SB 463 Summary

• Appropriates $200,000 from the General Improvement Fund to be transferred to the Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund for behavioral health services.

• Appropriates an additional $200,000 from the Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund for behavioral health services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.

• Authorizes the Department of Human Services - Division of Behavioral Health to adopt new rules and regulations to implement the appropriations without being restricted by requirements applicable to other programs.

• Permits the agency to accept and use grants, donations, and Federal funds to supplement State Treasury funds for project costs, but prohibits using existing maintenance and operations funds for these appropriations.

• Declares an emergency effective date of July 1, 2011, citing the constitutional prohibition on appropriations exceeding one year and the need for immediate agency operation.