Report 2015-112 Recommendation Responses
Report 2015-112: Student Mental Health Services: Some Students' Services Were Affected by a New State Law, and the State Needs to Analyze Student Outcomes and Track Service Costs (Release Date: January 2016)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
The Legislature should amend state law to require counties to enter into agreements with SELPAs to allow SELPAs and their LEAs to access EPSDT funding through the county mental health plans by providing EPSDT mental health services. If individual counties can demonstrate good reason why this type of arrangement is not possible or beneficial, the amended law should allow the counties to opt out of the collaboration by seeking a time-limited waiver from Health Care Services. The Legislature should require Health Care Services to make a final determination as to whether counties will be allowed to opt out of the required collaboration. The Legislature should require counties seeking a waiver to specify what barriers exist to working with SELPAs and their LEAs and how the county is attempting to remove those barriers.
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature did not take action in the 2021-22 legislative session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: December 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of January 19, 2021, the Legislature has not taken any action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of January 2020 the Legislature has not taken any action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken any new actions to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
Senate Bill 1113 would have specifically authorized a county, or a qualified provider operating as part of the county mental health plan network, and a local educational agency (LEA) to enter into a partnership that includes, among other things, an agreement to provide mental health services to specified pupils. The bill would also have created the County and Local Educational Agency Partnership Fund in the State Treasury that would be available upon appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of Education (Education) for the purpose of funding these partnerships, and would have required Education to fund these partnerships through a competitive grant program. This bill was vetoed by the Governor.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: November 2016