Bill Text: CA AB823 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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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-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 823	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Dickinson

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act to add Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 96050) to Title
15 of the Government Code, relating to children's services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 823, as introduced, Dickinson. Children's Cabinet of
California.
   Existing law, the California Early Intervention Services Act,
requires the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency 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 would establish the Children's Cabinet of California to
consist of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Secretary of
California Health and Human Services, and the head of each agency
and department within the state that provides services for, or has
jurisdiction over the well being of, children, and would set forth
its powers and duties, including promoting and implementing
information sharing, collaboration, increased efficiency, and
improved service delivery among and within the state's child-serving
agencies, departments, and organizations.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 96050) is added to
Title 15 of the Government Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 2.  CHILDREN'S CABINET OF CALIFORNIA


   96050.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
   (a) All state agencies and programs that touch the lives of
children and youth must work in a coordinated and comprehensive
fashion, with an emphasis on providing a continuum of services that
benefit children, from prenatal care through programs supporting
successful transition to self-sufficient adulthood.
   (b) The Legislature, in collaboration with the Governor, intends
to develop and implement a shared vision among the branches of
government in order to improve child and family outcomes in this
state.
   (c) By working collaboratively with the Governor, the Legislature
intends to do all of the following:
   (1) Invest in the education and skills of our children and youth.
   (2) Develop a cohesive vison and plan that ensures a long-term
commitment to issues regarding children and youth.
   (3) Align public resources serving children and youth to support
their healthy growth and development.
   (4) Promote increased efficiency and improved service delivery by
all government agencies that provide services to children and youth,
and their families.
   96051.  (a) The Children's Cabinet of California is hereby
established within state government. The cabinet shall consist of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Secretary of California
Health and Human Services, and the head of each agency and department
within the state that provides services for, or has jurisdiction
over the well being of, children.
   (b) The cabinet shall promote and implement information sharing,
collaboration, increased efficiency, and improved service delivery
among and within the state's child-serving agencies, departments, and
organizations.