YEAH YEAH. OKAY WE'D LIKE TO
COME AND WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD
AND CONVENE THE HEARING. PLEASE.
SO PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS AND OR
TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OUTSIDE.
ALSO MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE. PLEASE COME DOWN TO
THE HEARING. WE'D APPRECIATE
THAT ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE
HEALTH COMMITTEE COME DOWN.
OKAY BEFORE WE BEGIN TO HEARING
TODAY FOR SP 3 26, WHICH IS THE
ONLY ITEM WILL BE HEARING TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE A BRIEF
STATEMENT. WE SEEK TO PROTECT
THE RIGHTS OF ALL WHO
PARTICIPATE IN OUR LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS SO WE CAN HAVE AN
EFFECTIVE DELIBERATION ON THE
CRITICAL ISSUES FACING
CALIFORNIA. OUR WITNESSES WILL
BE TESTIFYING IN PERSON. WE
ALLOW TWO MAIN WITNESSES TWO
MAIN WITNESSES FOR A MAXIMUM OF
THREE MINUTES EACH. THIS
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY WILL ALSO
BE IN PERSON AND LIMITED TO NAME
POSITION AND ORGANIZATION. IF
YOU REPRESENT ONE I'LL TESTIMONY
, COMMENTS MUST BE LIMITED TO
THE BILL AT HAND. WE DO HAVE A
SUBSTITUTE MEMBER ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DIANE DIXON WILL BE
REPLACING ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOE
PATTERSON. FOR TODAY'S HEARING.
ONLY BUT THAT WE HAVE, UM ONE
BILL, WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM.
SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF
THE MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE COULD COME TO ROOM
1100 SO THAT WE CAN ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. BUT WE WILL BEGIN THE
TESTIMONY. UM THE DOCTOR EGGMAN
AND PLEASE GO AHEAD. DO YOU? DO
YOU HAVE WITNESSES WITH YOU?
OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE
WITNESSES. UM I WOULD LIKE TO
BRING UP DIRECTOR BOSS AND I
THINK I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE
OUR FRIEND MATT HERE. WE'VE
WE'VE GONE TOO LONG FOR MAYOR
STEINBERG TO STILL BE HERE. SO
NOT THAT MATT A PLAN B MATCH
JUST A FINE A FIND SUBSTITUTE
FOR DARRELL STEIN. SUBSTITUTE
SUBSTITUTE FOR DARRELL STEINBERG
. JUST LIKE, UH, DIXON IS A FINE
SUBSTITUTE FOR MR PATTERSON. UM
ALRIGHT. SO THANK YOU TODAY FOR
HEARING THIS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT BILL, AND I THINK I
JUST WANT TO START OFF TO BUY
THINKING YOU MR CHAIR AND
THINKING YOUR STAFF FOR THE
HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS OF
WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS
WHEN, UM, WHEN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND I STARTED
PLANNING THIS, UH, SOMETIME BACK
, UM WE KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO
BE A BIG PROCESS AND IT WOULD
TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO GET TO
THIS POINT WHERE WE WOULD
ACTUALLY BEGIN THE HEARINGS
BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT YOU DO
AFTER 20 YEARS, INDEED TAKES
EVERYBODY COMING TO THE TABLE TO
BE ABLE TO WORK ON IT, AND I
THINK AGAIN, IT DOES NOT COME IN
ISOLATION. AS EVERYBODY KNOWS.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING A YEOMAN'S
KIND OF JOB ON TRYING TO REDO
WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES, RIGHT.
AH REDOING YOU HEARD ME HERE A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. WE'RE
REDOING THE LPS. WE REDID CALAIS
. WE DID CARE COURT LAST YEAR WE
DID THE YOUTH AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FORCE.
WE'VE DONE A LOT TO REALLY TRY
TO TOUCH THIS AREA. AND THIS, I
THINK IS JUST ANOTHER KIND OF
MASSIVE PIECE TO GO ALONG WITH
THIS ENTIRE CONTINUUM OF CARE.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY EASY
WHEN WE LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THIS
TO LOOK AT IT IN ISOLATION. I
WATCHED THAT PART OF THE LAST,
UH, INFORMATIONAL HEARING YOU
HAD, AND WE HAD ONE IN THE
SENATE AS WELL. AND IT'S HARD
BECAUSE I MEAN, CHANGE IS HARD
FOR ANYBODY, RIGHT. AND WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE AND
WHAT YOU MAY LOSE, THOSE THINGS
ARE FRIGHTENING. BUT WHAT WE DO
KNOW IS THAT TOO MANY
CALIFORNIANS ARE LOSING RIGHT
NOW. TOO MANY CALIFORNIANS ARE
FINDING THEMSELVES WITHOUT
SERVICES ON THE STREETS IN IN
WAYS THAT ARE JUST
UNCONSCIONABLE FOR ALL OF US, I
THINK FOR US AS ELECTED FOR
CITIZENS WALKING AROUND AND FOR
THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING THE
GREATEST. I HEARD A LOT OF
CONVERSATION ABOUT. YOU KNOW,
WE'RE NOT TAKING PEOPLE OF COLOR
INTO, UH UH, THEIR IMPACT. BUT
IF WE AS WE CAN SEE THE AMOUNT
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITH
SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES ARE OVERWHELMINGLY
PEOPLE OF COLOR. WE NEED TO PUT
THEM FIRST IN LINE AND NOT BE
JUST AN AFTERTHOUGHT. WE NEED TO
FOCUS ON THOSE THAT HAVE NOT HAD
THE SERVICES THAT THEY DESERVE.
UM WHEN DARRELL WAS HERE HE
WOULD TALK ABOUT. THEY JUST DID
A BIG SWEEP ON, UM C STREET,
WHERE THEY HAVE HAD A MASSIVE
ENCAMPMENTS AND, YOU KNOW,
OFFERED SERVICES AND WE'RE IN
THERE AND OUT OF ALL OF THE
PEOPLE THAT THEY ENCOUNTERED.
ONE PERSON WAS ON EVER. FSP ONLY
ONE AND WE KNOW THAT'S ONE OF
THE GREATEST THINGS THAT WE CAN
DO TO REALLY HELP PEOPLE FROM
GETTING TO THAT POSITION IS
HAVING MORE IN ON THAT, FSP. WE
KNOW THAT WORKS. WE KNOW THAT
WORKS ACROSS THE STATE. SO LET'S
BE ABLE TO DO MORE OF WHAT'S
WORKING AND MAYBE LESS OF WHAT'S
NOT WORKING. SO AGAIN. I WANT TO
THANK EVERYBODY. FOR ALL THE
WORK. IT HAS BEEN A LONG, HOT
SUMMER. COMING ON THIS A LOT OF
MEETINGS AND AGAIN HUGE. THINK
TO ALL OF YOU. UM AND YOU KNOW
YOU'VE ALL KNOWN ME. YOU'VE SEEN
ME COME BEFORE YOUR YEARS AND
YEARS AND YEARS WORKING ON
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. UM AND
I AND I LIKE TO THINK FOR ALL OF
US WHEN WE WHEN WE COME INTO
ELECTED OFFICE, RIGHT WE THINK
ABOUT IS KIND OF OUR MOMENT IN
TIME. OUR MOMENT TO MEET THE
MOMENT AT IT AS IT'S PRESENTED
TO US, RIGHT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
IN OFFICE DURING DURING WAR OR
DURING OTHER KINDS OF CRISIS.
YOU HAVE TO THINK LIKE, WHAT DO
WE DO IN THIS MOMENT WHEN WE ARE
SITTING IN POSITIONS OF POWER,
AND I REALLY THINK REPAIRING OUR
MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM AND REALLY
IMPROVING OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE
IS WHAT IS FACING US RIGHT NOW.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU FOR BEING PARTNERS IN ALL OF
THIS. ALL THESE ALL THESE LONG
YEARS AND YEARS TO COME RIGHT
BECAUSE MY TIME HERE IS ALMOST
UP, BUT YOUR TIME HERE IS STILL
HAS TO GO AND YOU HAVE TO
CONTINUE THIS WORK. BUT THIS IS
A MAJOR PIECE OF I THINK WHAT WE
REALLY NEED TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN
WORKING TOWARDS WE HAVE, AS AS I
HEARD, FOLKS SAY BEFORE WE HAVE
REALLY EXPANDED MEDICAID, THE
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITHOUT ANY
KIND OF HEALTH CARE HAS DROPPED
DOWN TO LESS THAN 20% IN
CALIFORNIA. THOSE ARE GOOD
NUMBERS. THOSE ARE NUMBERS THAT
SAY WE NEED TO RE LOOK AT HOW
WE'RE ADVOCATING OUR MONEY. SO
AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S
GOING TO GO TO THE VOTERS
BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THIS BIG
NEEDS TO, UM AND SO WE ARE WE
ARE WE SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING
TO FOCUS MORE? YES WE ARE. AND
THE STATE IS SAYING THAT WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE GREATER
ACCOUNTABILITY OF HOW THAT MONEY
IS SPENT. HOW THAT MONEY IS
FOCUSED, UM, HAVE THE COUNTY'S
DONE A HORRIBLE JOB. NO, BUT
THEY'VE ALL WORKED BY
THEMSELVES, AND WE NEED TO KIND
OF PUT THIS UP TO A LARGER LEVEL
HAVE SOME REAL EVIDENCE BASED
AND WHETHER THAT'S COMMUNITY
EVIDENCE BASED. I MEAN, THERE'S
ALL KINDS OF WAYS TO KNOW WHAT
WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK. AND
HOW DO WE MAKE THAT BIGGER? HOW
ARE WE ABLE TO TAKE PROGRAMS
THAT WORK AND SEND THEM OUT TO
PUT THE COUNTIES THAT MAY NOT
HAVE THAT SAME PLANNING
CAPACITY. AND ALSO LIKE TO SAY,
I HEARD A LOT OF FOLKS TALKING
ABOUT. WE'RE TAKING THE POWER
AWAY EVERY LOCAL COMMUNITY.
EVERY COUNTY IS STILL GOING TO
HAVE THEIR PLANNING PROCESS.
