Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2017 Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1361Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 17, 2017 An act to add Section 1012.5 to the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1361, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. Veterans homes: services: complex mental and behavioral health needs.Existing law provides for the establishment and operation of veterans homes at various sites, and provides for an administrator of each home, as specified. Existing law establishes the duties of the Department of Veterans Affairs with regard to the establishment and regulation of veterans homes.This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans' homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population, as prescribed. The bill would require the department to submit the plan and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve its objectives to the Legislature by January 1, ____. January 1, 2019.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1012.5 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:1012.5. (a) The department shall conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population. The plan shall address factors including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) The need for increased staff, including specialized staff, to provide appropriate care and services, and to ensure the safety of both the veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs and other residents.(2) An evaluation of the required staffing ratios at each level of care.(3) The ability of each veterans home to accommodate veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, considering staffing and other budgeting resources, and the objective of minimizing disruption to the existing structure and operation of the veterans home system. The department may elect to dedicate specific beds or units in one or more veterans homes for the complex mental and behavioral health needs population. (b) On or before January 1, ____, January 1, 2019, the department shall submit to the Legislature the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve the plans objectives. The plan shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2017 Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1361Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 17, 2017 An act to add Section 1012.5 to the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1361, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. Veterans homes: services: complex mental and behavioral health needs.Existing law provides for the establishment and operation of veterans homes at various sites, and provides for an administrator of each home, as specified. Existing law establishes the duties of the Department of Veterans Affairs with regard to the establishment and regulation of veterans homes.This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans' homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population, as prescribed. The bill would require the department to submit the plan and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve its objectives to the Legislature by January 1, ____. January 1, 2019.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2017 Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2017
Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2017
Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1361
Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 17, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia
February 17, 2017
An act to add Section 1012.5 to the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1361, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. Veterans homes: services: complex mental and behavioral health needs.
Existing law provides for the establishment and operation of veterans homes at various sites, and provides for an administrator of each home, as specified. Existing law establishes the duties of the Department of Veterans Affairs with regard to the establishment and regulation of veterans homes.This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans' homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population, as prescribed. The bill would require the department to submit the plan and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve its objectives to the Legislature by January 1, ____. January 1, 2019.
Existing law provides for the establishment and operation of veterans homes at various sites, and provides for an administrator of each home, as specified. Existing law establishes the duties of the Department of Veterans Affairs with regard to the establishment and regulation of veterans homes.
This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans' homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population, as prescribed. The bill would require the department to submit the plan and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve its objectives to the Legislature by January 1, ____. January 1, 2019.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1012.5 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:1012.5. (a) The department shall conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population. The plan shall address factors including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) The need for increased staff, including specialized staff, to provide appropriate care and services, and to ensure the safety of both the veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs and other residents.(2) An evaluation of the required staffing ratios at each level of care.(3) The ability of each veterans home to accommodate veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, considering staffing and other budgeting resources, and the objective of minimizing disruption to the existing structure and operation of the veterans home system. The department may elect to dedicate specific beds or units in one or more veterans homes for the complex mental and behavioral health needs population. (b) On or before January 1, ____, January 1, 2019, the department shall submit to the Legislature the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve the plans objectives. The plan shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1012.5 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:1012.5. (a) The department shall conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population. The plan shall address factors including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) The need for increased staff, including specialized staff, to provide appropriate care and services, and to ensure the safety of both the veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs and other residents.(2) An evaluation of the required staffing ratios at each level of care.(3) The ability of each veterans home to accommodate veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, considering staffing and other budgeting resources, and the objective of minimizing disruption to the existing structure and operation of the veterans home system. The department may elect to dedicate specific beds or units in one or more veterans homes for the complex mental and behavioral health needs population. (b) On or before January 1, ____, January 1, 2019, the department shall submit to the Legislature the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve the plans objectives. The plan shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1. Section 1012.5 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
1012.5. (a) The department shall conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population. The plan shall address factors including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) The need for increased staff, including specialized staff, to provide appropriate care and services, and to ensure the safety of both the veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs and other residents.(2) An evaluation of the required staffing ratios at each level of care.(3) The ability of each veterans home to accommodate veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, considering staffing and other budgeting resources, and the objective of minimizing disruption to the existing structure and operation of the veterans home system. The department may elect to dedicate specific beds or units in one or more veterans homes for the complex mental and behavioral health needs population. (b) On or before January 1, ____, January 1, 2019, the department shall submit to the Legislature the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve the plans objectives. The plan shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
1012.5. (a) The department shall conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population. The plan shall address factors including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) The need for increased staff, including specialized staff, to provide appropriate care and services, and to ensure the safety of both the veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs and other residents.(2) An evaluation of the required staffing ratios at each level of care.(3) The ability of each veterans home to accommodate veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, considering staffing and other budgeting resources, and the objective of minimizing disruption to the existing structure and operation of the veterans home system. The department may elect to dedicate specific beds or units in one or more veterans homes for the complex mental and behavioral health needs population. (b) On or before January 1, ____, January 1, 2019, the department shall submit to the Legislature the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve the plans objectives. The plan shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
1012.5. (a) The department shall conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population. The plan shall address factors including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) The need for increased staff, including specialized staff, to provide appropriate care and services, and to ensure the safety of both the veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs and other residents.(2) An evaluation of the required staffing ratios at each level of care.(3) The ability of each veterans home to accommodate veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, considering staffing and other budgeting resources, and the objective of minimizing disruption to the existing structure and operation of the veterans home system. The department may elect to dedicate specific beds or units in one or more veterans homes for the complex mental and behavioral health needs population. (b) On or before January 1, ____, January 1, 2019, the department shall submit to the Legislature the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve the plans objectives. The plan shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
1012.5. (a) The department shall conduct a survey to assess the ability of veterans homes to assist veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, and develop a plan to accommodate that population. The plan shall address factors including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The need for increased staff, including specialized staff, to provide appropriate care and services, and to ensure the safety of both the veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs and other residents.
(2) An evaluation of the required staffing ratios at each level of care.
(3) The ability of each veterans home to accommodate veterans with complex mental and behavioral health needs, considering staffing and other budgeting resources, and the objective of minimizing disruption to the existing structure and operation of the veterans home system. The department may elect to dedicate specific beds or units in one or more veterans homes for the complex mental and behavioral health needs population.
(b) On or before January 1, ____, January 1, 2019, the department shall submit to the Legislature the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) and any recommendations for future legislation necessary to achieve the plans objectives. The plan shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.