevention, early intervention, and SUD treatment, including collaborative efforts at the local level, through pilot programs.(b) Pilot programs funded pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include a plan to conduct a robust evaluation, including a plan to collect and analyze data sufficient to measure the effectiveness of the program in addressing one or more outcomes described in Section 11742.
(c) Priority for pilot program
funding shall be given to proposals that are likely to demonstrate positive effects for the intended outcome, based on evidence and pursuant to a plausible theory of action, but which currently lack an evidence base, as well as those that include collaboration among local agencies.
11748.
(a) Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the State Department of Health Care Services shall, no later than July 1, 2020, enter into interagency agreements with the State Department of Education and the State Department of Public Health to implement and administer programs described in that paragraph in the areas of jurisdiction of each department.(b) The interagency agreements shall reflect the need to ensure that funds in the account are utilized to meet the full scope of the purposes of the account, including both school-based education and prevention efforts as well as community-based early intervention and treatment initiatives.
(c) The interagency agreements shall be regularly reevaluated and modified, as necessary, to ensure effective program administration.
11749.
(a) Expenditures of funds in the account at the state level, upon appropriation, shall be limited to the following:(1) Program administration by the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Education, and the State Department of Public Health, including implementation, evaluation, and oversight, subject to the maximum limit described in subparagraph (M) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(2) Statewide workforce planning and programs to enhance the number and training of providers of SUD treatment for youth.
(3) Provision of technical
assistance and professional development resources to support local agency efforts and collaborations.
(4) Public awareness campaigns.
(b) On or before January 1, 2021, the State Department of Health Care Services, in collaboration with the State Department of Education and the State Department of Public Health, shall develop a statewide workforce plan to address shortages in providers of SUD treatment for youth and the need for professional development for school-based personnel.
