Section 18987.16.

(a) The Legislature finds that an evaluation is both desirable and necessary to assess the effectiveness of the pilot program provided for in this chapter.

(b) Therefore, the California Health and Human Services Agency shall cause an evaluation of the pilot program to be conducted by an independent organization. This evaluation shall consist of a baseline and a final report. The independent evaluator shall review the updated strategic plans submitted by the counties pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 18987.2 and, on or before June 30, 2001, shall compile a baseline report summarizing the performance outcomes and indicators chosen by each of the six participating counties. This report shall also list the performance outcomes against which state performance in the pilot program shall be evaluated. A final evaluation of the pilot program shall be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature on June 30, 2003. This evaluation shall include an analysis of county performance outcomes as compared to baseline performance, an analysis of state performance outcomes in implementing the pilot program, and a discussion of whether these state actions were associated with improved outcomes at the local level as reported in the county evaluations submitted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 18987.36. The California Health and Human Services Agency shall seek the advice and input of the Legislature on the framework of the evaluation.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 300, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001. Inoperative January 1, 2013. Repealed as of January 1, 2014, pursuant to Section 18987.5.)