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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	04/09/2018
Subject: AB 2043 (Arambula): Foster Youth: Family Urgent Response System--SUPPORT
Submitted For:	LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	2018-07
Referral Name:	AB 2043
Presenter:	Maura Connell, EHSD	Contact:	L. DeLaney, 925-335-1097

Information

Referral History:

According to Employment and Human Services Department staff, AB 2043 is a significant bill emanating from Bay Area counties. San Francisco is championing the model as a potential regional approach since so many youth cross county lines for placement and services. According to the Director, the California Department of Social Services is also supportive of the model.

The actions taken by counties under the bill would be a change to the current approach. Counties may have some components already in place. For example, here in Contra Costa, we have a Mobile Response Team in effect.

Referral Update:

AB 2043

Author:	Joaquin Arambula (D-031)
Title:	Foster Youth: Family Urgent Response System
Fiscal Committee:	no
Urgency Clause:	no
Introduced:	02/06/2018
Last Amend:	03/19/2018
Disposition:	Pending
Committee:	Assembly Human Services Committee
Hearing:	04/10/2018 1:30 pm, State Capitol, Room 437

This bill is categorized as S1 by CWDA, indicating that it is a sponsor. Co-sponsors are the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California (CBHDA) and Children Now. The bill is supported by CSAC.

Attachment A: Bill text, as amended 3/19/18

Attachment B: Bill Fact Sheet

Attachment C: CSAC Letter of support for AB 2043 (Arambula)

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER recommending a position of "Support" to the Board of Supervisors for AB 2043 (Arambula), a bill that requires county child welfare, probation, and behavioral health agencies to establish a county-based Family Urgent Response System, as recommended by the Director of the Employment and Human Services Department.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

The issue of funding is addressed in the bill text, at the bottom of page 8, in SEC. 3. The idea is that Realignment funds – which would already be used for Continuum of Care Reform (CCR)– would be applied to the revised approach within the overall CCR effort:

SEC. 3. To the extent that this act has an overall effect of
24 increasing the costs already borne by a local agency for programs
25 or levels of service mandated by the 2011 Realignment Legislation
26 within the meaning of Section 36 of Article XIII of the California
27 Constitution, it shall apply to local agencies only to the extent that
28 the state provides annual funding for the cost increase. Any new
29 program or higher level of service provided by a local agency
30 pursuant to this act above the level for which funding has been
31 provided shall not require a subvention of funds by the state or
32 otherwise be subject to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California
33 Constitution.

Attachments
Attachment A: Bill Text
Attachment B: Fact Sheet
Attachment C: CSAC Support Letter