Posted at 05:49 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011
The Associated Press
California-
Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing to shift responsibility for a host of state programs to county and city governments. He says they are better positioned to address issues in their own communities. These are among the changes he is proposing:
...- Juvenile justice: Youth offenders would serve all their sentence in county facilities rather than state prisons.
- Mental health services: Counties will continue to operate mental health programs that fall under Medicaid and education programs, but the money would come from a special fund rather than California's general fund.
- Department of Alcohol and Drug programs: Counties would get funding and authority to run prevention, treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug abuse currently administered by the state agency.
- Child welfare services, foster care, adoptions and child abuse prevention programs: The federal government sets requirements and goals, provides funding and ensures that states comply with federal laws. Counties administer the program and would be given more flexibility to operate their own programs, while the state would maintain a supervisory role.
- Adult protective services: The program provides services to people age 65 and older who are functionally impaired, unable to meet their own needs or are victims of abuse, neglect or exploitation, without regard to income. Responsibility would be transferred from the state Department of Social Services to counties, which could determine service levels and priorities. FULL STORY
Great Plan. Shift the burdens to the counties. Cut nothing.
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