House Bill 715 Summary

• Appropriates $1,350,000 from the Idaho Millennium Income Fund to community-based recovery centers for substance abuse treatment and prevention, distributed in four quarterly payments of $37,500 each through June 30, 2025.

• Appropriates $250,000 for Idaho Drug Free Youth programs including annual youth summit, program chapters, and drug free school coordinators, distributed in four quarterly payments of $62,500 each.

• Appropriates $1,000,000 to Idaho Public Television for media campaigns on vaping, tobacco, and substance use awareness for youth, and authorizes one additional full-time equivalent position.

• Appropriates $821,100 to Idaho Public Health Districts and $406,000 for Project Filter for prevention and cessation programs targeting tobacco, vape, and other substances with priority given to youth.

• Declares the act effective July 1, 2024, as an emergency measure and directs up to $12,000,000 in unexpended Department of Health and Welfare funds be transferred to the Idaho Millennium Income Fund.