Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Services Agreement with the Santa Barbara County Education Office (SBCEO) for Mental Health Services for School-Based Programs for Fiscal Years 2022-2025, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with SBCEO (Board Contract No. 22-194) to update certain standard terms and conditions and program budget requirements to comply with state requirements or business needs; extend the term of the Agreement to end on March 31, 2028; reduce the number of Navigators to 4.50 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) within the Behavioral Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (formerly Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)) Behavioral Health Student Services Act (formerly Mental Health Student Services Act (MHSSA)) Program, terminate the now Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (BHSOAC) Behavioral Health Student Services Act (BHSSA) Program, effective December 31, 2026; add the BHSOAC BHSSA Round 4, Categories 3 and 4 Program, effective March 28, 2025; update Standard Indemnification and Insurance Provisions; add Addendum BHSOAC Grant Agreements No. 24MHSOAC018, No. 24MHSOAC018.A1, No. 24MHSOAC057 and No. MHSOAC057.A1; and increase the contract amount by $390,386.00, for a revised total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,983,918.00, for the period of January 1, 2023, through March 31, 2028, contingent upon the Board’s approval of BHSOAC Grant Agreement Amendments No. 24MHSOAC018.A1 and No. 24MHSOAC057.A1 at the December 16, 2025 Board hearing; b) Delegate authority to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to make changes to staffing requirements per Exhibits A-1 and A-2; all without altering the total maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board of Supervisors’ ability to rescind the delegated authority at any time; and c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

Administrative Item Agenda Ready Introduced December 5, 2025

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