Important Information Regarding AB 3632 Mental Health Funding

A message from Lorrie Davis, CAC chairperson:

In October 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger cut our AB 3632 Mental Health funding which pays for children to receive entitled and necessary mental health services by county mental health agencies. This loss of funding/service means Mt. Diablo School District is now responsible for providing the mental health services without additional revenue to cover the cost. One residential treatment program for a student can cost over $300,000 a year.

Mt. Diablo School District currently has 15 students in residential programs which means an additional cost to our district of $4,856,379. Our district budget cannot handle a hit of almost $5 million dollars. Jerry Brown will be presenting his budget plan on January 10 which is only a week away. Parents NEED to contact their legislators NOW.

Below is a list of The Big Five and links to find your Senators/Assembly Members. PLEASE contact your legislators ASAP and ask that they restore the AB 3632 Mental Health Funding.


California Legislators Contact Info.
California State Senate
California State Assembly
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The Big Five

The Honorable Jerry Brown
Governor of California
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814

Assembly Speaker
John Perez (Democrat-Los Angeles)
State Capitol, Room 219
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 319-2046 Phone
(916) 319-2146 Fax

Assembly Minority Leader
Martin Garrick (Republican-Solana Beach)
State Capitol, Room 3104
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 319-2074 Phone
(916) 319-2174 Fax

Senate President pro tempore
Darrell Steinberg (Democrat-Sacramento)
State Capitol, Room 205
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-4006 Phone
(916) 323-2263 Fax

Senate Minority Leader
Bob Dutton (Republican-Rancho Cucamonga)
State Capitol, Room 5094
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-4031 Phone
(916) 327-2272 Fax

Thank you.
Lorrie Davis
CAC Chairperson

Get To Know Your CAC Executive Committee: Lisa Huynh

Name, title as board member, number of children in District

My name is Lisa Huynh, and I am the Parliamentarian for CAC. My husband, Tai and I have 2 boys in the District. Name, title as board member, number of children in District

My name is Lisa Huynh, and I am the Parliamentarian for CAC. My husband, Tai and I have 2 boys in the District- an 8th grader, receiving Special Education services at Pleasant Hill Middle School and a 3rd grader at Bancroft Elementary.


What do you feel you can bring to the CAC as a board member?
As a parent of a special needs child who has been receiving Special Education services from the District since 2002, I have had first hand experience and knowledge about going through the Special Education system with my child, which I can bring to the CAC as a board member. This has included, but, not limited to, working directly with District staff, and each school and class that my son has attended. As parents with special needs children, we are the best advocate for our children!

Why did you choose to be a board member?
I've been a CAC member for several years, and I have watched other parents give of their time and energy to be board members and/or to help in any way the CAC needed their help, even though they all had very busy schedules. KUDOS to all of them!!! I felt this was now my time to "step-it-up" and be a more active CAC member. I appreciate being given the opportunity to be a board member. I plan to contribute as much as I can to CAC with the expertise and knowledge that I have acquired from being a parent of a special needs child.

What do you do for fun? Hang out
Our boys are definitely gifts from God, and we love just hanging out and having fun with them, from going to the library, going to McDonald's for the 100th time or seeing a new kid's movie the day it comes out. Children grow so fast, and for my husband and I, we feel it is so important to spend as much time as we can with our boys. Before we know it, they will be men and taller than us!



What do you feel you can bring to the CAC as a board member?

As a parent of a special needs child who has been receiving Special Education services from the District since 2002, I have had first hand experience and knowledge about going through the Special Education system with my child, which I can bring to the CAC as a board member. This has included, but, not limited to, working directly with District staff, and each school and class that my son has attended. As parents with special needs children, we are the best advocate for our children!

Why did you choose to be a board member?

I've been a CAC member for several years, and I have watched other parents give of their time and energy to be board members and/or to help in any way the CAC needed their help, even though they all had very busy schedules. KUDOS to all of them!!! I felt this was now my time to "step-it-up" and be a more active CAC member. I appreciate being given the opportunity to be a board member. I plan to contribute as much as I can to CAC with the expertise and knowledge that I have acquired from being a parent of a special needs child.

What do you do for fun?

Hang out. Our boys are definitely gifts from God, and we love just hanging out and having fun with them, from going to the library, going to McDonald's for the 100th time or seeing a new kid's movie the day it comes out. Children grow so fast, and for my husband and I, we feel it is so important to spend as much time as we can with our boys. Before we know it, they will be men and taller than us!