Senate Bill 213 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 1,172 regular employees and 336 temporary/part-time employees for the Department of Human Services - Division of Behavioral Health for fiscal year 2013-2014.

• Appropriates $133.6 million from the Behavioral Health Services Fund Account for state operations, including $41.6 million for regular salaries, $6.6 million for extra help, and $16.9 million for personal services matching.

• Allocates $8.78 million in state assistance to 13 Community Mental Health Centers on a per capita basis of $3.06, plus additional funding on a $.50 per capita or one-to-one state/local matching basis.

• Appropriates funding for community alcohol safety operations ($4.1 million), mental health block grants ($6.6 million federal funds), acute mental health services ($5.6 million), and alcohol and drug abuse prevention ($21.8 million).

• Includes special provisions for physician and psychologist pay rates, job share positions for nursing staff, vocational trainee programs, and special compensation arrangements for teachers at Arkansas State Hospital consistent with Arkansas Schools for the Blind and Deaf.