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AB 1019, as amended, Beall. Alcohol-Related Services Program.
Existing law requires the State Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs to perform various functions and duties with respect to the
development and implementation of state and local substance abuse
treatment programs.
This bill would, in addition, establish the Alcohol-Related
Services Program and the Alcohol-Related Services Program Fund and
would authorize the State Board of Equalization to assess and collect
specified fees from every person who is engaged in business in this
state and sells alcoholic beverages for resale, as prescribed. The
bill would require the fees to be deposited into the fund and would
continuously appropriate those moneys exclusively for the
alcohol-related services programs established pursuant to this bill.
The bill would authorize the State Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs to establish, or contract or provide grants for the
establishment of, component services under the program.