California § 5986. 5986. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 283, Sec. 22.)

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§ 5986. — 5986. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 283, Sec. 22.)

California § 5986.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code WICWelfare and Institutions Code - WIC

Div. 5.DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Part 8.PART 8. The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Act

Ch. 6.CHAPTER 6. Technical Assistance and Administration

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Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC Code § 5986. (2026).

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(a)An independent, research-based entity shall be retained by the department to develop, in consultation with county behavioral health agencies, county CARE courts, racial justice experts, and other appropriate stakeholders, including providers and CARE court participants, an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the CARE Act. The independent evaluation shall employ statistical research methodology and include a logic model, hypotheses, comparative or quasi-experimental analyses, and conclusions regarding the extent to which the CARE Act model is associated, correlated, and causally related with the performance of the outcome measures included in the annual reports. The independent evaluation shall include results from a survey conducted of program participants. The indepen

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(a)
An independent, research-based entity shall be retained by the department to develop, in consultation with county behavioral health agencies, county CARE courts, racial justice experts, and other appropriate stakeholders, including providers and CARE court participants, an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the CARE Act. The independent evaluation shall employ statistical research methodology and include a logic model, hypotheses, comparative or quasi-experimental analyses, and conclusions regarding the extent to which the CARE Act model is associated, correlated, and causally related with the performance of the outcome measures included in the annual reports. The independent evaluation shall include results from a survey conducted
of program participants. The independent evaluation shall highlight racial, ethnic, and other demographic disparities, and include causal inference or descriptive analyses regarding the impact of the CARE Act on disparity reduction efforts.
(b)
The department shall provide a preliminary report to the Legislature by December 31, 2026, and a final report to the Legislature by December 31, 2028. The department shall post the preliminary and final reports on its internet website.
(c)
Each county behavioral health department, each county CARE court, and any other state or local governmental entity, as determined by the department, shall provide the required data to the department, in a format and frequency as directed by the department.
(d)
A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 283, Sec. 22. (SB 35) Effective September 30, 2023. Section conditionally operative as provided in Section 5970.5.

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