California Welfare And Institutions Code Section 5655

All departments of state government and all local public agencies shall cooperate with county officials to assist them in mental health planning. The State Department of Mental Health shall, upon request and with available staff, provide consultation services to the local mental health directors, local governing bodies, and local mental health advisory boards. If the Director of Mental Health considers any county to be failing, in a substantial manner, to comply with any provision of this code or any regulation, or with the approved county Short-Doyle plan, the director shall order the county to appear at a hearing, before the director or the director`s designee, to show cause why the department should not take action as set forth in this section. The county shall be given at least 20 days` notice of such hearing. The director shall consider the case on the record established at the hearing and make final findings and decision. If the director determines that there is or has been a failure, in a substantial manner, on the part of the county to comply with any provision of this code or any regulations or the approved county Short-Doyle plan, and that administrative sanctions are necessary, the department may invoke any, or any combination of, the following sanctions: (a) Withhold part or all of state mental health funds from such county. (b) Require the county to enter into negotiations for the purpose of assuring county Short-Doyle plan compliance with such laws and regulations. (c) Bring an action in mandamus or such other action in court as may be appropriate to compel compliance. Any such action shall be entitled to a preference in setting a date for a hearing.