FISCAL IMPACT:
This action has no fiscal impact. The adoption of the Mental Health Services Act Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan, Fiscal Years 2020-23 assures continued MHSA funding for Fiscal Year 2020-21 in the amount of $61,612,111, which was included in the County's FY 2020-21 Adopted Budget.
BACKGROUND:
Proposition 63 was passed by California voters in the November 2004 election. Now known as the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), the legislation provides public mental health funding by imposing an additional one percent tax on individual taxable income in excess of one million dollars. There are a total of five MHSA components which have been enacted out over time by the State with the goal of creating
a better program of mental health services and supports in California’s public mental health systems. The five components include: Community Services and Supports; Prevention and Early Intervention; Workforce Education and Training; Capital Facilities and Technology; and Innovation. There are multiple programs operated within each component. This is a state mandated program under the Welfare & Institutions Code.
The 2020-23 Three Year Plan was prepared in response to a community program planning process that took place in 2019 and early 2020. The plan was then posted for a 30-day public comment period on March 1, 2020. With the onset of COVID-19 in ensuing weeks, the Public Hearing was postponed and a request for extension was made to the Department of Health Care Services in order to allow time to respond to the economic impact of the global pandemic. The Three-Year Plan was subsequently revised with stakeholder input to incorporate new fiscal realities, while also maintaining vital existing programs and services.The Plan was also presented to the Family and Human Services Committee on November 23, 2020, with the recommendation for the Board to approve as presented.
The attached reports provides detailed information regarding ongoing prioritized service and support needs, including a variety of supportive housing strategies that increase the ability of persons most challenged by serious mental illness to live in the community, as well as prioritized service needs that have been added to the Three-Year Plan.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Speakers: Catherine Wally.