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Mental Health Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign retroactive Amendment I to Agreement 543-S0811 with Colorado Boys Ranch amending the term to commence November 30, 2007 through March 31, 2010 to provide mental health treatment services to seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents and placement in out-of-state residential care programs.
FUNDING: State funds. Handicapped and Disabled Students Mandate Funding collected through the S.B. 90 claiming process.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: There is no net change to county cost.
Background: On November 15, 2007 an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting was held for an El Dorado County child. The details of that plan were determined through agreement between the child’s parents, their attorney, and the County. The agreement involved placement of the child at the Colorado Boys Ranch (CBR), an out-of-state facility serving youth who have coexisting psychiatric, behavioral and educational problems that prevent them from successfully functioning in their homes, schools and communities.
Applicable law requires an IEP to be implemented as soon as possible once it is agreed upon, and the child was admitted to CBR on November 30, 2007. MHD initiated a contract request to acquire the agreed upon services the day after the IEP, on November 16, 2007. The Department was instructed to initiate a purchase order to meet the immediate need for services until the standard professional services contract could processed and executed.
Reason for Recommendation:
On April 1, 2008 the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #543-S0811 with the Colorado Boys Ranch (CBR) which became effective upon execution. Upon further consultation with staf...
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