Adoption of the Mental Health Services Act FY 2021/22 Annual Update to Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan, Fiscal Year 2020/23 assures continued MHSA funding for Fiscal Year 21/22 in the amount of $54,428,310.

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 California’s Welfare & Institutions Code.  
  
The following attached reports provide detailed information and updates on MHSA programs and funding: Executive Summary 21-22 MHSA Plan Update, FY 21-22 MHSA Plan, and PEI & Innovations Reports 19-20.

The Board would not accept the reports and annual MHSA plan update nor authorize the Board Chair to sign the confirming letter as required by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC).