Bill Text: CA AB1685 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1685 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Children’s mental health.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - Died at Desk. [AB1685 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB1685-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1685

Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein

February 17, 2017

An act to amend Section 5878.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1685, as introduced, Maienschein. Children’s mental health.

Existing law, the Children’s Mental Health Services Act, establishes an interagency system of care for children with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances that provides comprehensive, coordinated care. Existing law states that the programs are intended to ensure services will be provided to severely mentally ill children and that they be part of the children’s system of care.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 5878.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:

5878.1.

(a) It is the intent of this article to establish programs that ensure services will be provided to severely mentally ill ~~children~~ children, as defined in Section ~~5878.2~~ 5878.2, and that they be part of the children’s system of care established pursuant to this part. It is the intent of this act that services provided under this chapter to severely mentally ill children are accountable, developed in partnership with youth and their families, culturally competent, and individualized to the strengths and needs of each child and his or her family.

(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize any services to be provided to a minor without the consent of the child’s parent or legal guardian beyond those already authorized by existing statute.