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HHHS committee reviews 2026 work plan and schedules briefings on behavioral health and implementation reviews
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Summary
Council policy staff outlined the committee's 2026 work plan, noting 14 provisos from the 2026-27 budget and a series of anticipated reports and briefings; members requested focused sessions on behavioral health workforce, crisis care centers, and the mid implementation plan.
Olivia Bridal, council policy staff, briefed the committee on the Health, Housing and Human Services Committee's 2026 work plan, which lists 14 anticipated provisos from the 2026-27 biennial budget and other items expected to be referred to the committee.
Bridal said eight provisos will require motions acknowledging receipt or approving reports, and that other items (annual reports such as Health Through Housing, Best Starts for Kids, mid crisis care centers and Veteran/Senior/ Human Services levy) will be scheduled. She described the committee's intent to preview budget-related items and noted that some items also go through regional policy channels first.
Council members requested additional briefings: a May session focused on behavioral health workforce and capacity aligned with the Crisis Care Center annual report (slated for May), and June/July briefings for the mid implementation plan and related look-back reports. The chair said staff would circulate a calendar matrix and confirmed briefings were scheduled to allow committee review prior to fall deliberations.
Ending: Staff will circulate draft calendars and prepare requested briefings on behavioral health capacity, payor mix for crisis care centers, and mid implementation plan sequencing.
