CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2843Introduced by Assembly Member GloriaFebruary 16, 2018 An act relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2843, as introduced, Gloria. Mental Health Services Fund.Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), an initiative measure enacted by the voters by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the continuously appropriated Mental Health Services Fund to fund various county mental health programs by imposing a tax of 1% on annual incomes above $1,000,000. Existing law reallocates funds back to a county that failed to spend its initial funds within 3 years, and requires the county, by July 1, 2018, to prepare a plan to expend those funds on or before July 1, 2020. Under existing law, funds not spent within a specified time would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund, as provided. The MHSA permits amendment by the Legislature by a 2/3 vote of each house if the amendment is consistent with, and furthers the intent of, the MHSA.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a county that receives reallocated funds from the Mental Health Services Fund to spend those funds within 2 years of adopting an expenditure plan for those funds. It would further state the intent of the Legislature that any funds not expended by a county within those 2 years would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund to be redistributed to cities within that county.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a county that receives reallocated funds from the Mental Health Services Fund to spend those funds within two years of adopting an expenditure plan for those funds. It is further the intent of the Legislature that any funds not expended by a county within those two years would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund to be redistributed to cities within that county.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2843Introduced by Assembly Member GloriaFebruary 16, 2018 An act relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2843, as introduced, Gloria. Mental Health Services Fund.Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), an initiative measure enacted by the voters by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the continuously appropriated Mental Health Services Fund to fund various county mental health programs by imposing a tax of 1% on annual incomes above $1,000,000. Existing law reallocates funds back to a county that failed to spend its initial funds within 3 years, and requires the county, by July 1, 2018, to prepare a plan to expend those funds on or before July 1, 2020. Under existing law, funds not spent within a specified time would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund, as provided. The MHSA permits amendment by the Legislature by a 2/3 vote of each house if the amendment is consistent with, and furthers the intent of, the MHSA.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a county that receives reallocated funds from the Mental Health Services Fund to spend those funds within 2 years of adopting an expenditure plan for those funds. It would further state the intent of the Legislature that any funds not expended by a county within those 2 years would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund to be redistributed to cities within that county.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2843
Introduced by Assembly Member GloriaFebruary 16, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Gloria
February 16, 2018
An act relating to mental health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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AB 2843, as introduced, Gloria. Mental Health Services Fund.
Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), an initiative measure enacted by the voters by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the continuously appropriated Mental Health Services Fund to fund various county mental health programs by imposing a tax of 1% on annual incomes above $1,000,000. Existing law reallocates funds back to a county that failed to spend its initial funds within 3 years, and requires the county, by July 1, 2018, to prepare a plan to expend those funds on or before July 1, 2020. Under existing law, funds not spent within a specified time would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund, as provided. The MHSA permits amendment by the Legislature by a 2/3 vote of each house if the amendment is consistent with, and furthers the intent of, the MHSA.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a county that receives reallocated funds from the Mental Health Services Fund to spend those funds within 2 years of adopting an expenditure plan for those funds. It would further state the intent of the Legislature that any funds not expended by a county within those 2 years would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund to be redistributed to cities within that county.
Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), an initiative measure enacted by the voters by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the continuously appropriated Mental Health Services Fund to fund various county mental health programs by imposing a tax of 1% on annual incomes above $1,000,000. Existing law reallocates funds back to a county that failed to spend its initial funds within 3 years, and requires the county, by July 1, 2018, to prepare a plan to expend those funds on or before July 1, 2020. Under existing law, funds not spent within a specified time would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund, as provided. The MHSA permits amendment by the Legislature by a 2/3 vote of each house if the amendment is consistent with, and furthers the intent of, the MHSA.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a county that receives reallocated funds from the Mental Health Services Fund to spend those funds within 2 years of adopting an expenditure plan for those funds. It would further state the intent of the Legislature that any funds not expended by a county within those 2 years would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund to be redistributed to cities within that county.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a county that receives reallocated funds from the Mental Health Services Fund to spend those funds within two years of adopting an expenditure plan for those funds. It is further the intent of the Legislature that any funds not expended by a county within those two years would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund to be redistributed to cities within that county.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a county that receives reallocated funds from the Mental Health Services Fund to spend those funds within two years of adopting an expenditure plan for those funds. It is further the intent of the Legislature that any funds not expended by a county within those two years would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund to be redistributed to cities within that county.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a county that receives reallocated funds from the Mental Health Services Fund to spend those funds within two years of adopting an expenditure plan for those funds. It is further the intent of the Legislature that any funds not expended by a county within those two years would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund to be redistributed to cities within that county.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a county that receives reallocated funds from the Mental Health Services Fund to spend those funds within two years of adopting an expenditure plan for those funds. It is further the intent of the Legislature that any funds not expended by a county within those two years would revert to the Mental Health Services Fund to be redistributed to cities within that county.
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