0a. Public comment — BHSA performance & equity measures
Formal comments on BHSA County Policy Manual performance and health equity measures — independent verification, closed-loop oversight, linking QA findings to performance reporting.
Kayla Collins
California regulatory & policy writer — petitions, public comments, research memos, grant narratives.
Visalia, CA (remote) · kaylacollins3@icloud.com · (559) 690-4037
I draft advocacy and research documents. I am not an attorney and do not give legal advice.
Full source documents are linked below as PDFs.
Selected work (documents included)
0b. Public comment — Behavioral Health Transformation performance framework
Shorter companion comment on the BHT performance framework — same core argument, tighter form.
1. Petition for Rulemaking (Gov. Code § 11340.6)
Formal petition requesting clarifying amendments to Title 9 regulations on financial-assessment timing, enforcement predicates, and ability-to-pay scope — including proposed regulatory language.
2. Request for Reconsideration (Gov. Code § 11340.7)
Narrow reconsideration letter on one dispositive interpretive question about § 9878 when required financial assessments are delayed.
3. Follow-up letter after denial
Short letter documenting that the material interpretive issue remained unresolved after denial of the petition and reconsideration request.
4. Published agency notice (public record)
OAL published DHCS’s notice of decision on the petition (named petitioner).
5. Neutral policy explainer (sample)
Neutral overview of California ability-to-pay rules for DUI programs (§ 9878).
What I take on
- Agency public-comment / interested-parties letters — from $550
- Grant LOI / short narrative — from $450
- Policy brief / research memo (6–10 pp) — from $900
- CPRA request + evidence memo — from $150
- Program narrative / deficiency-response draft — from $750