California Government Code

§ 30026.5

GOV § 30026.5 Effective Jun 29, 2024Div. 3 · Title 3 · Ch. 6.3

Statute text

(a)“2011 Realignment Legislation” means legislation enacted on or before September 30, 2012, to implement the state budget plan, that is entitled 2011 Realignment and provides for the assignment to local agencies of responsibilities for Public Safety Services, including related reporting responsibilities. The 2011 Realignment Legislation shall provide local agencies with maximum flexibility and control over the design, administration, and delivery of those services consistent with federal law and funding requirements, as determined by the Legislature. However, the 2011 Realignment Legislation shall include no new programs assigned to local agencies after January 1, 2012, except for the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program and mental health managed care, which may also be referred to as specialty mental health care services.

(b)Any mandate of a new program or higher level of service on a local agency imposed by the 2011 Realignment Legislation, or by any regulation adopted or any executive order or administrative directive issued to implement that legislation, shall, if it constitutes a mandate requiring the state to provide a subvention of funds within the meaning of the California Constitution, be paid from the moneys provided for that activity.

(1)A reimbursable mandate for any program or increased level of service initially created by the 2011 Realignment Legislation, as defined in subdivision (a), that may be funded from the Protective Services Subaccount or the Behavioral Health Subaccount or funding received from the Protective Services Growth Special Account or the Behavioral Health Services Growth Special Account shall be paid from the applicable subaccount, and no other funding shall be required unless the total amount received into the subaccount of any county, including optional reallocation pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 30025, is insufficient to provide funding for any or all mandates funded from that subaccount.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 40, Sec. 4. (SB 159) Effective June 29, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Sec. 85 of Stats. 2024, Ch. 40.