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Approve the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Reversion Expenditure Plan FY2018/19 through FY2019/20 for a total amount of $1,429,797 to fund enhancements to current mental health projects which aim to increase access to services for the unserved and underserved communities, and to improve consumer mental health outcomes
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board approve the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Reversion Expenditure Plan FY2018/19 through FY2019/20 for a total amount of $1,429,797 to fund enhancements to current mental health projects which aim to increase access to services for the unserved and underserved communities, and to improve consumer mental health outcomes.
SUMMARY:
With the passage of Assembly Bill 114 (AB 114), counties received notification that previously unspent MHSA funds that were subject to reversion to the State could be retained within the originally intended funding category upon timely development of a new plan for expenditure of the funds by June 30, 2020.
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) notified Solano County that the following funds have been identified as unspent MHSA funds and are subject to reversion if not spent down by June 30, 2020:
- $370,701 Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) funding category
- $547,223 Workforce and Education Training (WET) funding category
- $338,660 Capital Facilities and Technology Needs (CFTN) funding category
- $1,429,797 Innovation (INN) funding category
While PEI, WET, and CFTN funds are expected to be expended per the current initiatives outlined in the Board approved Solano County Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Integrated Program and Expenditure Plan for Fiscal Years 2017/18 through 2019/20. Therefore, those funds are not actually at risk of reversion and are not subject to the ...
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