NONE OF THAT IS GOING AWAY. ALL
OF THOSE FOLKS STILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE TABLE
IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND BE
ABLE TO MAKE THESE CASES SO
ANYWAY. YES WE ARE SHIFTING
FOCUS TO REALLY BE ABLE TO HELP
THOSE WHO NEED HELP. THE MOST
AND YES, WE THINK THERE IS
ENOUGH SERVICES TO BE ABLE TO
FILL IN SOME OF THOSE SPACES AND
SOME THINGS THAT HAVE WE HAVE
BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO. WE MAY NOT
BE ABLE TO DO ANYMORE BECAUSE
THOSE MAYBE A BIT BIGGER LUXURY
THAN THE CRISIS THAT WE'RE
FACING RIGHT NOW. SO WITH ME
HERE TODAY AS OUR PARTNER, OUR
PARTNER, MICHELLE, DIRECTOR
MICHELLE BOSS WHO'S GONNA WALK
US THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THE BUCKETS AND THEN
UH, MATT FROM S C I U WILL ALSO
BE TALKING. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MICHELLE BOSS,
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AS YOU
KNOW, IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED BY
SENATOR EGGMAN AND EARLIER TODAY
SINCE 2019, THE STATE HAS
EMBARKED ON SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS IN THE IN THE
BEHAVIOR, HOW SPACE OVER $10
BILLION OR WHETHER IT'S THE
CHILDREN YOUTH BEHAVIOR HEALTH
INITIATIVE. UH CAL, AIM OUR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
CONTINUUM PROGRAM JUST FOR
EXAMPLES THAT YOU KNOW WE HAVE A
WHOLE SLEW OF INITIATIVES THAT
ARE UNDERWAY. THIS PROPOSAL
TODAY IS REALLY INTENDED TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE REMAINING
GAPS THAT WE SEE IN OUR
COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SYSTEM. WE'RE HERE TO TAKE TO
TALK ABOUT SB 3 TO 6. BUT THERE
IS ALSO A B 531 THE IRWIN BILL
RELATED TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
BOND, THE GENERAL OBLIGATION
BOND, BUT JUST SPECIFICALLY WITH
REGARD TO SP 3 TO 6. SOME OF THE
KEY PIECES IN THIS BILL REALLY
RELATE TO ARE RETHINKING OF THE
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT, THEN
SOME KEY PIECES RELATED TO JUST
RETHINKING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT
THE COMMUNITY LEVEL GENERAL
EARLY AND KIND OF THE PLANNING
PROCESS AND THE ABILITY TO HAVE
A LITTLE BIT MORE TRANSPARENCY
IN TERMS OF OUTCOMES AND DATA.
WITH REGARD TO THE IMAGES SAY SP
3 TO 6 ESSENTIALLY RECAST IT TO
THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
ACT BECAUSE WE ARE ADDING THE
ABILITY TO USE MHS A. OR B H S
$8 FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ONLY
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER NEEDS. WE
ARE REALLY MODERNIZING THE LOCAL
CATEGORIES OF FUNDING FOR OUR
COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PARTNERS WITH 30% GOING TO
HOUSING INTERVENTIONS, AND WE
SPOKE QUITE A BIT ABOUT THAT
THIS MORNING. 35% FOR FULL
SERVICE PARTNERSHIPS. REALLY
RECOGNIZING HOW IMPORTANT THIS
MODEL IS AND REALLY IMPROVING.
THE TRAJECTORY OF A PERSON'S
LIFE IS SENATOR EDMUND MENTIONED
AND REALLY PROVIDING SOME
STANDARDIZATION FOR FSP PROGRAMS
AND THE LEVELS OF CARE FOR HOW
THOSE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED.
35% FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES AND SUPPORTS AND IN
THAT BUCKET IS WHERE THE EARLY
INTERVENTION DOLLARS ARE
INCLUDED. THAT'S 51% OF THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS, UH, BUCKET OF THAT
AGAIN, ANOTHER KIND OF CATEGORY
OF 51% OF EARLY INTERVENTION FOR
OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. UM WE'VE
ALSO ADDED SOME RECENT
AMENDMENTS TO ALLOW COUNTIES THE
OPTION TO MOVE SOME OF THE
DOLLARS BETWEEN THE POTS,
DEPENDING ON THEIR LOCAL KIND OF
NEEDS AND THE LOCAL PLANNING
PROCESS TO PROVIDE COUNTIES WITH
SOME OF THE FLEXIBILITY THAT
WE'VE HEARD OVER THE COURSE OF
THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY. UM
WE'VE CREATED SOME NEW STATEWIDE
LED INITIATIVES SO, ADDING 4%
FOR POPULATION BASED PREVENTION
AT THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS INCLUDES, UH
, STATEWIDE POPULATION BASED
EFFORTS, COUNTYWIDE POPULATION
BASED EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY
DRIVEN, UM, POPULATION BASED
EFFORTS AS WELL. 3% AT THE STATE
FOR WORKFORCE INITIATIVES AND A
PORTION OF THOSE DOLLARS 36
MILLION ANNUALLY WILL BE USED AS
PART OF OUR BH CONNECT WAIVER,
WHICH WE SPOKE A LITTLE ABOUT
ABOUT EARLIER TODAY TO REALLY
DRAW DOWN ABOUT CLOSE TO $500
MILLION ANNUALLY FOR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH WORKFORCE, SO A
SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO USE
SOME OF THESE BHS A DOLLARS TO
DRAW DOWN, UH, ESSENTIALLY
NINEFOLD IN ALMOST IN TERMS OF
FEDERAL DOLLARS, CREATING OVER
$2 BILLION WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITIES WOULD BE H CONNECT
OVER THE FIVE YEAR WAIVER
PERIOD. AND THEN REDUCING THE
AMOUNT OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
DOLLARS FROM CURRENT LAW OF 5%
TO 3% RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO
ENSURE DOLLARS ARE GOING TOWARDS
SERVICES. UM WE SPOKE A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT EARLIER TODAY ABOUT
THE COUNTY INTEGRATED PLAN AND
HOW WE ARE RE ENVISIONING THE
THREE YEAR MHSC PLANNING
PROCESS, WHICH TODAY IS VERY
FOCUSED ON MH ESSAY DOLLARS
REALLY RETHINKING ABOUT HOW WE
CAN DRAW ALL OF THE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL,
WHETHER IT'S MEDICAL MANAGED
CARE PLANS LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH
RESTRICTIONS. CONTINUUM OF CARE,
CHILD WELFARE AREA AGENCIES ON
AGING, JUST FOR EXAMPLE TO
REALLY HOW DO WE PULL TOGETHER
ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL WHO ARE REALLY
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE COMMUNITY?
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPACE? HOW DO
WE LEVERAGE THOSE PROGRAMS AND
OPPORTUNITIES AND ALL THE
VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES TO
REALLY PLAN AND COME TOGETHER
WITH BOTH STATEWIDE OUTCOMES AND
METRICS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH?
AND THEN THE LOCAL OUTCOMES AND
METRICS THAT REALLY ARE TAILORED
TOWARDS AN INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY
AND COUNTY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
ARE 58 COUNTIES ARE VERY
DIFFERENT. PRINT BUT WE DO WANT
TO HAVE SOME STATEWIDE METRICS
AS WELL. AND SO REALLY USING
THAT COUNTY PROCESSES THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THOSE
DISCUSSIONS TO MAKE THOSE
PARTNERSHIPS TO REALLY PULL
FOLKS TOGETHER. WE REALLY THINK
THAT THERE'S A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITY IN TERMS OF HOW WE
CAN REALLY REMOVE THOSE SILOS
AND PULL PARTNERS TOGETHER. AND
THEN FINALLY, I'LL JUST SPEAK
ABOUT THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE THREE
YEAR ACCOUNTABILITY PLANS. I
MEAN, EXCUSE ME INTEGRATED
PLANS. HAVING COUNTIES REPORT
ANNUALLY ON A COMPLETE SET OF
DATA, UM, IN TERMS OF THEIR
SPENDING THE VARIOUS FUNDING
SOURCES WHETHER IT'S MEDICAL
REALIGNMENT, BHS A THEIR BLOCK
GROUNDS. WHAT ARE YOU WHAT
DOLLARS THEY'RE USING FOR
SERVICES. WHAT ARE IN THEIR
RESERVES? WHAT ARE UNSPENT
DOLLARS DOLLARS INFORMATION WITH
REGARD TO UTILIZATION OUTCOMES
STRATIFIED BY VARIOUS
DEMOGRAPHIC POPULATIONS, WHETHER
IT'S BIPAC OR UM L G B T Q
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE
DOLLARS ARE USED, AND WHAT ARE
THE OUTCOMES WE ARE RECEIVING
FROM THOSE DOLLARS AND SO JUST
CLOSING WITH THAT AND ALSO
RECOGNIZING SOME OF THE FEEDBACK
WE'VE HEARD WITH GUARD TO THE
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT AND
SO MAINTAINING THEIR
INDEPENDENCE AS PART OF STATE
GOVERNMENT, I MEAN, REALLY
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEIR
EXPERTISE WITH REGARDS TO FULL
SERVICE PARTNERSHIPS, EARLY
INTERVENTION AND INNOVATION AND
HAVING THEM PROVIDE SPECIAL
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. I MEAN, IN
THE INNOVATION FRONT, REALLY
PROVIDING A LIST OF IDEAS FOR
ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT POCKETS,
HOUSING, FULL SLIVERS,
PARTNERSHIP, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES AND SUPPORT. WHAT OUR
INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND EACH OF
THOSE BUCKETS INSTEAD OF JUST IN
ITS OWN LITTLE BUCKET. HOW DO WE
INNOVATE ACROSS ALL OF THE LOCAL
BUCKETS AND B H S A AND HAVING
THE O. C O C O A C REALLY LEAD
THE EFFORT IN TERMS OF
DEVELOPING SOME TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND BEST PRACTICES
THERE. SO WITH THAT I WILL
CONCLUDE THANK YOU. GO AHEAD,
MATT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HAVING ME MATTLAGE ON BEHALF OF
STU, CALIFORNIA AND JUST FIRST
WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
HOLDING THE HEARING AND THE
INFORMATION ON HEARING TO HEAR
FROM EVERYONE, UH, AND THEN ALSO
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR HER
INCREDIBLE WORK ON THIS IN THE
ADMINISTRATION, OF COURSE. UM SO
JUST, YOU KNOW, HERE ON BEHALF
OF S E I U CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT SB 3 26, WHICH WILL
MODERNIZE THE MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. AGUIAR-CURRY HIÂU
REPRESENTS A WIDE RANGE OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND PROFESSIONALS
ACROSS COUNTY AND COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS FROM
CASEWORKER TREATMENT COUNSELORS
, SOCIAL WORKERS, PEER
NAVIGATORS. TO EVERYTHING ELSE
IN BETWEEN. WE ARE INSTRUMENTAL
IN THE INITIAL PASSING A PROP 63
, AND WE'RE HERE TO SHARE SOME
OF THE LESSONS WE HAVE LEARNED
AROUND IMPROVING THE ACT BUT
ALSO TO SOUND THE ALARM ON THE
WORKFORCE CRISIS THAT WE'RE
CURRENTLY IN. WORKERS ARE
CURRENTLY LEAVING THE HEALTHCARE
INDUSTRY HIGH RATE IN OUR
ABILITY TO DELIVER CARE IS, UH,
