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ID H0293

Bill

Status

Passed

4/2/2013

Primary Sponsor

Appropriations Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $80,412,900 to the Department of Health and Welfare for Mental Health Services ($32,427,000), Psychiatric Hospitalization ($30,877,000), and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention ($17,108,900) for fiscal year 2014 (July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014).

  • Authorizes maximum full-time equivalent positions of 281.80 for Mental Health Services, 361.45 for Psychiatric Hospitalization, and 15.76 for Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention.

  • Prohibits transfer of trustee and benefit payment funds to other expense classes and restricts transfer of General Fund appropriations from Mental Health Services to other divisions without legislative approval.

  • Establishes Department of Health and Welfare responsibility for educating school-age children in their custody at the rate of $71.05 per student per educational day, with approximately $690,000 fiscal impact from existing appropriations.

  • Directs $327,000 interagency payment to Department of Juvenile Corrections for juvenile detention clinician services and encourages agency directors to use salary savings for employee merit increases and compensation adjustments.

Legislative Description

Appropriates $80,412,900 to the divisions of Mental Health, Psychiatric Hospitalization, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention for fiscal year 2014; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions for the three divisions to 659.01; provides legislative intent; and provides guidance for employee compensation.

APPROPRIATIONS

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2013 Session Law Chapter 229 Effective: 07/01/13

4/2/2013

Committee Referrals

Finance3/18/2013

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