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IN HB1141
Bill
Status
3/14/2018
Primary Sponsor
Donna Schaibley
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AI Summary
HEA 1141 Summary
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Establishes funding formula for county payments to community mental health centers effective January 1, 2019, based on the previous year's appropriation multiplied by the county's general fund property tax levy growth rate (minimum floor of 1).
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Provides phased implementation for Marion County in calendar years 2019, 2020, and 2021, with increases of 33%, 66%, and 100% respectively of the difference between the new formula and 2018 actual appropriations.
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Exempts property taxes for community mental health and intellectual disability centers from ad valorem property tax levy limits, with annual increases capped at the assessed value growth quotient minus one.
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Requires the Department of Local Government Finance to verify maximum appropriation calculations and provide county estimates of exempt tax amounts by July 15 annually.
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Repeals previous funding calculation provisions (Sections 3 and 5 of IC 12-29-2) and modifies reporting requirements for community mental health centers to county fiscal bodies and boards of county commissioners.
Legislative Description
Community mental health center funding. Specifies the funding amounts that must be provided by counties to community mental health centers. Provides that a county's maximum funding amount for a year is equal to the maximum funding amount for the previous year multiplied by the percentage change in the county's general fund property tax levy, after subtracting circuit breaker credits (but provides that the maximum funding amount will not be less than the preceding year's maximum funding amount). Phases-in this change in the case of Marion County. Requires the department of local government finance (DLGF) to verify the maximum appropriation calculation
Last Action
Public Law 76
3/14/2018