BILL NUMBER: AB 253	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Roger Hernández

                        FEBRUARY 9, 2015

   An act relating to mental health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 253, as introduced, Roger Hernández. Mental Health Services
Act.
   Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act, an initiative
measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the November 2,
2004, statewide general election, establishes the Mental Health
Services Fund to fund various county mental health programs, and
establishes the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability
Commission to oversee the administration of various parts of the act.

   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to ensure the appropriate oversight mechanisms are in
place to capture the best practices at the county level in order to
ensure that veterans have access to the services provided by the act.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to ensure the appropriate oversight mechanisms are in
place to capture the best practices at the county level in order to
ensure that veterans have access to the services provided by the
Mental Health Services Act.