(a) The Working Group shall conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the implementation of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 5450) of the California Welfare and Institutions Code (“Chapter 5”) in addressing the needs of persons with serious mental illness and substance use disorders in the City. The evaluation shall include: 1) an assessment of the number and status of persons who have been recommended for a Housing Conservatorship, evaluated for eligibility for a Housing Conservatorship, and/or conserved under Chapter 5; 2) the effectiveness of these conservatorships in addressing the short- and long-term needs of those persons, including a description of the services they received; 3) the impact of conservatorships established pursuant to Chapter 5 on existing conservatorships established pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the California Probate Code or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of the California Welfare and Institutions Code, and on mental health programs provided by the City; 4) the number of detentions for evaluation and treatment under Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code that occurred in San Francisco during the evaluation period, broken down by the type of authorized person who performed the detention (e.g., peace officer or designated member of a mobile crisis team); and 5) where a detention for evaluation and treatment under Section 5150 was performed by a peace officer, an explanation as to why the peace officer was the appropriate person to perform the detention.
(b) The Working Group shall prepare and submit reports to the Mayor, the Board of Supervisors, and the Legislature on its findings and recommendations regarding the implementation of Chapter 5.
(1) Reports to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors. The Working Group shall submit its first report to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors by no later than six months after the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 181042 establishing Division IV of Article 41 of the Health Code, and annually thereafter.
(2) Reports to the Legislature. A preliminary report shall be submitted to the Legislature by no later than January 1, 2021, in compliance with Section 9795 of the California Government Code. A final report shall be submitted to the Legislature by no later than January 1, 2023, in compliance with Section 9795 of the California Government Code.
