18991.2. (Added by renumbering Section 18986.87 by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 297.)

(a) A participating county shall, in consultation with the appropriate state departments, as designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, develop outcomes and performance measures specific to the project before the implementation of the pilot program. Implementation of a pilot program pursuant to this chapter shall occur no later than January 1, 2009.

(b) A participating county shall evaluate its program with the participation of the appropriate state departments, as designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and prepare interim and final evaluations and submit them to the Governor or the Governor’s designee and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The interim report shall be submitted not later than six months following the third year of the implementation of the program. The final report shall be submitted not later than July 1, 2008.

(c) Each participating county shall provide for the evaluation of the program.