House of Representatives

SB1348

Child support; omnibus

(now: behaviorial health; accountability)

Sponsors: Senator Petersen

 

DPA
S/E

Committee on Human Services

X

Committee on Appropriations

 

 

Caucus and COW

 

 

As Passed the House

 

SB1348 conforms and clarifies statutory requirements related to collection and distribution of child support payments.

 

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED STRIKE EVERYTHING AMENDMENT TO SB1348:

 

The proposed strike-everything amendment to SB1348 establishes the Office of Behavioral Health Accountability. The office shall:

·                  directly report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Children and Family Services;

·                  oversee the division’s ability to adequately provide available and accessible behavioral health services throughout the state;

·                  gather input from regional behavioral health authorities, behavioral health providers, consumers, Indian communities and municipalities;

·                  coordinate a five-year strategy to improve the delivery of behavioral health services from the information gathered from the groups listed;

·                  determine the effectiveness of efforts made to acquire funding and distribution of the funds;

·                  assess the methods and outcomes of the division’s prioritization, distribution and impact of each dollar allocated;

·                  require an annual needs assessment by the division;

·                  oversee that seriously mentally ill, children and adolescents, general mental health and substance abuse clients receive adequate services;

·                  to avoid class action lawsuits, the office will ensure that the division addresses the discrepancies and recommendations identified;

·                  annually provide a report to the Governor, the Joint Legislative Committee on Children and Family Services and the Department of Health Services (DHS);

·                  DHS, its agencies and any other state department or agency are not in the purview of the office.

·                  The program will end on July 1, 2005.

·                  The Office of Behavioral Health Accountability will be appropriated $250,000 from the state general fund in each fiscal year from FY 2000-2001 through FY 2004-2005.

SB1348 passed the Human Services Committee as follows:

The strike-everything amendment was adopted.

 

 

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44th Legislature                        Analyst Initials _______

Second Regular Session                        March 10, 2000

 

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