Bill Text: CA SB589 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Foster youth: disaster aid assistance.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-01 - September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB589 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB589-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 589

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Introduced by Senator Alvarado-Gil

February 15, 2023

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An act to amend Section 4340 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 589, as introduced, Alvarado-Gil. Mental health prevention program.

Existing law authorizes the State Department of Health Care Services to maintain a statewide mental health prevention program directed toward a reduction in the need for utilization of the treatment system and the development and strengthening of community support and self-help networks. Existing law also authorizes the State Department of State Hospitals to support the establishment of self-help groups, as specified.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 4340 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:

4340.

 The State Department of Health Care Services may maintain a statewide mental health prevention program directed toward a reduction in the need for utilization of the treatment system and the development and strengthening of community support and self-help networks. The State Department of State Hospitals may support the establishment at state hospitals of self-help groups, which may be facilitated by an outside entity, subject to the approval of the hospital administrator, at state hospitals. administrator.