YOU KNOW, UH, FOUNDS IS
FOUNDATIONAL TO ACTUALLY MEETING
THE NEEDS OF OUR POPULATIONS
THAT WE SERVE AND SO FIRST AND
FOREMOST, HIÂU SUPPORTS SB 3 26
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN A HOLISTIC
, COMPASSIONATE APPROACH TO CARE
WITH A FOCUS ON EQUITY, AND WE
BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL MAKES THAT
GOOD START. WE MUST ENSURE
CONSUMERS WITH SEVERE OR SERIOUS
MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS OR
THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF THOSE
ILLNESSES ARE DISORDERS HAVE THE
QUALITY CARE THAT THEY NEED BOTH
PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY, AND WE
MUST PROVIDE WITH THAT WOULD
PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS THEY
NEED TO LIVE, PRODUCTIVE
INDEPENDENT LIVES. SECOND WE
WANT TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S A
PATHWAY TO QUALITY JOBS AND
QUALITY SERVICES. AND AS I
MENTIONED, WE ARE REALLY IN A
SHORTAGE OF PARTICULARLY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
UM AND WE CAN ONLY MEET THESE
CARE DOOR CARE GOALS IF WE HAVE
A WORKFORCE TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE
TO DELIVER ON THE NEEDS, UM,
THAT THE POPULATION DEMANDS. UM
AND THAT WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF WE
ARE IMPROVING OUR RECRUITMENT,
TRAINING AND RETENTION OF THAT
WORKFORCE. THIS BILL IMPORTANTLY
, ACHIEVE SOME OF THESE GOALS BY
PROVIDING THAT 3% AS DIRECTOR
BOSS MENTIONED OF THE ANNUAL BHS
A FUNDS TO ALLOW LEVERAGING
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR A $2.4 BILLION
WORKFORCE INITIATIVE THROUGH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONNECTING THE
11 15 WAIVER. ADDRESSING THE
WORKFORCE SOURCES WILL BE
CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE
USA AND WE STRONGLY SUPPORT
THESE COMPONENTS OF THE
PROPOSAL. ADDITIONALLY ENSURING
THAT FRONTLINE WORKERS RECEIVE
AN INCREASE IN WAGES BASED ON
THE INCENTIVES TO HELP ALIGN THE
WORKFORCE WITH THE GOALS OF THE
LOCAL MSC MH ESSAY PLANS IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, AND
THERE'S REALLY NO MAGIC WAND TO
CREATE EXPERIENCE AND TRAIN
HEALTH CARE WORKERS CRISIS OF
SEVERAL DECADES IN THE MAKING IS
GOING TO TAKE TIME AND
INVESTMENT TO OVERCOME AND THIS
LEVEL OF SUSTAINED INVESTMENT IS
CRITICAL TO THE DELIVERING ON
THE CARE NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES. FINALLY
ACCOUNTABILITY, STANDARDS AND
REPORTING AND WE BELIEVE THAT
THIS PROPOSAL PUTS IMPORTANT
MEASURES IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO
HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO
DELIVERING THE CARE THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES NEED. UM IMPORTANTLY
, THE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
OUTCOMES. ACCOUNTABILITY IN
TRANSPARENCY MEASURES WILL HELP
PROVIDE BOTH THE PUBLIC AND VERY
RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE MORE
TRANSPARENCY INTO COUNTY
SPENDING. WITH AN EYE TOWARDS
RESULTS. WE WILL HAVE MORE
INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO
RECTIFY ANY ISSUES THAT, UH, ON
PIECES THAT ARE PRIVATIZED. WE
CAN SURE THAT WE'RE NOT WASTING
TAXPAYER DOLLARS. THIS PROPOSAL
ALSO REQUIRES COUNTIES TO REPORT
ANNUAL SERVICE UTILIZATION, DATA
AND EXPENDITURES OF STATE AND
FEDERAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNDS,
SPENDING DOLLARS AND OTHER
INFORMATION AND AUTHORIZES DHC
ESTÁN POOR IMPOSE CORRECTIVE
ACTION PLANS ON COUNTIES THAT
FAILED TO MEET THESE
REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPOSAL,
ADDITIONALLY REQUIRES BOTH LOCAL
AND STATE PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT
TO ENSURE THAT WORKERS HAVE A
VOICE AT THE TABLE WITH COUNTY
ADMINISTRATORS, COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATION, HEALTH PLANS AND
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO BETTER
COORDINATE AND STREAMLINE
DELIVERY OF CARE AND SUPPORTS
THAT WILL MAKE A MEANINGFUL
DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT
WE SERVE. MHM ADDRESSING
CALIFORNIA'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,
WORKFORCE CRISIS AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SYSTEM IS A COMPLEX AND
MULTIFACETED PROBLEM. AND THESE
AND THIS PROPOSAL IS IMPORTANT
STEP FORWARD TO MODERNIZING
CALIFORNIA'S BEHAVIOR OR HEALTH
SYSTEM. THE WHOLE PERSON
APPROACH ROBUST PLANNING PROCESS
, ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROVIDERS
AND INVESTMENTS IN THE WORKFORCE
ARE CRITICAL TO DELIVERING ON
THE CARE THAT EVERY CALIFORNIAN
IS ENTITLED TO FOR THESE REASONS
. OUTLINED S C I U SUPPORTS SB 3
TO 6. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY
THANK YOU. OTHERS IN SUPPORT.
UH, JUST YOU. WE DO. EXCUSE ME
HANGING ON. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
NEVER MIND. UM PLEASE. YOU CAN
GO AHEAD AND FORM A LINE THERE.
BUT, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. WOULD WALDRON. I
GOT CURRY. ARAMBULA. BURNER.
CARILLO. LARA. IT'S FONG.
MAIENSCHEIN MCCARTHY. DIXON.
RODRIGUEZ SANTIAGO, VALLAPUDUA
WEBER. OKAY WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
SO JUST YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION
IF YOU REPRESENT ONE, AND, UM,
YOUR SUPPORT OF THE BILL. KATHY
VAN AUSTIN ON BEHALF OF BIG
BROTHERS. BIG SISTERS. WE LIKE
THE DIRECTION BILL IS GOING IN.
AND ENCOURAGE MORE OF AN, UM SET
ASIDE FOR HOMELESS YOUTH. THANK
YOU. JUST YOUR NAME, POSITION
AND ORGANIZATION IF YOU
REPRESENT ONE THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS MOIRA TOP
ON BEHALF OF THE BIG CITY MAYORS
COALITION COALITION OF MAYORS OF
THE 13 LARGEST CITIES, ALL
UNANIMOUSLY IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, TARA GAMBO
EASTMAN WITH THE STEINBERG
INSTITUTE AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ROBERT HARRIS ON
BEHALF OF SEA SAND, THE
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF ADDICTION,
MEDICINE AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CAROLINE SER
NGONI ON BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES IN SUPPORT.
LEAH BARROWS ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. NICO
MOLINA ON BEHALF OF THE SILICON
VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF
THE GREATER SACRAMENTO URBAN
LEAGUE AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. IS
HE STILL THERE? ON BEHALF OF
MAYOR LONDON BREED OF SAN
FRANCISCO AND THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON ROSS, BUT THE ON
BEHALF OF SACRAMENTO MAYOR DALE
STEINBERG. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SHARON GONZALEZ ON
BEHALF OF ME OR KIERAN GO WITH
THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AND THE
CITY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DANNY
CURTIN, CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF
CARPENTERS AND SUPPORT SENATOR.
THANK YOU FOR SEIZING THE
MOMENT. TOM RENT FREE ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAM,
ADMINISTERED EXECUTIVES AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR, REMEMBERS DOUG SUPERS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AFTERNOON
SHERRY DAILY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
CONSORTIUM OF ADDICTION PROGRAMS
AND PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
MY QUEST ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES, COUNCIL AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS OF
COMMITTEE BRANDON MARSHALL WITH
THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT MAX
PERRY, THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE
AUSTIN SPORT. THANK YOU.
RICHARDSON DAVIS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL
OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY,
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCIES. WE
HAVE A NEUTRAL POSITION ON THE
BILL. THANK YOU. AFTERNOON
SHARON REPORT WITH THE
CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, WE SUPPORT AND CONCEPT
WE DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS WERE
TRYING TO WORK THROUGH WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANYONE
ELSE? YOU KNOW, ONE IS THERE WE
HAVE OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. SO
I THINK WE'LL HAVE WE HAVE TWO
WITNESSES. I BELIEVE. THIS IS
THIS IS A.
I MEMBERS, CHAIR MEMBERS, JOSH
PONY. ALL RIGHT. ONE THING THAT
IS MISSING. AND THIS IS WHY I
HAVE TO OPPOSE THE SENATOR'S
BILL. IS THIS CONCEPT THAT WE
WON'T HAVE ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN?
THOSE FOLKS ON THE STREET. ARE
NOT GOING TO VOLUNTARILY COME
IN. SO WE NEED AN IN BETWEEN A
THIRD WAY, MR CHAIRMAN, AND THIS
IS I HAD I MR CHAIRMAN, AND THIS
IS WHAT ARE YOU IN OPPOSITION TO
THE YES. SO, MR CHAIRMAN. I
WOULD LIKE THE COMMITTEE JUST TO
FOCUS ON THIS CONCEPT. ALL THE
PEOPLE THAT WE SEE THAT I GO OUT
AND VISIT ON THE STREET. ARE NOT
GOING TO VOLUNTEER. MY MOM. WHEN
SHE WAS ON THE STREET OR MY
BROTHER. THEY WEREN'T GONNA
VOLUNTEER. NICK PETRUS SAID IT
BEST IN HIS ORAL BIOGRAPHY, THE
P AND THE LPS. THEY THESE FOLKS
, THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
THEY'RE DOING. THEY MAY NOT MEET
THE CRITERIA OF 51 50. BUT THERE
IS SOMETHING IN BETWEEN. SO I
JUST ASK YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THE
PROBATE CODE. WE ALREADY HAVE A
GUARDIAN AD LITEM. IN THE
PROBATE CODE. WE CAN USE THAT TO
HELP PEOPLE TO GET THEM OFF THE
STREET. GET THEM TREATMENT. MY
MOM NEVER WOULD COME OFF THE
STREET. ULTIMATELY SHE NEEDS TO
BE CONSERVED MY BROTHER FIND
LIFE FINALLY. BECAUSE OF HIS
ALCOHOL AND HAD HIS DRUG USE. SO
I URGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE
PROBATE CODE. THERE'S JUST THREE
PROVISIONS IN THE PROBATE CODE.
