Workforce development: mental health service providers: homelessness.
- Requires a state study on expanding mental health providers who serve homeless individuals.
- Directs the California Workforce Development Board to conduct the assessment using existing resources.
Assembly Member Elhawary's proposal directs the California Workforce Development Board to examine strategies for expanding mental health services available to individuals experiencing homelessness, adding a targeted research mandate to the board's existing workforce development responsibilities.
The measure requires the board to analyze potential approaches for increasing the number of mental health providers who serve homeless populations. While the bill establishes this new study requirement, it does not allocate additional funding, indicating the analysis must be conducted using current resources. The board, which already oversees California's workforce investment system and its alignment with economic needs, would incorporate this focused examination into its ongoing work evaluating statewide workforce programs and policies.
This addition to the Unemployment Insurance Code represents an initial step toward addressing mental health workforce capacity for homeless services, with any concrete expansion initiatives depending on the study's findings. The board's analysis would likely examine current provider levels, workforce gaps, and potential policy or programmatic changes needed to enhance service availability.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Latest Voting History
 Ash KalraD Assembly Member | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 Phillip ChenR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Heath FloraR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Alex LeeD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Chris WardD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
- Requires a state study on expanding mental health providers who serve homeless individuals.
- Directs the California Workforce Development Board to conduct the assessment using existing resources.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Elhawary's proposal directs the California Workforce Development Board to examine strategies for expanding mental health services available to individuals experiencing homelessness, adding a targeted research mandate to the board's existing workforce development responsibilities.
The measure requires the board to analyze potential approaches for increasing the number of mental health providers who serve homeless populations. While the bill establishes this new study requirement, it does not allocate additional funding, indicating the analysis must be conducted using current resources. The board, which already oversees California's workforce investment system and its alignment with economic needs, would incorporate this focused examination into its ongoing work evaluating statewide workforce programs and policies.
This addition to the Unemployment Insurance Code represents an initial step toward addressing mental health workforce capacity for homeless services, with any concrete expansion initiatives depending on the study's findings. The board's analysis would likely examine current provider levels, workforce gaps, and potential policy or programmatic changes needed to enhance service availability.
Latest Voting History
Ash KalraD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Phillip ChenR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Heath FloraR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Alex LeeD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Chris WardD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |