House of Representatives

SB1348

Child support; omnibus

(now: behaviorial health; accountability)

Sponsors: Senator Petersen

 

DPA
S/E

Committee on Human Services

w/d

Committee on Appropriations

 

X

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.

SB1348 was withdrawn from the Appropriations Committee.

 

 

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44th Legislature                     Analyst Initials _______

Second Regular Session                    March 21, 2000

 

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