Bill Text: CA AB823 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: California Children's Coordinating Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2012-09-17 - Consideration of Governor's veto pending. [AB823 Detail]
Download: California-2011-AB823-Enrolled.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 823 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 23, 2012
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 29, 2012
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 13, 2012
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 15, 2011
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 12, 2011
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 27, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 27, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 12, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Dickinson
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Beall)
(Principal coauthors: Senators Evans and Liu)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Butler and Portantino)
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
An act to add and repeal Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 96050)
of Title 15 of the Government Code, relating to children's services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 823, Dickinson. California Children's Coordinating Council.
Existing law, the California Early Intervention Services Act,
requires the Secretary of California Health and Human Services and
the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide a statewide
system of coordinated, comprehensive, family-centered,
multidisciplinary, interagency programs responsible for providing
appropriate early intervention services and support to all eligible
infants and toddlers and their families.
This bill, to the extent that sufficient federal or private funds
are deposited with the state and appropriated by the Legislature,
would establish the California Children's Coordinating Council to
serve, until January 1, 2019, as an advisory body responsible for
improving the collaboration among agencies that provide services to
the children and youth of the state. This bill would provide that the
council shall be comprised of, among others, the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, the Secretary of California Health and Human
Services, the Chief Justice of California, or his or designee, and
the heads of various specified state agencies. The bill would require
the council to provide recommendations to the Governor and the
Legislature every odd-numbered year.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) The foundation of human development is formed during a child's
earlier years, and early childhood development requires a
comprehensive, coordinated approach to a child's care and learning.
(b) The education and development of children occur not only in
schools but also in families, neighborhoods, communities, and our
broader society.
(c) The needs of children are increasingly complex and the
networks of services available to them are managed by multiple
agencies and departments, often with differing goals and objectives.
(d) Government programs must collaboratively develop and implement
effective, efficient, and coordinated service delivery to ensure
that all of California's children have an equal opportunity to reach
their full potential.
(e) The State of California must comprehensively address the needs
of each of its children and youth and provide the understanding,
encouragement, support, services, and knowledge necessary for each of
them to master the skills and competencies that work, life, and
active citizenship require.
(f) It is critical to California's children that issues affecting
their well-being be considered at the highest level of state
government.
SEC. 2. Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 96050) is added to
Title 15 of the Government Code, to read:
CHAPTER 2. CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S COORDINATING COUNCIL
96050. (a) The California Children's Coordinating Council is
hereby established within state government, which shall serve as an
advisory body responsible for improving the collaboration among
agencies that provide services to the children and youth of the
state.
(b) The council shall advise and make recommendations to the
Governor and the Legislature on ways to improve the delivery of
services to children and youth and their families.
(c) The council shall be comprised of the following members:
(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Secretary of
California Health and Human Services, who shall serve as cochairs.
(2) The Chief Justice of California, or his or her designee.
(3) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation, or his or her designee.
(4) The Director of Social Services.
(5) The Director of Health Care Services.
(6) The State Public Health Officer.
(7) The Director of Mental Health.
(8) The Director of Alcohol and Drug Programs.
(9) The Director of Developmental Services.
(10) The Director of Child Support Services.
(11) The Attorney General.
(12) Two Members of the Assembly, as appointed by the Speaker of
the Assembly.
(13) Two members of the Senate, as appointed by the Senate
Committee on Rules.
(14) Additional members that may be appointed at the will of the
Governor.
(d) Staffing of the council shall be a shared responsibility among
the cochairs of the council to the extent federal or private funds
are made available for this purpose.
(e) (1) Upon the call of the cochairs, the council shall meet
quarterly.
(2) The council may establish committees to further its work.
Committees shall consist of at least one council member and others as
the council requires.
(3) Members of the committees shall receive no compensation from
the state for their services, except that they may be reimbursed for
actual travel and related expenses in accordance with state policy.
(4) The council shall submit a report to the Governor and the
Legislature on or before October 31 of each odd-numbered year, in
compliance with Section 9795, and notwithstanding Section 10231.5.
The report shall include, but shall not be limited to,
recommendations on ways to improve coordination of services to
children, youth, and their families, including, but not limited to,
all of the following:
(A) Developing and implementing a shared vision and a strategic
plan on how best to establish cross-agency coordination.
(B) Establishing baseline goals and benchmarks for assessing the
extent to which state agencies successfully strengthen their
cooperation and collaboration in providing services to children,
youth, and their families.
(C) Identifying and implementing evidence-based practices for the
effective and efficient delivery of services.
(D) Consolidating and coordinating existing programs for the
purpose of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of delivering
services to the children and the youth of this state.
(f) The Bureau of State Audits may conduct a performance audit of
the council established pursuant to this chapter and report its
finding to the board and the Legislature on or before January 1,
2018.
96051. (a) (1) The California Children's Coordinating Council
shall be established pursuant to this chapter only after a
determination has been made by the Department of Finance that federal
or private funds in an amount sufficient to fully support the
activities of the council, including staffing of the council and
development and distribution of the biennial report, have been
deposited with the state.
(2) The determination by the Department of Finance shall be based
upon an estimate from the Superintendent of Public Instruction and
the Secretary of California Health and Human Services of resources
needed to administer the council's duties pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Upon a determination by the Department of Finance that there
are sufficient federal or private funds to fully support the
activities of the council as described in subdivision (a), the funds
shall be made available to the council for the purposes described in
this chapter upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(c) Upon making a determination that sufficient funds have been
deposited pursuant to this section, the Department of Finance shall
file a written notice to that effect with the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly and the Secretary of the Senate.
96052. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2019, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends
that date.
