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Legislation Watch List

HR 619
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid Program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases.
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S678 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA)
Increase federal funding and changes to policy to support prevention, intervention, and treatment programs

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA)
Through MIOTCRA, states and local governments have received funding for collaborative criminal justice/mental health programs intended to improve public safety and outcomes for people with mental illnesses. This bill continues funding these programs.

AB 900
Effects of passed legislation for $9.6m for CDCR to provide treatment for mentally ill parolees.
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Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Act
Following changes to MHSA monies and implementation.
MHSA Updates

GPS
Expanding roles/problems with GPS, including proposals to implement it for stalking and domestic violence contexts.

Proposition 83 Jessica's Law
Effects of passed legislation for:

CDCR: $30.4 million in 2006-07 and $75.6 million in 2007-08, and ongoing, for CDCR to:

• Screen inmates to determine if they should be categorized as Sexually Violent Predators.
• Provide Global Positioning System monitoring for HRSOs.
• Reduce parole caseloads through additional hires, so that agents can more closely monitor HRSOs.

DMH: $28.9 million in 2006 and $53.9 million in 2007-08, and ongoing, for DMH to:

• Address expected increases in Sexually Violent Predators at state mental hospitals.
• Manage increased Sexually Violent Predator evaluations and court testimony.
• Offset increased administrative costs at Department headquarters at Coalinga State Hospital.
• The proposal also includes making $500 million in lease revenue bonds available to construct additional mental health facilities.