Report 2012-122 Recommendation 12 Responses
Report 2012-122: Mental Health Services Act: The State's Oversight Has Provided Little Assurance of the Act's Effectiveness, and Some Counties Can Improve Measurement of Their Program Performance (Release Date: August 2013)
Recommendation #12 To: Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
To ensure that it can fulfill its evaluation responsibilities, the Accountability Commission should examine its prioritization of resources as it pertains to performing all necessary evaluations.
6-Month Agency Response
The Commission has examined its prioritization of resources and concludes that it will be able to perform all necessary evaluations stated in the Evaluation Master Plan and Implementation Plan since funding for the Evaluation Master Plan was included in the Governor's Fiscal Year 2013-14 Budget.
- Completion Date: October 2013
- Response Date: February 2014
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented
60-Day Agency Response
The Commission has examined its prioritization of resources and concludes that it will be able to perform all necessary evaluations stated in the Evaluation Master Plan and Implementation Plan since funding the Evaluation Master Plan was included in the Governor's FY 2013-14 May Revision.
- Completion Date: October 2013
- Response Date: October 2013
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Partially Implemented
The Accountability Commission cites that funds for its evaluation efforts are included in the Governor's FY 2013-14 May Revision. Because the May Revision is a proposal rather than the approved budget, the Accountability Commission needs to examine its prioritization of resources in light of the approved budget.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
All Recommendations in 2012-122
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.