AB 1488 Summary

• Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes across multiple California codes to delete obsolete references to the State Department of Mental Health and update references to reflect current departmental structure

• Amends sections of the Education, Family, Government, Health and Safety, Penal, Probate, and Welfare and Institutions Codes to clarify that the State Department of State Hospitals (not the obsolete Mental Health department) has jurisdiction over state hospitals and related programs

• Appropriates $1,000 from the General Fund to the State Department of State Hospitals for administration

• Declares the bill takes effect immediately as a budget-related measure