Notwithstanding Section 5701, the State Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California and the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, may utilize funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Block Grant, awarded to the State Department of Health Care Services, above the funding level provided in federal fiscal year 1998, for the development of innovative programs for identified target populations, upon appropriation by the Legislature.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 511, Sec. 9. (AB 1688) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 5701.1

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.