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Mental Health Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Agreement 543-S0811 with Colorado Boys Ranch in the amount of $90,000 for a term of two years to provide health treatment services to seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents, on an as-needed basis, for said Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING:100% will be from the Handicapped and Disabled Students Mandate Funding collected through the S.B. 90 claiming process.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $90,000
Funding
Budgeted $90,000
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $90,000
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: There is no net change to county cost.
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: School Districts in California are mandated to provide special education services to children from birth through age 22. The specific services these children receive are defined in an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). IEPs are developed by an IEP team that typically consists of officials from the County Office of Education, school officials and the parent(s) or guardian(s) of a child.
In some cases, the County Mental Health Department (MHD) participates as a member of the IEP team and mental health services are specified in a child’s IEP. This occurs when school officials make a referral to the County Mental Health Department for assessment and, in reviewing the assessment; the IEP team determines that a child needs mental health services in order to benefit from his or her special education program. In such cases, the County Mental Health Department is obligated by A.B. 3632 to provide these services.
In certain instances, residential placement is the service that is provided. When a child is eligible for special education because of “emotional disturbance”, and when the child requires a 24-hour therapeutic program in order to benefit from ...
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