1003 3200 AND 1800 SEQUENCE PAST
THAT. THESE THREE PROVISIONS, MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS COULD HELP
US GET TO THOSE VAST NUMBERS OF
FOLKS WHO WON'T VOLUNTEER. AND
ALL WE'RE DOING WITH THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION NOW. IS SHUFFLING
THE CHAIRS ON THE DECK. 10,000
NEW BEDS. I APPRECIATE. BUT WE
NEED A MECHANISM OR TOOL A LAW
TO GET THESE FOLKS INTO THAT
CATEGORY. SO I JUST URGE YOU TO
SIMPLY LOOK AT A SIMPLE
AMENDMENT RIGHT ON THAT CODE
SECTION. UH, AND HERE, HERE'S
THE AMENDMENTS. IT'S PRETTY
SIMPLE. BUT IF WE DON'T AND THE
VOTERS PASSED THIS AND THE
VOTERS PASSED THIS IF YOU DON'T
THEN MR CHAIRMAN, WE WILL BE
SITTING HERE NEXT YEAR. PERHAPS
ME OR SOMEONE ELSE AND THERE
WON'T BE ANY HOPE FOR THOSE
FOLKS OUT ON THE STREET, SO I'D
APPRECIATE YOU ALL TO JUST LOOK
AT THAT FROM MY MOM WHO'S NOW
DIED BUT WAS ON AND OFF THE
STREET FROM MY BROTHER, WHO IS
NOW DIED. SO IF YOU COULD JUST
LOOK AT THAT, AND LOOK AT A
THIRD WAY. WE MIGHT HAVE AN
ATTEMPT TO DO THIS. JUST
ADJUSTING THOSE THREE SECTIONS
OF THE PROBATE CODE. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS. I
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. PLEASE. YOU'RE OUT OF
ORDER, PLEASE. JUST SO WE HAVE
TO SEE. THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE
HERE. ARE YOU EXPECTING TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION BECAUSE WE ONLY
HAVE TWO WITNESSES AND SHE WAS
HERE FIRST, SO. THIS ONE. SO
PLEASE, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
YOU NEED TO PUSH THE BUTTON ON
THE MIC THERE. THANK THANK YOU.
OKAY? THAT WAS A LOT, ALL RIGHT
. MY NAME IS COLECCHIA BOZO. I'M
APPEAR. I'M OPPOSED TO S B 3 TO
6. I WANT TO SAY THAT 10 YEARS
10 YEARS AGO I MOVED TO
CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF THE MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES ACT. I WAS
SOMEONE WHO HAD A SEVERE MENTAL
ILLNESS ON THE HEELS OF A
SUICIDE ATTEMPT. MY MOTHER AND I
MOVED ACROSS THE COUNTRY BECAUSE
WE HEARD ABOUT PROP 63 BECAUSE I
HEARD ABOUT PEER SUPPORT. THE
MENTAL SERVICE ACT IS DEEPLY
IMPACTED MY LIFE. IT GAVE ME
COMMUNITY. THE TRADITIONAL
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SAID I
WAS BROKEN SAID I WAS ILL SAID I
WOULD NEVER RECOVER, SAID I
WOULD NEVER HAVE A LIFE SO THAT
IT ALWAYS BE MEDICATED. I NEVER
GET MARRIED. I WOULD NEVER HAVE
A JOB. I STAND HERE IN FRONT OF
YOU TODAY BECAUSE OF PEER
SUPPORT BECAUSE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS SAW ME AND WE SAW
EACH OTHER AND WE SUPPORTED ONE
ANOTHER. I AM SOMEONE WHO HAS
RECOVERED AND RECOVERY IS
POSSIBLE. WHAT I'M REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT WITH THIS IS
THAT WE'RE HAVING THE WRONG
CONVERSATION THAT YOU WERE
TAKING A CONVERSATION AROUND
WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
ON HOUSED IN THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
CHALLENGES BECAUSE THEY BECOME A
HOUSED VERSUS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN%
SOMEONE NEEDS. SUPPORT WERE
SAYING WHO IS SEVERELY MENTAL,
ILL AND WHO IS NOT SEVERELY
MENTALLY ILL WERE A SPECTRUM. WE
NEED A CONTINUUM OF MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES. WE CANNOT ROB
FROM ONE POT TO SUPPORT THE
OTHER POT, OR ARE WE GOING TO
HAVE UPSTREAM CRISIS? WE'RE IN A
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ARE
BLACK, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF
COLOR HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN NOT
COMING TO SERVICES FOR YEARS,
NOT BECAUSE OF JUST STIGMA
BECAUSE SERVICE HAS BEEN
TRAUMATIZING PEER SUPPORT
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND
COMMUNITY TO FIND EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICES HAVE BEEN
INSTRUMENTALLY SUPPORTIVE, AND
ALL WE'VE DONE IS ASK FOR
EVIDENCE FOR BLACK AND BROWN
PEOPLE FOR SERVICES FOR BLACK
AND BROWN PEOPLE AND GIVEN THAT
EVIDENCE AND NOT FUNDED IT. SO I
STAND HERE BEFORE YOU BECAUSE I
THINK AND I BELIEVE WE NEED TO
FUND HOUSING THROUGH HOUSING. WE
NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ABSOLUTELY BUT WE DON'T WANT TO
TAKE AWAY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
UPSTREAM AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE A
DIFFERENT KIND OF CRISIS. I
THINK THE INTENTION IS GOOD, BUT
THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE
EXTREMELY EXTREMELY GRAVE AND
NOT TO MENTION OUR LGBTQ
COMMUNITIES WHICH WE DIDN'T GET
TO HEAR AS MUCH FROM TODAY, UM
ANTI TRANS BILLS BANNING THEM
LIKE WE'RE IN ALSO ANOTHER TYPE
OF CRISIS FOR OUR FOLKS FOR OUR
POPULATIONS. AND ONCE YOU TAKE
AWAY SERVICES ONCE YOU TELL A
COUNTY OH, IT'S FLEXIBLE. THAT
MEANS IT'S OPTIONAL. WE CANNOT
HAVE FLEXIBLE POPULATIONS. WE
ARE NOT FLEXIBLE. WE NEED
ALLOCATED SERVICES FOR OURSELVES
FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SP 3 TO 6.
IT'S NOT GOING TO DO THAT, AND I
THINK THE INTENT IS GOOD. THE
IMPACT IS NOT THERE. WE HAVE TO
SLOW DOWN. WE ARE MOVING SO FAST
TO GET THIS PASSED IN MARCH, SO
NO ONE ELSE SEES THAT. WHY WHERE
HAVE COMMUNITIES BEEN? WE TALKED
ABOUT BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE.
ALL DAY AND WE ONLY SAW TWO ON
ON THE LAST PANEL, RIGHT. WE
NEED TO BE AT THE TABLE SLOW.
SLOW DOWN. WE DON'T HAVE TO RUSH
HUGE, HUGE DECISIONS THAT ARE
GOING TO IMPACT YOUR THE ENTIRE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I KNOW
THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT. I KNOW
THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT. SO I
URGE YOU OPPOSE SB 3 TO 6 AND I
SAY, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT PUT
IT ON THE BALLOT FOR MARCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
OKAY SO OTHERS IN OPPOSITION CAN
COME TO THE MICROPHONE. JUST
YOUR NAME AND YOUR POSITION AND
ANY ORGANIZATION. THAT YOU
REPRESENT. HELLO MY NAME IS
MARIANA SOSA AND I REPRESENT
CALIFORNIA'S CONNECTION AND WE
OPPOSED AND IT BILL UM 3 TO 6.
THANK YOU. DOES HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF
CHINA LS PSYCHIATRY AND ON
BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF KERN COUNTY IN
NEVADA COUNTY, IMPORTED
SUPERVISORS WILL HAVE A
CONCERNED POSITION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HELLO TIFFANY ELLIOTT
, REPRESENTING PAINTED BRAIN, A
NONPROFIT PURE, AN ORGANIZATION.
LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES. WE
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED. HI DERBY.
KERNAN REPRESENTING THE FIRST
FIVE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA,
UM IN OPPOSITION, UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. AMY JENKINS ON BEHALF
OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS WITH CONCERNS THANK
YOU. STACY ARIMOTO ARAMCO, THE
RACIAL AND ETHNIC MENTAL HEALTH
DISPARITIES COALITION OPPOSING
THIS AMENDED. ANY CHOICE LOT
WITH CALIFORNIA COLLISION FOR
YOUTH IN OPPOSITION UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ALLISON MONROE FAMILIES
ADVOCATING FOR THE SERIOUSLY
MENTALLY ILL OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT GO
ENOUGH. HELLO MICHAEL FIELDS
FROM PURE RECOVERY SERVICES AND
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. YOU'RE
INVITED TO COME VISIT US AT OUR
WELLNESS CENTER. THANK YOU
OPPOSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS RECOMMEND SKI
WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. JENNY TERKEL
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK AND
MENTAL HEALTH, AMERICA OF
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, ADRIAN SHELTON WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD
AND FAMILY SERVICES WITH THE
CONCERNS POSITION. THANK YOU.
AFTERNOON LATONYA SHARK
COMMUNITIES VOICES CO FOUNDER
AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND IN
LIGHT OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF
MARCH ON WASHINGTON,
EVOLUTIONARILY OPPOSED GET AT
ME. HI THERE. RACHEL BARGAIN
WITH A C L U CALIFORNIA ACTION
AT CONCERNS POSITION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. JENNIFER BANNERMAN,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PIERS AND
VISIONING AND ENGAGING IN
RECOVERY SERVICES AND ALAMEDA
COUNTY. AND WE HAVE A HUMANLY
APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. ALL SIMMONS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT, DEPRESSION
AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE OF
CALIFORNIA WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE CHAIR FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
THE OPPOSITION WAS CO OPTED BY A
SUPPORTER. THANK YOU. KV FELT
NEAR ME. A PROUD QUEER
CALIFORNIAN. I OPPOSE STRONGLY.
THANK YOU. JOHN LEE.
TRANSFORMING US CARE. WE NEED
INTEGRATED SERVICES, NOT
SEPARATED SERVICES. THANK YOU. I
AM NICOLE ROSENDO. I'M A PRO
PROGRAM MANAGER AT CAL VOICE IS
ALSO A PERSON WOULD LIVED
EXPERIENCE AND I POST. JANE
CRYSTAL FROM. CLARK COUNTY
FOCUSED ON A PRAYER MOVEMENT. UM
. BRINGING BACK POSITIVE
COMMUNITY MESSAGING INSTEAD OF
THE CRISIS MESSAGING. ALL
MCCARVER AMADOR COUNTY. CAL
VOICES I OPPOSE. THANK YOU.
STATE COX AMADOR COUNTY CONSUMER
OF MHS, THEY AND I OPPOSE. THANK
YOU. KATRINA AZURE PROGRAM
MANAGER AT SIERRA WIND, WELLNESS
AND RECOVERY CENTER, A PROGRAM
OF COW VOICES IN AMADOR COUNTY.
STRONGLY OPPOSED YOU. EIGHT
PERSONS WITH CEO IN THE RECOVERY
CENTER. CARNEY REPRESENTING
COWBOYS IS AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE. THANK YOU. I'M TRIXIE
SMITH, CAL VOICES HERE. WIND
WELLNESS AND RECOVERY CENTER AND
AMATEUR COUNTY AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSED. LORRAINE COTTERELL
CONSUMER COWBOYS IS SIERRA WIND
AND I OPPOSE. THANK YOU. ANDREA
RIVERA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PEN ETHNIC HEALTH
NETWORK OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED.
