HB 619

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the Florida Substance Abuse and Mental
3Health Corporation; amending s. 394.655, F.S.; requiring
4that the corporation review and assess the recovery and
5resiliency-based system for mental health care; requiring
6that the corporation review and assess the activities
7relating to the transformation of the substance abuse and
8mental health system; revising the expiration date of the
9corporation; providing an effective date.
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11Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13     Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and subsection
14(11) of section 394.655, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
15     394.655  The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Corporation;
16powers and duties; composition; evaluation and reporting
17requirements.--
18     (3)(a)  The Florida Substance Abuse and Mental Health
19Corporation shall be responsible for oversight of the publicly
20funded substance abuse and mental health systems and for making
21policy and resources recommendations which will improve the
22coordination, quality, and efficiency of the system. Subject to
23and consistent with direction set by the Legislature, the
24corporation shall exercise the following responsibilities:
25     1.  Review and assess the status of the recovery and
26resiliency-based system for comprehensive mental health care.
27     2.  Review and assess the activities relating to the
28transformation of the substance abuse and mental health system
29to ensure that a recovery and resiliency-based system of care is
30maintained.
31     3.1.  Review and assess the collection and analysis of
32needs assessment data as described in s. 394.82.
33     4.2.  Review and assess the status of the publicly funded
34mental health and substance abuse systems and recommend policy
35designed to improve coordination and effectiveness.
36     5.3.  Provide mechanisms for substance abuse and mental
37health stakeholders, including consumers, family members,
38providers, and advocates to provide input concerning the
39management of the overall system.
40     6.4.  Recommend priorities for service expansion.
41     7.5.  Prepare budget recommendations to be submitted to the
42appropriate departments for consideration in the development of
43their legislative budget requests and provide copies to the
44Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
45House of Representatives for their consideration.
46     8.6.  Review data regarding the performance of the publicly
47funded substance abuse and mental health systems.
48     9.7.  Make recommendations concerning strategies for
49improving  the performance of the systems.
50     10.8.  Review, assess, and forecast substance abuse and
51mental health manpower needs and work with the department and
52the educational system to establish policies, consistent with
53the direction of the Legislature, which will ensure that the
54state has the personnel it needs to continuously implement and
55improve its services.
56     (11)  This section expires on October 1, 2011 2006, unless
57reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature before that date.
58     Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.


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