Bill Text: CA SB409 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 409 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Veterans’ homes: services: complex mental and behavioral health needs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-09-01 - September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB409 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB409-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 409

Introduced by Senator Nguyen

February 15, 2017

An act relating to veterans homes.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 409, as introduced, Nguyen. Veterans homes: residents with complex mental and behavioral health needs.

Existing law provides for the establishment and operation of veterans’ homes at various sites, and provides for an administrator of each home, as specified. Existing law establishes the duties of the Department of Veterans Affairs with regard to the establishment and regulation of veterans’ homes.

This bill would, on or before January 1, 2019, require the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a plan to accommodate more residents suffering from complex mental and behavioral health needs into veterans homes, and to send a report to the Legislature detailing that plan.

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

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

SECTION 1.

(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall, on or before January 1, 2019, develop a plan to accommodate more residents suffering from complex mental and behavioral health needs into homes for veterans.

(b) On or before January 1, 2019, the department shall send a report to the Legislature detailing the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a). This report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.