THEORY WHO LOGGED THIS ENTITY ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND
ORGANIZATION. STRONG OPPOSITION.
MICHELLE CABRERA WITH THE COUNTY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA, WITH
CONCERNS. COURT RIGHT POLICY
DIRECTOR WITH CAL VOICES AND
FORMER MHSC CLIENT, A POST.
KELLY BROOKS ON BEHALF OF THE
URBAN COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA. WE
HAVE A CONCERNS POSITION.
CERTIFICATE ON BEHALF OF THE
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA WITH THE POSITION OF
CONCERNS GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS CHRISTA CARPENTER. I'M WITH
ALAMEDA COUNTY LIFT EVERY VOICE
AND SPEED BUREAU AND WE OPPOSE.
THANK YOU. STEPHANIE RAMOS,
SIBLING OF AN FSP CLIENT, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION, APPEAR
PROFESSIONALS WE OPPOSE. ALEXIS
ALEXIS TRUJILLO, OPERATION
COORDINATOR WITH COWBOYS IS AND
I OPPOSE. NICOLE WOULD REMAIN ON
BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN'S
PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT IF AMENDED.
THANK YOU. CHRISTOPHER BANEL
THANKING PRIDE CENTER OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU.
THERESA COMSTOCK WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR MENTAL
HEALTH AND THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
WITH THE CONCERNED POSITION FOR
BOTH THANK YOU. EXT RAMIREZ LÀ
ESSENTIALS COUNTY AUTHENTIC S¼
HOLDER VERY CONCERNED. LEO
ANTOLIN, ASSISTANT FOR CAL
VOICES, PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST
CERTIFICATION TRAINING OPPOSED
QUÊ. SARAH MARXER, ALAMEDA
COUNTY FAMILY MEMBER OF AN FSP
CLIENT OPPOSED ANYONE ELSE? SO
YOU KNOW AND BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FOR THE AUTHOR FROM THE
COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY, MISS
BURNER. UM YES, I WANT TO
COMMEND THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS, UH, REFORMING OUR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS NOT
AN EASY THING, AND YOU HAVE BEEN
A CHAMPION EVER SINCE I ENTERED
THE LEGISLATURE. UM I HAVE A
VERY SPECIFIC CONCERN, AND ONE
IS THE FACT THAT WE'RE WHEN THE
INFORMATIONAL HEARING WE HEARD A
LOT ABOUT THE DIVERSION OF
MENTAL HEALTH MONEY TO HOUSING,
AND I UNDERSTAND HOUSING FOR US
TO UNDERSTAND ALL THAT. SO ONE
IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO HOW THAT
COULD BE REMEDIED GOING FORWARD.
AND THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE,
AS YOU KNOW, I ALMOST NEVER VOTE
FOR US EQUESTRIAN MINING, AND SO
I CAN SEE ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
THAT ARE JUST BEING REPURPOSED
THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SOME
SEQUESTRATION BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BE DOING WHAT THE
UNDERLYING GROUND BUT IN MY
DISTRICT, UM WE OFTEN HAVE
NURSERIES WITH VERY HEAVILY. UM
UM UH, POLLUTED FROM PESTICIDES
, UM, GROUND THAT HAS TO BE
REMITTED REMEDIATED, AND THAT
ONLY COMES OUT WITH THE SEQUENCE
ANALYSIS. AND SO I COULD SEE
THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS AROUND
THAT OR PALEONTOLOGICAL. SOUNDS
LIKE A LIKE ACTUAL MEDICAL
PROCEDURE, BUT I THINK I
MISPRONOUNCED THE WORD. UM BUT
THAT IS MY CONCERN. SO I
GENERALLY DON'T VOTE FOR SECRET.
STREAMLINING I'M SURE YOU'LL
TAKE A DEEP LOOK AT BOTH OF
THOSE THINGS. AND MAYBE YOU HAVE
ANY COMMENTS. I WILL GIVE YOU A
COURTESY I TODAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION IN THIS
IN THIS IN THIS ARENA WELL, AND
THEN, AS YOU KNOW, THE BOND WILL
BE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
HOUSING. RIGHT AND THE CONCEPT
OF THIS AND THEN, OF COURSE,
PART OF THAT WILL BE ABLE TO USE
FOR INTERVENTIONS TO PAY FOR
PEOPLE WHILE THEY'RE THERE AND
THAT BRIDGE HOUSING UM, BUT THE
SECRET EXEMPTIONS FOR
STREAMLINING BECAUSE IN ORDER
FOR THESE VILLAGES AND COTTAGES
TO WORK THEY NEED TO BE IN AND
AROUND COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
ALREADY EXISTING, SO WILL WILL
STILL HAVE INPUT BECAUSE THEY
STILL NEED TO BE A BIG PLANNING
PROCESS TO DECIDE WHERE TO PUT
THEM FOR MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS.
SO WHILE IT'S NOT AN ACTUAL
SEQUEL PROCESS, YOU'LL HAVE A
LOT OF EYES ON A PROJECT BEFORE
IT GETS GOING AND AGAIN. THE
IDEA IS NOT TO PUT IT OUT. YOU
KNOW, IN SOME WAY THAT'S GOING
TO HAVE PROBLEMS BECAUSE YOU
NEED FOLKS TO BE CLOSE CLOSE TO
TRANSPORTATION AND ALL THE AS
THINGS AND ALSO IF THE DIRECTOR
WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO
THAT. YOU'VE COVERED THAT THE
PIECE OF IT I WAS. I WAS JUST
GOING TO COMMENT A LITTLE BIT ON
KIND OF THE HOUSING DOLLARS IN
THE KIND OF THE WE'VE ADDED SOME
FLEXIBILITIES IN THE LANGUAGE
WITH REGARDS TO THE LOCAL POTS.
SO A FEW PIECES UM, UH, ONE
RECOGNIZING THAT SOME OF OUR
SMALL RURAL COUNTIES MAY NOT
HAVE KIND OF THE NEED FOR
HOUSING INTERVENTIONS, JUST
GIVEN THEIR POPULATIONS AND SO
WE DO HAVE AN KIND OF AN
EXEMPTION PROCESS FOR A SMALL
RURAL COUNTIES SPECIFICALLY,
LIKE CONSIDERING THEY'RE
HOMELESS COUNT AND SO TRYING TO
PROVIDE THAT FLEXIBILITY THERE.
WE'VE ALSO ADDED FLEXIBILITY TO
MOVE DOLLARS BETWEEN THE THREE
POTS OF LOCAL FUNDING. SO WE
HAVE THE HOUSING. WE HAVE FULL
SERVICE PARTNERSHIP, AND WE HAVE
BEHAVIOR HEALTH SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS THAT WE HAVE ADDED THE
FLEXIBILITY IN THESE RECENT
AMENDMENTS TO MOVE DOLLARS
BETWEEN THOSE POTS, DEPENDING ON
THE LOCAL PLANNING PROCESS AND
LOCAL DEMONSTRATED NEED. THAT'S
THAT STARTS AT A MOVE OF A TOTAL
FROM SO LET'S JUST USE AN
EXAMPLE 30% OF HOUSING OF THE
LOCAL DOLLARS OR FOR HOUSING, IF
THROUGH THE KIND OF THE PLANNING
PROCESS, IT'S DETERMINED THAT
THEY MAY NOT NEED THAT FULL 30%
THEY CAN MOVE 7% OF TOTAL FUNDS
SO THAT WOULD TAKE IT TO 23%
COULD BE USED FOR HOUSING. AND
SO WE ESTABLISHED A KIND OF A
PROCESS TO REALLY THINK THROUGH
HOW THOSE LOCAL DOLLARS CAN MOVE
BETWEEN THE BUCKETS, DEPENDING
ON THE LOCAL THAT NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT
WITHOUT SEQUA. THERE'S NOTHING
THAT REQUIRES THE REMEDIATION.
OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
AND SO THAT'S MY CONCERN THAT
WELL, YOU CAN HAVE LOTS OF EYES
ON IT. YOU DON'T HAVE A WAY TO
LEGALLY REMEDIATED. AND SO
THAT'S MY CONCERN. BECAUSE THAT
HAPPENS IN MY DISTRICT EVERY
SINGLE TIME. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE'LL TAKE IT BACK. THANK YOU.
SHE WAS I THINK WE HAVE DR
WEBBER FIRST. GOOD AFTERNOON.
YES IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A LONG
DAY. I FIRST WANT TO THANK OUR
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE FOR HOLDING
THE HEARING. IT WAS VERY, UM,
INFORMATIVE AND VERY MUCH
NEEDED. THIS IS A, UM, A VERY
SIGNIFICANT ISSUE. THESE ARE
VERY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THAT THE
STATE IS FACING BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS AND WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GOING
TO DO SOMETHING, WHICH IS WHAT
WE NEED TO DO THAT WE'RE DOING
IT RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO GO BACK, UM IN A YEAR, TWO
YEARS, THREE YEARS. AND REALIZE
THAT WE RUSHED A PROCESS JUST TO
GET SOMETHING DONE. UM I WANT TO
THANK THE SENATOR FOR YOUR YOUR
WORK IN THIS AREA. THIS IS NOT
YOUR FIRST BILL. UM IT'S NOT
YOUR FIRST GO AROUND. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE DEFINITELY
COMMITTED TO. UM AND I REALLY
WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE IT IS
A VERY COMPLICATED VERY, VERY
CHALLENGING, UM THESE ARE VERY
COMPLICATED, CHALLENGING ISSUES
. THERE ARE SOME VERY GOOD
ASPECTS OF THIS BILL. I'M VERY
MUCH INTO THE OVERSIGHT, THE
ACCOUNTABILITY THE DATA. THE
RESEARCH USING EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICES TO, UM HELP US HELP
GUIDE US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE
SHOULD BE CONTINUING TO DO AND
WHAT WE SHOULD NO LONGER BE
DOING. BECAUSE CLEARLY WE HAVE
BEEN DOING SOME THINGS THAT ARE
WORKING, BUT WE HAVE AS A STATE
ALSO BEEN DOING SOME THINGS THAT
ARE NOT WORKING. UM I DO,
HOWEVER, HAVE SIGNIFICANT
CONCERNS WITH THIS BILL. UM I DO
. I UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE MAY HAVE BEEN TALKING FOR
A LONG TIME ABOUT THIS, BUT UM,
I THINK FOR MANY, INCLUDING
THOSE THAT WOULD BE MOST
IMPACTED BY EITHER PATIENTS, IT
DOES SEEM AS IF IT HAS BEEN
RUSHED AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT
NECESSARILY BEEN AT THE TABLE
WHEN MAKING SOME OF THESE
IMPORTANT DECISIONS, INCLUDING
THE COUNTIES AS WELL. AND SO, UM
YOU KNOW, AND I THINK WE CAN SEE
THAT WITH SOME OF THESE LAST
MINUTE AMENDMENTS. UM, BECAUSE
WE'RE HEARING SOME OF THE
SUGGESTIONS FROM AND THOSE WHO
WILL BE IMPACTED OR THOSE THAT
WE ARE EXPECTING TO IMPLEMENT
THIS. AND SO THAT IS A CONCERN
TO ME BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE
SURE LIKE I SAID, IF WE'RE DOING
THIS, WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT AND
BRINGING THOSE AT THE TABLE WHO
PRACTITIONER WHO ACTUALLY
PRACTICE OR ARE RECEIVING CARE
IS CRITICAL. I'M VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT THE FUNDING. WE TALKED
ABOUT IT EARLIER. CURRENT
FUNDING STREAM IS VERY VOLATILE
, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT
THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FROM THE
GOVERNOR AND HIS TEAM AS FAR AS
THAT, UM, BUT THE REALITY IS
THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
FUNDING AS IS CURRENTLY AND NOW
WHAT WE'RE ASKING WITH THIS BILL
IS FOR PEOPLE TO DO MORE WITH
ACTUALLY LESS. AND SO WE NEED TO
FIX OUR HOUSING CRISIS. WE NEED
TO FIX OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
BUT TAKING MONEY FROM BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH TO DEAL WITH OUR HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS. CRISIS IS NOT
REALLY THE ANSWER. I THINK UM,
ESPECIALLY WITHOUT INCREASING
OUR POT OF MONEY. I'M VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
PREVENTION AND OUR PEDIATRIC
POPULATION, AND WE DISCUSSED
THAT EARLIER. WE'VE ALSO HEARD A
LOT ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE IS
NO PROVISION TO TARGET AND
ELIMINATE THE INEQUITY IN TERMS
OF OUTCOMES BASED ON RACE.
THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT
TALKS ABOUT THAT. UM, AND YET
THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT BOTH HOMELESSNESS
AND MENTAL HEALTH. UM AND
FOCUSING ON SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDERS WHEN WE WHEN WE'VE
HEARD RESEARCH TODAY THAT YOU
KNOW THOSE WHO HAVE HIGHEST RISK
OF MENTAL HEALTH AND
HOMELESSNESS ARE BLACK AND BROWN
HAVE THE LOWEST RISK OF
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WHEN
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE DATA, SO
UM, THERE'S A LOT THAT NEEDS TO
BE HASHED OUT IN THIS BILL. I
AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM
FROM SAN DIEGO UM AND WELSH SAN
DIEGO COUNTY. HOW ABOUT THAT? SO
WE COME FROM THE SAME COUNTY BUT
, UM, ELIMINATION OF SEQUA IS
ALWAYS OF CONCERN TO ME. BECAUSE
WE'RE NOW PUTTING THE MOST
VULNERABLE IN SITUATIONS WHERE
THEY COULD BE EXPOSED TO
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS. WHEN WE DO
NOT DO THAT, FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
A DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS. SO I UNDERSTAND THE FACT
THAT WE THAT WE WANT TO GET
THESE PROJECTS DONE IN THE
SECRET IS A OFTENTIMES AN
OBSTACLE. AND SO THAT'S WHY I
LIKE YOU KNOW, CERTAIN
STREAMLINING, BUT THE
ELIMINATION MAKES ME REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WHERE
THESE, UM HOUSES OR WILL BE
BUILT. UM AND SO, YOU KNOW. WE
DO NEED A HOLISTIC APPROACH. UM
BY EXPANDING OUR POT, EXPANDING
OUR RESOURCES. NOT TRYING TO
UTILIZE THE SAME POT BUT ASKING
PEOPLE TO DO MORE BECAUSE AT THE
END OF THE DAY, I THINK WE WILL
COME OUT AND SEE THE DATA WILL
SHOW THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE ALL
THAT WE CAN AND WE MAY HAVE
FAILED IN CERTAIN AREAS THAT WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO MUCH
BETTER THAN I KNOW YOU. I TRUST
YOU. I KNOW WHERE YOUR HEART IS.
UM I WILL GIVE YOU THE COURTESY
VOTE TODAY. UM BUT MY VOTE TODAY
DOES NOT NECESSARILY, UM MEAN
THAT I WILL VOTE FOR THIS IF IT
HITS THE FLOOR. BECAUSE I THINK
THAT YOU YOU'VE HEARD SOME OF
THE VOICES TODAY AND THERE'S
SOME WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE,
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
WHAT YOU WILL DO WITH THE THINGS
THAT YOU HAVE HEARD, UH, TO SEE
WHAT THE FINAL BILL WILL BE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
REMEMBER? THANK YOU, MS. DICKSON
UM, THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN WOULD
FOR ALLOWING ME TO PARTICIPATE
TODAY AND TO OFFER SOME INITIAL
COMMENTS. I HAVE BEEN
COMMUNICATING REGULARLY WITH
ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR KATRINA
FOLEY AND THE COUNTY'S LOBBYING
TEAM, AND YOU'VE HEARD FROM THEM
TODAY. UH AND WHO ALSO? THE UH,
BOARD WAS HERE IN SACRAMENTO
LAST WEEK TO SHARE THEIR
CONCERNS. AND I'VE HEARD THAT
WORD A LOT TODAY CONCERNS ABOUT
THE IMPACTS ANY CHANGES TO THE
MENTAL HEALTH ACT WILL HAVE ON
PROVIDING CRITICAL CARE SERVICES
TO AT RISK POPULATIONS. I WANT
TO THANK THE SENATOR FOR TAKING
ON THIS NOBLE CAUSE THIS HUGE
UNDERTAKING AND CLEARLY BY
LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS AND
THE INFORMATIONAL HEARING TODAY
IT IS IT'S VERY COMPLEX
UNDERTAKING, SO JUST TO ECHO
SOME OF THE THOUGHTS AND
COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MAKING
THAT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
RAW ORANGE COUNTY HAS PLAYED OR
THEIR PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN A
LEADER AND HOW THEY HAVE
IMPLEMENTED THEIR CURRENT
FUNDING THE MHS A FUNDING TO
TAILOR PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE
UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY. IN
FACT, SACRAMENTO MAYOR STEINBERG
RECENTLY WAS QUOTED IN THE
SACRAMENTO BEE. UH APPLAUDING.
ORANGE COUNTY IS THE ONLY COUNTY
MEETING THE REQUIRED STANDARD OF
THE ACT AND SAW A 17% DROP AND
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
FROM 2019 TO 2022, EVEN WHILE
THE STATE WIDE WIDE HOMELESS
RATE WENT UP, AND SO THE SUCCESS
IS NOT A COINCIDENCE, AND THIS
IS THE COUNTY'S KEY POINT WHAT
THEY'RE DOING. SEEMS TO BE
WORKING, AND ORANGE COUNTY HAS
HISTORICALLY SUPPORTED
LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE
MHS A FUNDING INCLUDING
SPONSORING LEGISLATION TO EXPAND
MHS ESSAY INNOVATION FUNDS TO BE
BETTER MEAT THAN MENTAL HEALTH
NEEDS OF PERSONS IN CUSTODY. AND
WHILE THE AUGUST 15TH AMENDMENTS
TO THIS BILL ARE A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, THERE ARE STILL
CONCERNS THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED AS THE LEGISLATION
MOVES FORWARD, AND JUST IN THE
INTEREST IN TIME, I'LL JUST
FOCUS ON ONE. IT'S STILL THE
CURRENT VERSIONS OF THE BILL
STILL RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANTLY
LESS FUNDING FOR CORE SERVICES
IN ORANGE COUNTY, SHIFTING 30.
OF MHS. A REVENUE AWAY FROM
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL
REDUCE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE
EXISTING CORE MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES THAT ARE CURRENTLY
BEING PROVIDED. AND YOU'VE HEARD
SOME OF THE PEOPLE REFERENCE
THAT TODAY SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT
SERVICES IN HOME CRISIS SERVICES
, PEER AND FAMILY SUPPORT AND
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, AND
THIS REDUCTION IS BY
APPROXIMATELY $131 MILLION
ANNUALLY. AND IN TERMS OF
SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS SUPERVISOR
FOLEY AND THE COUNTY'S LOBBYING
TEAM THAT PROVIDED ME WITH THE
FOLLOWING WHICH THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS THIS MORNING
APPROVED, UH EARLIER TODAY
INSTEAD OF SPECIFYING RIGID
PROGRAM CATEGORY PERCENTAGE
REQUIREMENT, PROVIDE MORE
FLEXIBILITY. WE'VE HEARD A LOT
OF THAT WORD FLEXIBILITY WITHIN
THE FUNDING CATEGORIES INSTEAD
OF RIGOR, RIGID PERCENTAGES BY
ESTABLISHING TARGETED PERCENTAGE
RANGES OR MINIMUM PERCENTAGE
FLOORS OR ALLOW FUND TRANSFERS
BETWEEN PROGRAM CATEGORIES. TO
ALLOW THE COUNTIES TO RESPOND TO
ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS AND BETTER
MEET LOCAL NEEDS AND PRIORITIES
NUMBER TWO TO REMOVE THE STRICT,
SUBCATEGORY PERCENTAGE
REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW COUNTIES TO
PROVIDE CONSISTENT, STABLE
FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND
SUCCESSFULLY MEET THE UNIQUE
NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.
NUMBER THREE PROVIDES TIME PHASE
IN FOR TRANSITION TO THE NEW
CATEGORY REQUIREMENT, THE
REVISED PLANNING PROCESS AND
ENHANCED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
, WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
STAFFING, TRAINING, TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND SYSTEM CHANGES
AND FINALLY INCREASED EFFECT,
FLEXIBLE CAP FLEXIBILITY FOR
CAPITAL FOUND FUNDING FOR THE
HOUSING TO SUPPORT ASSOCIATED
ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
SO BOTTOM LINE. YOU'VE HEARD
THIS A LOT TODAY FLEXIBILITY.
THE RIGIDITY IN THE BUCKET
ALLOCATION OF FUNDING, PERHAPS
NEEDS TO BE DOES NEED TO BE
WORKED ON. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION ON BEHALF OF
ORANGE COUNTY TO THEIR CONCERNS
, AND SO, UH, THEIR CONCERNS ARE
STILL CONCERNS AND, UM, I'LL BE
EXPRESSING THAT IN MY VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU ANY ANYONE ELSE? DR
ARAMBULA? THANK YOU. I'M GOING
TO BEGIN. DR EGGMAN. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK IN THIS
SPACE AND YOUR COMMITMENTS TO
IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THIS IS NOT
EASY WORK, BUT YOU LEAN IN AND I
BELIEVE YOU'RE MEETING THE
MOMENT. IT'S DIFFICULT TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE THESE TYPES OF
CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE SO
NECESSARY FOR US AS A STATE TO
MOVE POLICY FORWARD, I WILL
SHARE SOME, UM AREAS OF CONCERN
THAT I HOPE WE CAN MAKE SOME
IMPROVEMENTS AS THIS BILL MOVES
FORWARD AS I BELIEVE YOUR
COMMENT WAS THAT THIS BILL HAS
US FOCUS MORE QUESTIONS
SOMETIMES WHETHER WE NEED EVEN
MORE INTENTIONALITY. FOR US TO
ADDRESS THE CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT WE'RE
HAVING MEANS WE HAVE TO FOCUS
SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS TOWARDS
THEM. SO I APPRECIATE THE
MOVEMENT YOU'VE MADE WITHIN P E
AND I WHETHER IT'S GONE FAR
ENOUGH FOR MANY AS SECONDARY
QUESTION, BUT I WANT US TO
ACTUALLY REALLY DIG IN ON THE
HOUSING AND F SPS SPECIFICALLY.
