Senate Bill 17-163 Summary

• Appropriates supplemental funding to the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2016-17, amending the existing budget provisions in HB 16-1405.

• Allocates $4,081,490 from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund for behavioral health services, including mental health services for juvenile and adult offenders ($2,900,185), mental health treatment for youth ($300,000), substance abuse treatment and prevention ($756,298), and community behavioral health administration ($166,735).

• Makes technical adjustments to prior appropriations by decreasing certain cash fund allocations from the Offender Mental Health Services Fund and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Community Prevention and Treatment Fund across multiple program areas.

• Appropriates $1,216,781 in federal funds for modifications to the child care automated tracking system.

• Includes a safety clause declaring the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety.