California Welfare And Institutions Code Section 5811

The State Department of Mental Health shall provide participating counties all of the following: (a) Request for proposals, application guidelines, and format, and coordination and oversight of the selection process as described in Article 2 (commencing with Section 5803). (b) Contracts with each state funded county stipulating the approved budget, performance outcomes, and scope of work. (c) Training, consultation, and technical assistance for county applicants. This training, consultation, and technical assistance shall include: (1) Efforts to ensure that all of the different programs are operating as well as they can. (2) Information on which programs are having particular success in particular areas so that they can be replicated in other counties. (3) Technical assistance to counties in their first two years of participation to ensure quality and cost-effective service.