WE'VE SEEN TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
WHEN WE'VE DONE YOUTH SET ASIDES
WITHIN HAPPENED HOME KEY TO
ADDRESS CHILDREN'S HOMELESSNESS
AS A STATE THAT I QUESTION
WHETHER WE SHOULD SIMILARLY BE
LOOKING TOWARDS SET ASIDES
WITHIN THESE HOUSING DOLLARS TO,
UM, CONTINUE THAT SUCCESS. AS
WELL AS WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT
WE'VE SEEN WITHIN F SPS FOR THE
LAST FIVE YEARS AND WHOSE
ENROLLING 67% OF THEM ARE
CHILDREN OR TRANSITIONAL AGE
YOUTH AND I QUESTION WHY WE
HAVEN'T PUT SIMILAR PERCENTAGES
TO INSIST THAT FSP DOLLARS ARE
FOCUSED ON THOSE UPSTREAM SO WE
CAN HELP TO PREVENT MANY OF THE
DISEASE PROCESSES FROM EVER
REALLY MANIFESTING AND
PERPETUATING THIS HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS, SO I'M HOPING YOU CAN
COMMENT A LITTLE BIT ON THOSE
TWO ISSUES AND WHETHER OR NOT
THERE IS SOME LATITUDE TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS
. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE
SPONSORS AND OTHERS IN THIS
ROOM, BUT I HAVE HEARD LOUD AND
CLEAR FROM ANY OF THE CHILDREN
AND ADOLESCENT ADVOCATES ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING REAL
INTENTIONALITY IN THIS SPACE.
YEAH THANK YOU STILL REMEMBER,
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN
THIS AREA, ESPECIALLY THE WORK
THAT YOU'VE DONE AROUND THE
BUDGET HAS JUST BEEN YOU KNOW,
WE COULDN'T. WE COULDN'T BE HERE
WITHOUT THE WORK THAT YOU'VE
DONE. UM YEAH, I THINK WE WERE
STILL OPEN AND ABSOLUTELY I WAS
JUST VERY PROUD TO BE AT A, UH,
OPERATION, UM, HOME KEY FOR
TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH. UM AN
OLD HOTEL MOTEL SIX. RIGHT RIGHT
ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH PROBABLY
WOULDN'T HAVE PASSED MANY SECRET
THINGS. BUT YOU'RE GETTING A
BUNCH OF KIDS RIGHT WHO ARE
COMING OUT OF FOSTER CARE? THAT
HELP THAT THEY NEED. SO, UM AND
YOU KNOW, IN BUILDING THAT WE
HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING UP
AND SAYING, NO, NO, NO, NOT MY
NEIGHBORHOOD. SO ALL OF THESE
THINGS ARE INCREDIBLY
COMPLICATED TO MEET THIS MOMENT
. AND IS THERE ROOM TO DO MORE
FOR KIDS? I MEAN, I YOU KNOW, AS
A MOTHER, UM, OF COURSE THERE'S
ROOM TO DO MORE FOR KIDS. SO I
MEAN, I THINK WE'VE HEARD A LOT
TODAY. WE HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS
IN THE FLEXIBILITY ADDED MORE
INTENTIONALITY, AS PEOPLE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT AND REALLY TRIED AS
I'LL USE THE WORDS OF MICHELLE
BECAUSE BRAID AND BLEND ALL
THESE DIFFERENT STREAMS THAT
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FOCUS ON
THAT THE WORK WE'VE DONE IN THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AROUND THE
YOUTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THAT WELL, A
LOT OF THAT WAS ONE TIME. DON'T
FORGET THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
AND BILLY BEING ABLE TO BUILD
WHILE AT SCHOOLS IS REALLY
THAT'S GOING TO BE ONGOING AND
WE THINK AGAIN, WE THINK WITH A
LOT OF THESE OTHER UM,
INVESTMENTS WE'VE MADE AND
CHANGES. WE'VE MADE A LOT OF
THOSE THINGS. I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE
USED TO THIS BEING THE ONE PART
RIGHT? THERE'S A LOT OF
DIFFERENT STREAMS GOING IN NOW,
AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL,
ESPECIALLY THE CHAIR INTO THIS
COMMITTEE FOR REALLY PUSHING
BACK ON EARLIER. I DON'T THINK
THE OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
WAS WAS FRONT AND CENTER ENOUGH.
AND THROUGH EVERYBODY'S WORK.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING THAT IN
MORE AND MAKE THEM IN CHARGE OF
LOOKING AT ALL THE MONEY. THAT
WAS ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT
WE HAD BEFORE THEY WERE JUST
LOOKING AT MH THE SAY AND UNABLE
TO SEE ALL THE OTHER INPUTS TO
DO A GOOD ANALYSIS, SO THOSE
THINGS WILL BE ONGOING. AND YES,
WE WILL TAKE BACK, I THINK AND
LOOK MORE DEEPLY AT
INTENTIONALITY AROUND AROUND
KIDS AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WEBER'S POINT. ABOUT HOW DO WE
ARE? WE ACTUALLY MEASURING
EQUITY IN THE WAYS THAT WE
INTEND TO BECAUSE THIS IS MEANT
TO FOCUS MORE ON THOSE WHO NEED
IT. MOST. UM, I'LL JUST PIGGY
BACK IF I CAN ON THE IMAGE AS A
WAY, SEE, I APPRECIATE AGAIN.
WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. I DON'T THINK WE'VE
GONE FAR ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN
THEIR INDEPENDENCE. UM MANY OF
US VALUE THE LAO AND THE WORK
THAT THEY DO TO PROVIDE US
INFORMATION, AND I BELIEVE
SIMILARLY, THE MHS AWAY SEE IS,
UM, NEEDS THEIR INDEPENDENCE TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL
INPUT FOR THOSE OF US HERE ON
THE DIOCESE. WITH THAT? I THANK
YOU AND THANK YOU. AGUIAR-CURRY
THANK YOU, SENATOR FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. FIRST OF ALL,
THANKS FOR HAVING A BRASS
BACKBONE BECAUSE THIS IS A TOUGH
ONE. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT AS WE
SIT HERE AND TRYING TO MAKE OUR
DECISIONS THE THING I REALLY
APPRECIATE THERE'S YOU GUYS TOOK
SOME LOOK AT OUR SMALLER
COUNTIES AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE MY FEAR IS.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S MY DISTRICT. UM
AND I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME
WORK TO DO THERE. AND I'M HOPING
THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS, MAYBE WITH SOME OF THE
INPUT THAT WE HEARD FROM TODAY
FROM OUR AUDIENCE AND PRESENTERS
THAT WE MIGHT TAKE ANOTHER LOOK
AT HOW CAN WE MAKE IT BETTER? I
DID HEAR ONE GROUP THAT DIDN'T
GET TOO MUCH VOICE TODAY WAS OUR
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND WE
DIDN'T HAVE TOO MUCH OF A
CONVERSATION IS THEIR VOICE AT
THE AT THE TABLE AS WELL AS SOME
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THEM. I'M
SURE THERE ARE BUT WE DIDN'T
HEAR THAT TODAY. SO AGAIN, UM, I
REALLY ADMIRE THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING. I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING. I WILL, UM AGAIN. DO
WHAT MY OTHERS WILL. WE'D LIKE
TO HAVE YOU MOVE THIS THING
ALONG. AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
MAKE SOME MORE IMPROVEMENTS AS
YOU DO THAT, AND SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. THANK
YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND
ALSO ALWAYS BEING A VOICE FOR
THE RURAL COUNTIES. THANK YOU,
VICE CHAIR, WALDRON. THANK YOU.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT NEXT.
THANK YOU. ALSO, SENATOR FOR
YOUR WORK THROUGH THE YEARS ON
THIS. UM I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN A
VERY VOCAL ADVOCATE. FOR MENTAL
HEALTH AND HELPING SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT ARE NEEDY OUT THERE.
UM WE KNOW HOW OUR SYSTEM
CURRENTLY IS. PEOPLE GET PICKED
UP. THEY GET SENT TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOM. THEY SIT THERE.
MAYBE THEY GET TREATED. MAYBE
THEY DON'T END UP BACK ON THE
STREET. UM AND WE'VE SEEN IT
GROWING AND GROWING THE CYCLE.
OF NEED THAT IS NOT GETTING
ADDRESSED. UM AYE. KIND OF DITTO
THE REMARKS OF ALL MY COLLEAGUES
UP HERE ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU
KNOW THIS IS A GREAT START AND
THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE
CONVERSATIONS IT'S GOING TO BE
YOU KNOW MORE SUGGESTIONS AS
DEFINITELY A LOT. NEEDED AS WE
MOVE A BIG BILL LIKE THIS, UM SO
I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS THAT
WERE MADE. BUT IT'S CRITICAL.
THAT WE MOVE THE EXISTING
BARRIER TO SUPPORT AND ACCESS,
WHICH IS THE SUBSTANCE USE
TREATMENT PART GETTING PEOPLE
WHO HAVE THAT NEED INTO THIS
SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE MAJOR. UM
ALLOWING PEOPLE WITH CO
OCCURRING DISORDERS TO ENTER
TREATMENT MORE EASILY, UM, AS
WELL AS THE JUSTICE INVOLVED,
YOU KNOW THOSE SOMEHOW WHEN
THEY'RE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM GETS SEPARATED OUT, AND
THERE'S ARGUABLY SOME OF THE
PEOPLE THAT NEED IT. THE MOST.
UM SO THE CURRENT REALITY IS WE
NEED ACCOUNTABILITY OF WHERE
THESE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT. UM
WE NEED OUTCOMES. WE NEED TO
KNOW THE SUCCESSES AND WE ALSO
NEED TO KNOW THE FAILURES AND I
FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL
BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW MONEY HAS
BEEN SPENT WHEN NOT SURE EXACTLY
WHERE IT'S GONE. WE CAN SEE THE
RESULTS WHICH ARE NOT UH, WHERE
WE WANT THEM TO BE. UM SO YOU
KNOW, WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT
EQUITY MEASUREMENTS THERE CAN BE
THAT IT STATED, DRIVEN AS WELL
AS HAVING THE CRITICAL
PREVENTION OPPORTUNITIES. THAT
PREVENTION PART WE TALKED ABOUT
AT LENGTH EARLIER FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE, UM, CAN'T BE STRESSED
ENOUGH. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON
THAT. UM I KNOW THERE WILL BE
AMENDMENTS THAT WILL BE
ADDRESSED IN THE HOUSING
COMMITTEE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO
SUPPORT YOUR BILL TODAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE? SEE,
NO ONE WILL BRING IT UP. IS THAT
IT? OKAY. OKAY SO YOU KNOW WHEN
I GUESS IT BRINGS IT BACK TO ME.
