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FASD State Coordinator (NAFSC Member)Tara Torrant
Supervisor
Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Office of Women and Perinatal Services
1700 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95811-4037
Phone: 916-327-2165
Fax: 916-324-4886
E-mail: tara.torrant@adp.ca.gov FASD State Resources
Funded Subcontractor
San Diego Youth Services Southern California Alcohol and Drug Programs, Inc
CDC FASD Regional Training Centers (RTCs)
**Western FASD Regional Training Center
University of California, Los Angeles
Margaret Stuber, MD
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
University of California, Los Angeles
760 Westwood Plaza, Room 48-240
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 825-5213
E-mail: mstuber@mednet.ucla.edu
Website: www.semel.ucla.edu/fas/
(**Previously funded RTC) Legislative Information:
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AB540
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Prevention
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2011
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This bill would establish the Medi-Cal Alcohol and Drug Screening and Brief Intervention Services Program, under which the
department, in consultation with the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, would be required to provide reimbursement
under the Medi-Cal program for alcohol and drug screening and brief intervention services provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries
who are pregnant women or women of childbearing age, as specified.
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In committee: Held under submission.
08/25/2011
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AB760
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Funding
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2011
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This bill would rename the act as the California Full-Service Community Schools Act, recast several of the provisions of the
act, and make technical and conforming changes. SEC. 2. Section 8800 of the Education Code is amended to read: 8800. This
chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Healthy Start Support Services for Children California Full-Service Community Schools Act. 1) Each year, between 59,000 and 72,000 children are born exposed to drugs or alcohol.
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In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
05/27/2011
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SB486
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Funding
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2011
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This bill, would eliminate those percentages for allocations to various accounts and would, instead, provide that those funds,
with specified exceptions, shall be transferred to the General Fund for appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of the
Healthy Families Program and the Medi-Cal program. Section 130125 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed: (A) Parental
education and support services in all areas required for, and relevant to, informed and healthy parenting. Examples of parental
education shall include, but are not limited to, prenatal and postnatal infant and maternal nutrition, education and training
in newborn and infant care and nurturing for optimal early childhood development, parenting and other necessary skills, child
abuse prevention, and avoidance of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol during pregnancy. This section is repealed: A) Six percent
shall be deposited in a Mass Media Communications Account for expenditures for communications to the general public utilizing
television, radio, newspapers, and other mass media on subjects relating to and furthering the goals and purposes of this
act, including, but not limited to, methods of nurturing and parenting that encourage proper childhood development, the informed
selection of child care, information regarding health and social services, the prevention and cessation of tobacco, alcohol,
and drug use by pregnant women, the detrimental effects of secondhand smoke on early childhood development, and to ensure
that children are ready to enter school.
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Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
04/12/2011
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AB1422 
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Funding
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2009
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SECTION 1. Section 130105 of the Health and Safety Code allows six percent of the funds to be deposited in a Mass Media Communications
Account for expenditures for communications to the general public including the prevention and cessation of tobacco, alcohol,
and drug use by pregnant women.
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Chaptered by Secretary of State 09/22/2009
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AB1019
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Funding
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2009
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This bill would require wholesalers located within the State that distribute alcoholic beverages to retailers for consumption
in the state, to pay a $0.10 per drink surcharge, based upon a specified formula, and would require the State Board of Equalization
to administer and collect this surcharge and use these moneys to fund prevention, treatment, screening, and care regarding
the health needs of infants, children, and women due to perinatal alcohol and other drug use.
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Re-Referred to Committee on Health 04/30/2009
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SBX3 25
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Funding
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2009
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An act to amend and repeal Section 130105 of, the Health and Safety Code... Repeal section (A) Six percent shall be deposited
in a Mass Media Communications Account for expenditures for communications to the general public utilizing television, radio,
newspapers, and other mass media on subjects relating to and furthering the goals and purposes of this act, including, but
not limited to, methods of nurturing and parenting that encourage proper childhood development, the informed selection of
child care, information regarding health and social services, the prevention and cessation of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use
by pregnant women...
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From committee without further action. 10/26/2009
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SBX3 16
SBX4 2
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Funding
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2008
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These bills repeal sections of the California code that previously allowed for the allocation of funds towards parental education
in several different areas, including the avoidance of alcohol during pregnancy.
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SBX3 16: From committee without further action 11/30/2008
SBX4 2: From committee without further action 11/30/2008
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AB2129
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Treatment
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2008
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This bill would require the department, in collaboration with the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, no later than January 1, 2010, to develop, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of a model program for the universal
screening, assessment, referral, and treatment of pregnant women and women of childbearing age who are suffering from drug
and alcohol abuse. The bill would also require the State Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, to identify, and provide assistance to, counties in the state that may elect to participate in the program, and to facilitate
the implementation of model strategies for the screening and treatment of substance abuse problems in women of childbearing
age in those counties.
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In Committee on Appropriations as of 05/22/2008
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AB 962
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Treatment
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2007
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Section 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:... (2) The need for speech-language pathology services
is increasing with...increasing numbers of babies with fetal alcohol syndrome,... (b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature
to explore the development of additional community college speech-language pathology assistant training programs, and to require
the Superintendent of Public Instruction to distribute information to school districts and county offices of education to
encourage the appropriate utilization of licensed speech-language pathology assistants under the supervision of qualified
professionals.
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Chaptered by Secretary of State on 10/14/2007
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