CA SB688

Requires counties to adhere to uniform accounting standards prescribed by the Controller under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles when preparing Annual Mental Health Services Act Revenue and Expenditure Reports.

Mandates counties report capital facilities and technology needs expenditures and receipts using cash basis accounting rather than accrual accounting.

Requires the State Department of Health Care Services and Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission to annually post each county's report in a text-searchable format on their websites.

Authorizes the department to withhold MHSA funds from counties that fail to submit their annual revenue and expenditure reports by the required deadline.

Requires the department to publish an annual report by October 1 of each year detailing funds subject to reversion by county and by originally allocated purpose.