Bill Text: CA AB2119 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mental health.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-29 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [AB2119 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2119-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2119

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Introduced by Assembly Member Weber

February 06, 2024

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An act to amend Section 4333.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2119, as introduced, Weber. State Department of State Hospitals.

Existing law establishes state hospitals for the care, treatment, and education of mentally disordered persons. These hospitals are under the jurisdiction of the State Department of State Hospitals, which is authorized by existing law to adopt regulations regarding the conduct and management of these facilities. Existing law requires the department to encourage counties to use state hospital facilities, in addition to utilizing state hospital beds pursuant to contract, for additional treatment programs through contracts, as specified.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 4333.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:

4333.5.

 (a) The State Department of State Hospitals shall encourage the counties to use state hospital facilities, in addition to utilizing state hospital beds pursuant to contract, for additional treatment programs through contracts, on either an individual county or regional basis.

(b) For purposes of contracts entered into through encouragement provided by the department the department’s encouragement pursuant to subdivision (a), costs shall be based on the actual costs to the state, and shall be prorated on an annual lease basis.