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AZ SB1188

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/17/2018

Primary Sponsor

Steve Farley

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session (2018)

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Arizona veterans' outdoor behavioral health grant program within the Department of Veterans' Services to provide outdoor behavioral health therapy for veterans with PTSD or other military service-related behavioral health issues.

  • Creates the Arizona veterans' outdoor behavioral health grant program fund consisting of legislative appropriations and private donations to be administered by the Department of Veterans' Services.

  • Authorizes the department to award grants to eligible partnerships, defined as governmental or nonprofit entities experienced in outdoor behavioral health therapy or veteran support services.

  • Appropriates $25,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2018-2019 to the newly established grant program fund.

  • Terminates the program on July 1, 2028 pursuant to Arizona's statutory sunset provision (section 41-3102).

Legislative Description

Veterans; outdoor recreation; grants

Veterans

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/18/2018

Full Bill Text

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