REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 13, 2023
FROM
JACQUELYN GREENE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Contract with Loma Linda University, Department of Occupational Therapy for Occupational Therapy Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Contract with Loma Linda University, Department of Occupational Therapy, including non-standard terms, to provide occupational therapy services in the amount of $274,000, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Jacquelyn Greene, Director, 383-2005)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item has no impact on Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The contract amount of $274,000 for occupational therapy services is funded by the Mental Health Services Act through an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Behavioral Health. Adequate appropriation and revenue will be included in the Preschool Services Department's (PSD) 2023-24 recommended budget and future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD operates the Early Head Start, Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership, Head Start, State General Child Care and Development, and State Preschool programs. These programs provide education, health, nutrition, cognitive, social/emotional, physical growth and development, and parent involvement services for children ages 0 to 5 with the overall goal of increasing family engagement and the school readiness of young children in economically disadvantaged families.
On June 8, 2021 (Item No. 51), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved non-financial MOU No. 21-449 with Loma Linda University, Department of Occupational Therapy (LLU) to participate in a research study with the Head Start Home Visitation program, effective June 9, 202...
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