{"id":2008104,"date":"2023-08-22T13:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-things-to-know-about-newsoms-4-billion-mental-health-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T13:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:35:41","slug":"three-things-to-know-about-newsoms-4-billion-mental-health-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-things-to-know-about-newsoms-4-billion-mental-health-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Key points about Newsom&#8217;s $4 billion mental health bill:"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthree-things-to-know-about-newsoms-4-billion-mental-health-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008104&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Lawmakers Seek to\u200b Overhaul Behavioral and Mental Health System<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California lawmakers are embarking\u200d on a mission to revamp the state&#8217;s behavioral and <a title=\"Ocasio-Cortez Says Building Less Jails Will Reduce The Number Of People Who Go To Jail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ocasio-cortez-says-building-less-jails-will-reduce-the-number-of-people-who-go-to-jail\/\">mental health system<\/a>. As part of this \u200beffort, they are proposing a\u200b $4.68 billion bond \u200cmeasure to increase the availability of treatment beds. \u200dTo discuss the newly amended \u200clanguage and the potential \u2063impact of these changes, a <a title=\"GOP introduces bill to ensure election integrity.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-introduce-election-integrity-bill\/\">joint committee hearing<\/a> will be\u2062 held on\u2063 Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h3>Newsom&#8217;s Mental Health Reform Legislation<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier this year, Gov. Newsom introduced a bill to reform the state&#8217;s mental health system,\u2062 aiming to update a 20-year-old \u200bballot\u200b initiative. In 2004, voters passed the\u200b Mental Health\u2063 Services\u2064 Act, which \u200bimposed \u2064a 1% tax\u200b on income over $1 million to fund mental health\u200c resources. Newsom&#8217;s bill seeks to\u2064 allocate 30% of the funding from this tax towards\u2062 housing\u200d for homeless individuals\u200b with mental\u2064 illness and addictions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REPUBLICAN DEBATE: CAN THE DEBATES HELP WINNOW \u2064THE GOP FIELD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over the past five years, the\u200c tax revenue has generated a significant amount,\u2062 totaling over $20 billion, \u2063with $4.8 billion\u2062 raised last year alone. Newsom&#8217;s proposal redirects the income\u2064 tax revenue from \u2062the 2004 act and proposes\u2063 a \u200c$4.68 billion bond measure\u200b to expand treatment beds for those \u200cstruggling \u2063with mental health.<\/p>\n<h3>What Do the Mental Health Amendments\u2062 Entail?<\/h3>\n<p>Proposed by Newsom \u2063and introduced by \u2063Democratic state Sen. Susan Eggman as Senate Bill 326, the amendments aim to modernize California&#8217;s <a title=\"San Francisco Weighs Continuing Homeless Encampment Program That Costs k Per Tent Each Year\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-weighs-continuing-homeless-encampment-program-that-costs-60k-per-tent-each-year\/\">behavioral health system<\/a>. Democratic\u200c Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin also introduced \u200bAB 531 as part of a joint package with Newsom and Eggman to \u2062<a title=\"Key points about Newsom's billion mental health bill: 1. Newsom proposes a billion mental health bill. 2. The bill aims to address mental health issues in California. 3. The funding will be used to improve access to mental health services.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-things-to-know-about-newsoms-4-billion-mental-health-bill\/\">provide additional mental health resources<\/a>. If passed, the bill would create state-of-the-art residential settings with thousands of new\u200d community behavioral\u200b health beds, catering to Californians with mental illness\u2064 and substance use disorders, potentially\u2062 serving over 10,000 people annually.<\/p>\n<p>Under \u200dthe amendments, \u200bCalifornia counties would allocate two-thirds of the tax revenue towards 24\/7\u200b mental health services, allowing for the transfer of funds \u2064between housing and prevention. Additionally, 51% \u2064of \u200bthe early intervention funds would be\u200d dedicated to \u200bchildren and youth prevention programs. The legislation also proposes renaming the Mental Health Services Oversight and \u2064Accountability Commission to the Behavioral Health Services \u200bOversight and \u2062Accountability Commission, while requiring\u200d the\u200b state&#8217;s department of health to establish housing\u2062 interventions that offer various social services.<\/p>\n<h3>Critics&#8217; Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>Some critics argue that the proposed amendments would result in reduced funding for \u200bexisting programs. The Legislative Analyst&#8217;s Office (LAO) \u2063released reports expressing concerns about the <a title=\"Ohio Democrat Senator Praised Cleveland Indians\u2019 Name Change While Working On Policy That Would Hurt Native Americans\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-democrat-senator-praised-cleveland-indians-name-change-while-working-on-policy-that-would-hurt-native-americans\/\">potential negative impact<\/a> on mental health \u200dservices. The LAO report stated, &#8220;On net, we \u2062find that whether the current\u2062 level of county MHSA\u2062 spending \u2014 particularly at the county level \u2014\u2064 on children and youth services would be maintained is uncertain.&#8221; The \u2063LAO also criticized\u200b Newsom&#8217;s plan\u200c to reduce oversight, suggesting that the legislature should have more control \u2062over the bond measure and its allocation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE\u2063 FROM THE WASHINGTON \u2064EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Next Steps<\/h3>\n<p>The Assembly&#8217;s Housing and Health committees \u2064will convene in Sacramento at the \u200dstate Capitol on Tuesday\u2062 to discuss the future of the reform bill, following the Senate \u200dHealth \u200bCommittee&#8217;s information hearing last week. To secure a spot on the March 2024 ballot, the measure would require the\u200b support of two-thirds of \u2063California lawmakers. Irwin \u200cand Eggman&#8217;s bills would be\u200d combined \u2063into\u200d a single ballot measure to transform the MHSA, and a majority\u2063 of voters in California would need to support the bill for it to become \u200claw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and lawmakers aim to enhance California&#8217;s mental health system with a $4.68 billion bond measure for treatment beds. A joint committee hearing on Tuesday will address the amended language, reflecting their commitment to revamp mental healthcare. Newsom spearheads the initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2008105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Key points about Newsom&#8217;s $4 billion mental health bill: \n1. Newsom proposes a $4 billion mental health bill.\n2. The bill aims to address mental health issues in California.\n3. The funding will be used to improve access to mental health services.","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Key points about Newsom&#8217;s $4 billion mental health bill: \n1. Newsom proposes a $4 billion mental health bill.\n2. The bill aims to address mental health issues in California.\n3. 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