Bill Text: CA SB26 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Mental health professions: CARE Scholarship Program.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-09-25 - In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. [SB26 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB26-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
January 11, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Senate
January 03, 2024 |
Introduced by Senator Umberg (Coauthor: Senator Rubio) |
December 05, 2022 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 128460) is added to Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:Article 3.6. Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Scholarship Program
128460.
(a) There is hereby created the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Scholarship Program within the department.(c)The department shall make recommendations to the director concerning all of the following:
(1)A standard contractual agreement to be signed by the director and any licensed marriage and family therapist that would require the licensed marriage and family therapist who receives a scholarship under the program to serve in a county behavioral health agency in support of the county’s CARE Act needs and obligations for a minimum of three years.
(2)The maximum allowable total scholarship amount per individual licensed marriage and family therapist.
(3)The maximum allowable annual scholarship amount per individual licensed marriage and family therapist.
(f)For purposes of this article, a “marriage and family therapist” is an individual licensed pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.
(g)