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H0393.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriates an additional $1,200,000 to the Supreme Court
for drug courts, family court services and mental health courts for fiscal
year 2006; appropriates an additional $337,100 to the Department of Health
and Welfare for Mental Health Services for fiscal year 2006; provides
legislative intent regarding development of treatment options for mental
health court participants; and authorizes the Department of Health and
Welfare to maximize federal fund participation in the treatment of persons
through the mental health courts.
03/29 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/30 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 66-1-3
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bell,
Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark,
Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson,
Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews,
McGeachin, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart,
Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler,
Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30),
Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Trail, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- McKague
Absent and excused -- Bedke, Stevenson, Wills
Floor Sponsor - Henbest
Title apvd - to Senate
03/30 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/31 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 34-0-1
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,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Pearce
Floor Sponsor - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
03/31 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/01 Pres signed
04/04 To Governor
04/12 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 366
Effective: 07/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 393
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE SUPREME COURT FOR DRUG COURTS, FAMILY
3 COURT SERVICES, AND MENTAL HEALTH COURTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006; APPROPRIAT-
4 ING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR COMMU-
5 NITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE
6 INTENT WITH REGARD TO AN INTERBRANCH AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE IDAHO SUPREME
7 COURT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE; AND AUTHORIZING THE
8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE TO MAXIMIZE FEDERAL FUND PARTICIPATION IN
9 THE TREATMENT OF ELIGIBLE PERSONS THROUGH THE MENTAL HEALTH COURTS.
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
11 SECTION 1. In addition to any other appropriation provided by law, there
12 is hereby appropriated $1,200,000 from the Court Services Fund to the Supreme
13 Court for drug courts, family court services and mental health courts for the
14 period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006.
15 SECTION 2. In addition to any other appropriation provided by law, there
16 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and Welfare for Community
17 Mental Health Services the following amounts to be expended according to the
18 designated expense classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2005,
19 through June 30, 2006:
20 FOR FOR
21 PERSONNEL OPERATING
22 COSTS EXPENDITURES TOTAL
23 FROM:
24 Court Services Fund $168,700 $ 98,000 $266,700
25 Cooperative Welfare
26 Fund (Federal) 53,100 17,300 70,400
27 TOTAL $221,800 $115,300 $337,100
28 SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature that
29 the Department of Health and Welfare negotiate and enter into an interbranch
30 agreement with the Idaho Supreme Court concerning the development of treatment
31 options for mental health court participants as funded in Section 2 of this
32 act. Issues that should be covered in the agreement include a description of
33 treatment services, notification and discharge communication, treatment and
34 referral criteria, confidentiality issues, frequency and type of client con-
35 tact, assessment criteria, provisions for periodic review and modification,
36 and other relevant information as determined by the parties. The Department of
37 Health and Welfare shall continue, through its membership on the Drug Court
38 and Mental Health Court Coordinating Committee, as authorized by Section
39 19-5606, Idaho Code, to participate and provide guidance in the decision-
40 making and the formulation of recommendations to the Supreme Court on the
41 statewide implementation of mental health courts.
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1 SECTION 4. The Department of Health and Welfare is authorized to recog-
2 nize the state funds provided for in this act as part of the statewide cost
3 allocation process, in order to maximize federal fund participation in the
4 treatment of eligible persons through the mental health courts.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS15214 |
Appropriates an additional $1,200,000 to the Supreme Court for drug courts, family court services, and mental health courts for fiscal year 2006; appropriates an additional $337,100 to the Department of Health and Welfare for Community Mental Health Services for fiscal year 2006; expresses legislative intent with regard to an interbranch agreement; and authorizes the Department of Health and Welfare to maximize federal fund participation in the treatment of eligible persons through the mental health courts.
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| Fiscal Note |
Provides an additional appropriation of $1,200,000 from the Court Services Fund to the Supreme Court to expand drug courts, mental health courts, and family court services for fiscal year 2006. It also provides an additional appropriation of $337,100 to the Department of Health and Welfare for Community Mental Health Services for fiscal year 2006. Of this amount for the Department of Health and Welfare, $266,700 is from the Court Services Fund and $70,400 is from the Cooperative Welfare Fund (Federal).
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Contact: Dick Burns 334-4742
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note | Bill No. H393 |