Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1979 Summary

• Allocates $25,000,000 from appropriated Department of Human Services funds for implementing Phase One of the Pinnacle Plan

• Provides $1,500,000 each to increase reimbursement rates for the ADvantage waiver program and the Developmental Disabilities Services Division (DDSD) program

• Appropriates $1,000,000 for additional services and programs for persons with developmental disabilities to reduce the DDSD waiting list

• Allocates $4,000,000 for legal expenses related to the D.G. v. Brant Yarbrough lawsuit and $522,000 for Adult Day Services

• Transfers $2,800,000 to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account; establishes legislative intent to maintain full funding of DDSD, waiver programs, Adult Day Services, Senior Nutrition Program, and Foster and Adoption Program in FY-2013 without service cuts