UM FIRST OF ALL HOUSEKEEPING. WE
HAVE AMENDMENTS BEFORE YOU ARE,
EXCEPT YOU'RE ACCEPTING OUR
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU APPRECIATE
THAT. UM I JUST WANNA BEFORE WE
BEFORE I GET TOO FAR IN THIS. I
WANT TO BILL MAHER MOMENT OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE HERE BECAUSE
I WANT TO THANK OUR TEAM. FOR
THE EFFORTS THAT THEY HAVE DONE
ON THIS, UM IN PARTICULAR SEEN
BESIDE ME HERE, UM, JUDY BABCOCK
? UM NOT HERE WITH US RIGHT NOW.
LISA MORAWSKI MY ENTIRE TEAM. UM
OUR CHIEF CONSULTANT ROSE PALMA
NÓ. UM HAVE REALLY TAKEN THEY'VE
REALLY LITERALLY ROLLED UP THEIR
SLEEVES FOR WEEKS TO TRY TO WORK
THROUGH THIS AND I RECOGNIZE
THAT LOOK, NOTHING IS PERFECT.
AND THERE'S WE HEARD INPUT
TODAY. HERE THAT MAY REFLECT ON
HOW WE GO FORWARD HERE. UM FINAL
LITTLE PERSONAL POINT OF
PRIVILEGE BEFORE I GO INTO A
COUPLE BRIEF COMMENTS IS, UM,
TODAY IS THE LAST HEARING. WE
WILL HAVE OUR CHIEF CONSULTANT.
ROSE PALMA. NO WITH US. AH UM
ROSS HAS BEEN WITH THE
COMMITTEE. I'VE SINCE I'VE BEEN
HERE 88 YEARS NOW, AND SHE'S
BEEN WITH US EVERY STEP OF THE
WAY. ROZ IS GOING TO BE THE
HEALTH POLICY CONSULTANT FOR
SPEAKER RIVAS SO SHE WON'T BE
FAR. SO UM, SO I WANT TO BE
THANK, THANK EVERYBODY. WE CAN
THANK ROZ PAUL MONO FOR HER FOR
HER WORK YOUR PARDON? OH I'M
SORRY. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT
GINO IS THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR
LEFT. WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO
YOU KNOW THAT WE I GUARANTEE YOU
WILL HAVE ANOTHER HEALTH
COMMITTEE HEARING THERE WILL BE
ANOTHER HEALTH COMMITTEE HEARING
BEFORE THIS YEAR IS OUT BECAUSE
THAT'S THE WAY THE PROCESS IS.
SO UM, SO WELL, I'LL THANK THE
REST OF THE COMMITTEE THEN. BUT
I WE WILL NOT SEE ROZ AT THIS AT
THIS DIET AGAIN. UM, UNLESS SHE
COMES BACK AND SOME OF THE ROLE
WHO KNOWS WHEN BUT ANYWAY, SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
EVERYTHING. RODS REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. UM SO, UM WE'VE
HEARD A LOT TODAY, OBVIOUSLY,
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK I
THINK YOU NEED TO BEAR IN MIND
AND MH S A HAS HAS HAS BEEN
REALLY, REALLY CRITICAL
COMPONENT AND HOW WE LOOK AT
MENTAL HEALTH AND IN CALIFORNIA.
THE AUTHOR. THE PROPONENT FOR
THE ORIGINAL FOR A MUCH IMAGE IS
A IS MAYOR STEINBERG. MAYOR
STEINBERG IS IN SUPPORT OF SB 3
26. AND THAT IS A REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS PUZZLE.
UM OR 20 YEARS NOW ALMOST 20
YEARS INTO IMAGE ESSAY, AND
NOTHING 20 YEARS AGO. MENTAL
HEALTH SITUATION WAS VERY, VERY
DIFFERENT. AND IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR US TO MODERNIZE TO REFLECT
THE TIMES THAT WE LIVE IN NOW
AND TO MOVE FORWARD. UM AND I
THINK I THINK THAT IT IS TIME.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY TIME. SO OF
IMPORTANCE TO ME, UM, IS A
VARIETY OF THINGS, BUT ONE IS
OVERSIGHT. AND SO I WANT TO
THANK THE ADMINISTRATION. I WANT
TO THANK YOU, SENATOR EGGMAN FOR
WORKING WITH WITH US ON THIS.
ONE OF THE THINGS IMPORTANT TO
ME WAS THAT WE HAVE A WAY TO
LOOK BACK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING
SOONER THAN 20 YEARS. AND SO ONE
OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU'RE
ACCEPTING IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR
NO LATER THAN 2020 DECEMBER 31ST
2029 ISSUE A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT
ON THE PROGRESS OF AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE B H S A UM
AND THERE WILL BE SUBSEQUENT
AUDITS AS WELL. AND THE ARTISTS
ARE NOT MEANT TO BE A GOTCHA.
YEAH, THE AUDITS ARE MEANT TO BE
A CHECK IN, UM TO ASSESS THOSE
THINGS THAT ARE GOING REALLY
WELL AND TO BUILD UPON THEM. AND
ADJUST THOSE THINGS THAT MAY NOT
BE GOING AS WELL. SO I THINK
PEOPLE GET FREAKED OUT WHEN THEY
SEE AUDITS, AND YOU ONLY NEED TO
FEAR AN ODDITY. YOU'RE DOING
SOMETHING WRONG. AND WE'RE GOING
TO FIGURE IT OUT. BUT THAT IS
NOT THE REASON WE'RE ASKING FOR
THE OVERSIGHT. IT IS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LEGISLATURE
, THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUTURE
MINISTRATIONS TO ADJUST AS WE
MOVE FORWARD TO BE EVEN MORE
EFFECTIVE IN THE FUTURE. SO I
WANT TO THANK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S
I KNOW THAT'S ALWAYS A STICKY
ONE. BUT I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR AND THE ADMINISTRATION
FOR THAT. UM ANOTHER THING
THAT'S THAT IS KIND OF IMPORTANT
. WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT
IS THE FLEXIBILITY AND I WANT
TO. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, AS
THE OTHER PERSON WHO REPRESENTS
RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE ONE OF THE
OTHER. THERE'S A LOT OF US WHO
DO. I THINK THAT IS THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT GOING FORWARD
AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WILL BE, UM UH, CONTINUE TO BE
ADDRESSED. I BELIEVE AND FROM DR
GHALI'S COMMENTS IS AROUND THE
VOLATILITY, THE FUNDING. SO UM,
SO ANYWAY, SO THAT'S THAT WILL
BE GOING FORWARD. SO WITH THAT,
UM THE BILL DOES ENJOY DO PASS
RECOMMENDATION. SHOULD IT PASS
OUT? I'D LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED
AS A CO AUTHOR, IF YOU'D HAVE
ME, OF COURSE. AND WITH THAT,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR
THE CONVERSATION. AND THANKS FOR
THE CONVERSATION, BUT HAVING ALL
DAY, RIGHT? I MEAN, TALK ABOUT
ROLLING UP YOUR SLEEVES AND
REALLY GETTING TO IT. UM BUT
AGAIN, WE HAVE THIS TIME TO MEET
THIS MOMENT, AND I WILL ALSO ADD
THAT WHILE WE'RE MAKING THIS
MASSIVE CHANGE, AND I WAS I WAS
AROUND WHEN WE WERE IMPLEMENTING
MEANS I'M OLD AND I'VE BEEN
DOING THIS A LONG TIME. BUT I
REMEMBER THE FEARS AT THAT TIME
BECAUSE CHANGE IS ALWAYS HARD.
PEOPLE GET COMFORTABLE IN DOING
THINGS THAT WE HOW WE'VE DONE IT
. AND WHEN WE DID THIS NEW
IMPLEMENTATION BECAUSE WE HAD
INTEGRATED INTO OUR DIVISION OF
SOCIAL WORK, AND, UM, AND A LOT
OF PEOPLE GOT THEIR, UM, M S W
S. AND I KNOW DR LEANDER CLARK.
WHAT? MAYBE SHE SAID SHE GOT HER
HER PSYCHOLOGY AND HER. SHE'S A
PSYCHOLOGIST BECAUSE OF THE MHSC
MONEY. I MEAN, THAT'S THE KIND
OF THE IMPACT THAT IT CAN HAVE,
BUT THERE WAS THERE WAS FEARS AT
THAT TIME TO THAT. WE'RE
CHANGING SOMETHING. CHANGE IS
ALWAYS HARD, BUT THIS BIG, LIKE
CHANGE OF STRUCTURE IS JUST THE
BIG OUTLINE OF IT. RIGHT. YOU'LL
ALL WILL BE HERE AS YOU'VE ALL
BEEN HERE. THERE HAS BEEN
MULTIPLE BILLS THAT HAVE COME
BEFORE YOU ON OUR CURRENT MHS A
TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, AND THAT'S
WHAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO GOING
FORWARD. RIGHT SO WHAT WE'RE
DOING IS SETTING UP THE
PARAMETERS, BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS
BE ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE ARE ABLE
TO BE MADE SO WE ARE MOVING IN A
VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION. WE
APPRECIATE ALL OF A SUDDEN AGAIN
TO REMEMBER THIS THE ENTIRE
CONTINUUM OF CARE. AND NOW WE'RE
JUST ADJUSTING. THIS PART OF IT
MAKES IT UNCOMFORTABLE. I
REALIZE THAT, BUT IT'S NECESSARY
. AND SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, SENATOR EGGMAN. DO WE HAVE
A MOTION? UM IS THAT MISS HAGAR
CURRIE WAS AND SO WE HAVE A
MOTION BY MISTAKE HERE. CURIOUS
SECOND BY VICE CHAIR WALDRON.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
HOUSING. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. WOULD WOULD I?
WALDRON WALDRON. NIAGARA CURRY
CURRY. I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE
BOERNER HORVATH. WENDY CARILLO I
FLORA. VINCE FONG. VINCE VAUGHN,
NOT VOTING. MAIENSCHEIN
MAIENSCHEIN I MCCARTY MCCARTY I
DIXON. FIXING NOT VOTING.
RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ I SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO. I BE VALLAPUDUA.
VALLAPUDUA NOT VOTING. HOWEVER.
HOWEVER, I.
YOU HAVE 11 VOTES? THAT BILL IS
OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE HAVE ONE MEMBER WHO HAS
NOT VOTED SO. I HOPE THAT MA'AM
. HE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT
TODAY, OKAY? SO THE FINAL VOTE
FOR THIS BILL? IS 11 TO 0, BUT
THAT THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.