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HOUSE BILL NO. 378 – Approp, H&W, mental health services

HOUSE BILL NO. 378

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H0378.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
- Appropriates $20,074,900 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
Children's Mental Health Program for fiscal year 2006; limits the
authorized full-time equivalent positions for the Children's Mental Health
Program to 92.2; appropriates $17,413,600 to the Department of Health and
Welfare for Community Mental Health Services for fiscal year 2006; limits
the authorized full-time equivalent positions for Community Mental Health
Services to 229.2; authorizes the State Controller to make transfers to the
Cooperative Welfare Fund; reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered fund
balances; allows transfers in excess of ten percent between certain
programs; and provides intent regarding the Idaho Council on Children's
Mental Health.
                                                                        
03/24    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/28    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/29    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 57-11-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
      Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark,
      Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet,
      Jones, Kemp, LeFavour, Martinez, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle,
      Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Rusche, Rydalch, Sayler,
      Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smylie,
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Hart, Lake, Loertscher, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague,
      Nielsen, Sali, Schaefer, Smith(24)
      Absent and excused -- Nonini, Roberts
    Floor Sponsor - Skippen
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/29    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/30    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Hill
    Title apvd - to House
03/31    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/01    Pres signed
04/04    To Governor
04/13    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 374
         Effective: 07/01/05

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 378
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
  3        SERVICES IN THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  2006;
  4        LIMITING  THE  NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS FOR THE CHILDREN'S
  5        MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM; APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH
  6        AND WELFARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SER-
  7        VICES  PROGRAM;  LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS FOR
  8        THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM;  PROVIDING  THAT  THE  STATE
  9        CONTROLLER  SHALL  MAKE  TRANSFERS  FROM THE GENERAL FUND; REAPPROPRIATING
 10        CERTAIN UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED BALANCES OF MONEY; ALLOWING  TRANSFERS
 11        IN  EXCESS OF TEN PERCENT BETWEEN CERTAIN PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDING LEGISLA-
 12        TIVE INTENT FOR OVERSIGHT BY  THE  IDAHO  COUNCIL  FOR  CHILDREN'S  MENTAL
 13        HEALTH.
                                                                        
 14    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 15        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
 16    Welfare for mental health services in the Children's Mental Health Program the
 17    following amounts to be expended according to the designated  expense  classes
 18    from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006:
 19                                                       FOR
 20                     FOR        FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 21                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 22                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 23    FROM:
 24    General Fund $2,147,700  $  690,400   $26,800  $ 9,848,700   $12,713,600
 25    Cooperative
 26     Welfare Fund
 27     (Federal)    3,105,400   2,677,800     4,700    1,458,900     7,246,800
 28    Cooperative
 29     Welfare Fund
 30     (Dedicated)                                       114,500       114,500
 31      TOTAL      $5,253,100  $3,368,200   $31,500  $11,422,100   $20,074,900
                                                                        
 32        SECTION  2.  FULL-TIME  EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS.  In accordance with Section
 33    67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and  Welfare  is  authorized  no
 34    more  than ninety-two and two-tenths (92.2) full-time equivalent positions for
 35    the Children's Mental Health  Program during the period July 1, 2005,  through
 36    June  30,  2006. Transfers of full-time equivalent positions between appropri-
 37    ated programs within the department are authorized and shall  be  reported  in
 38    the  budget  prepared for the next fiscal year. Any full-time equivalent posi-
 39    tions in excess of the department's total cap may be authorized  only  by  the
 40    Governor and promptly reported to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.
                                                                        
 41        SECTION  3.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
 42    Welfare for mental health services in the  Community  Mental  Health  Services
                                                                        
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  1    Program  the  following  amounts  to  be  expended according to the designated
  2    expense classes from the listed funds for the period  July  1,  2005,  through
  3    June 30, 2006:
  4                                                      FOR
  5                          FOR          FOR        TRUSTEE AND
  6                       PERSONNEL    OPERATING       BENEFIT
  7                         COSTS     EXPENDITURES     PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  8    FROM:
  9    General Fund      $ 7,601,900    $1,912,300    $1,724,800    $11,239,000
 10    Cooperative Welfare
 11     Fund (Federal)     2,095,100     1,023,600       396,900      3,515,600
 12    Cooperative Welfare
 13     Fund (Dedicated)   2,659,000                                  2,659,000
 14      TOTAL           $12,356,000    $2,935,900    $2,121,700    $17,413,600
                                                                        
 15        SECTION  4.  FULL-TIME  EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS.  In accordance with Section
 16    67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and  Welfare  is  authorized  no
 17    more  than two hundred twenty-nine and two-tenths (229.2) full-time equivalent
 18    positions for the Community Mental Health Services Program during  the  period
 19    July  1,  2005, through June 30, 2006. Transfers of full-time equivalent posi-
 20    tions between appropriated programs within the department are  authorized  and
 21    shall  be  reported in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year. Any full-
 22    time equivalent positions in excess of  the  department's  total  cap  may  be
 23    authorized  only  by  the Governor and promptly reported to the Joint Finance-
 24    Appropriations Committee.
                                                                        
 25        SECTION 5.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State  Controller
 26    shall  make  transfers  from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
 27    periodically, as requested by the director of the  Department  of  Health  and
 28    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
                                                                        
 29        SECTION  6.  REAPPROPRIATION  OF  THE  COOPERATIVE  WELFARE FUND. There is
 30    hereby reappropriated to the Department of Health and Welfare  any  unexpended
 31    and  unencumbered balances in the Cooperative Welfare Fund as appropriated for
 32    fiscal year 2005, to be used for nonrecurring expenditures for the  Children's
 33    Mental Health Program and the Community Mental Health Services Program for the
 34    period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006. Of that amount, any unexpended and
 35    unencumbered balances originally appropriated for trustee and benefit payments
 36    shall be used for residential foster care and treatment services. The reappro-
 37    priation shall be computed by the Department of Health and Welfare.
                                                                        
 38        SECTION  7.  LIMITATION  ON  PROGRAM TRANSFERS. Notwithstanding the provi-
 39    sions of Section 67-3511(2), Idaho Code, the Department of Health and  Welfare
 40    may  transfer  in  excess  of  ten percent (10%) of program totals between the
 41    Child Welfare Program and the Children's Mental  Health  Program  to  properly
 42    account for their respective activities.
                                                                        
 43        SECTION  8.  OVERSIGHT  BY  THE IDAHO COUNCIL ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH.
 44    The Idaho Council on Children's Mental Health  shall  have  the  authority  to
 45    oversee  the "Building on Each Other's Strengths Initiative," a grant from the
 46    federal government through the Department of Health and  Human  Services.  The
 47    Idaho  Council  on  Children's Mental Health was established through Executive
 48    Order to oversee the implementation of the plan and the legislative policy for
 49    the provision of access to treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation  services
 50    for children with serious emotional disturbances. The plan was formulated from
                                                                        
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  1    the  recommendations of "The Needs Assessment of Idaho's Children with Serious
  2    Emotional Disturbances and Their Families." The Idaho  Council  on  Children's
  3    Mental  Health is requested to report back to the Joint Finance-Appropriations
  4    Committee during the 2006 legislative session on  the  progress  of  the  plan
  5    implementation.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS15191

This is the FY 2006 Appropriation for Mental Health Services in the Department of Health and Welfare. This budgeted division has two programs: Children’s Mental Health and Community Mental Health for adults.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2005 Original Appropriation 221.20  11,785,700  2,659,000  3,839,200  18,283,900 
Reappropriations 0.00  202,000  202,000 
HB 805 One-time 1% Salary Increase 0.00  81,900  22,800  104,700 
 8. IT Contractor Savings 0.00 


FY 2005 Total Appropriation 221.20  11,867,600  2,861,000  3,862,000  18,590,600 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 0.00  (11,900)  (452,300)  (464,200) 
Budgeted Reversion 0.00  (3,700)  (9,900)  (13,600) 


FY 2005 Estimated Expenditures 221.20  11,852,000  2,861,000  3,399,800  18,112,800 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (78,200)  (202,000)  (12,900)  (293,100) 
Base Adjustments 85.20  9,306,800  114,500  5,998,200  15,419,500 


FY 2006 Base 306.40  21,080,600  2,773,500  9,385,100  33,239,200 
Benefit Costs 0.00  158,500  60,500  219,000 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  52,200  13,200  65,400 
Replacement Items 0.00 
Nonstandard Adjustments 0.00  536,700  1,499,100  2,035,800 
Annualizations 0.00 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 
27th Payroll 0.00 
Fund Shifts 0.00  200,000  (409,000)  (209,000) 


FY 2006 Program Maintenance 306.40  22,028,000  2,773,500  10,548,900  35,350,400 


Enhancements          
 5. Complete Rural ACT Teams 8.00  353,600  84,900  438,500 
 6. Children’s Mental Health Workers 7.00  1,571,000  128,600  1,699,600 


FY 2006 Total 321.40  23,952,600  2,773,500  10,762,400  37,488,500 
Chg from FY 2005 Orig Approp 100.20  12,166,900  114,500  6,923,200  19,204,600 
% Chg from FY 2005 Orig Approp. 45.3%   103.2%   4.3%   180.3%   105.0%  

Under Base Adjustments the funding for the Children’s Mental Health Program was transferred out of the “old” Children’s Services Program and then combined with Community Mental Health Services for adults. There is an offsetting decrease in the newly named Child Welfare Program.

Contact: Cathy Holland-Smith 334-4731

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H378