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Consider recommendations regarding the Regents of the University of California Agreement for Crisis, Recovery, Engagement, Diversion and Outreach, Proposition 47 (CREDO47) Research and Evaluation Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2026, and Data Transfer and Use Agreement for FYs 2022-2026, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with The Regents of the University of California, for the provision of University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) research and evaluation services for the CREDO47 Program under Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Grant Agreement No. BSCC 514-22, for a maximum contract amount not to exceed $129,377.00 for the period of September 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the research and evaluation Agreement for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement, respectively, without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to execute a Data Transfer and Use Agreement with The Regents of the University of California to provide a limited data set for research purposes, for the period of January 1, 2023, through June 1, 2026, unless otherwise directed by Provider; and
d) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and are organizational or administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.