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H0319.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
- Appropriates $15,325,200 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
Children's Mental Health Program for fiscal year 2008; limits the
authorized full-time equivalent positions for the Children's Mental Health
Program to 89.68; appropriates $24,137,600 to the Department of Health and
Welfare for Community Mental Health Services for fiscal year 2008; limits
the authorized full-time equivalent positions for Community Mental Health
Services to 259.44; authorizes the State Controller to make transfers to
the Cooperative Welfare Fund; provides for transfers of funds from the Drug
Court, Mental Health Court and Family Court Services Fund; provides intent
regarding the Idaho Council on Children's Mental Health; directs that funds
for trustee and benefit payments shall not be transferred; provides intent
regarding contract treatment services for children and a report regarding
day treatment services by school districts; clarifies the budget transfer
to child welfare; provides intent regarding the funding for support of
Franklin House; directs the distribution of the funding for employee
compensation; and directs the allocation of salary savings.
03/14 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/15 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 67-0-3
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Lake, LeFavour,
Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen,
Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo,
Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8),
Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bayer, Labrador, McGeachin
Floor Sponsor - Henbest
Title apvd - to Senate
03/19 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/20 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/21 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Keough
Title apvd - to House
03/22 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/23 Pres signed
03/26 To Governor
03/30 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 302
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 319
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 2008;
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; PROVIDING THAT THE
10 STATE CONTROLLER SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE DRUG COURT, MENTAL HEALTH
11 COURT AND FAMILY COURT SERVICES FUND; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR
12 OVERSIGHT BY THE IDAHO COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH; DIRECTING
13 THAT FUNDS FOR TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED;
14 EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH REGARD TO CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CON-
15 TRACT TREATMENT SERVICES; CLARIFYING THE BUDGET TRANSFER TO CHILD WELFARE;
16 PROVIDING INTENT REGARDING THE FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR SUPPORT OF FRANKLIN
17 HOUSE; DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSA-
18 TION; AND DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
20 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
21 Welfare for mental health services in the Children's Mental Health Program the
22 following amounts to be expended according to the designated expense classes
23 from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
24 FOR
25 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
26 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
27 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
28 FROM:
29 General Fund $2,367,900 $ 815,000 $8,400 $5,254,600 $ 8,445,900
30 Cooperative Welfare
31 Fund
32 (Federal) 3,245,600 1,796,100 1,500 1,671,600 6,714,800
33 Cooperative Welfare
34 Fund
35 (Dedicated) 164,500 164,500
36 TOTAL $5,613,500 $2,611,100 $9,900 $7,090,700 $15,325,200
37 SECTION 2. FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. In accordance with Section
38 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
39 more than eighty-nine and sixty-eight hundredths (89.68) full-time equivalent
40 positions for the Children's Mental Health Program during the period July 1,
41 2007, through June 30, 2008. Transfers of full-time equivalent positions
42 between appropriated programs within the department are authorized and shall
43 be reported in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year. Any full-time
2
1 equivalent positions in excess of the department's total cap may be authorized
2 only by the Governor and promptly reported to the Joint Finance-Appropriations
3 Committee.
4 SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
5 Welfare for mental health services in the Community Mental Health Services
6 Program the following amounts to be expended according to the designated
7 expense classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2007, through
8 June 30, 2008:
9 FOR
10 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
11 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
12 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
13 FROM:
14 General Fund $11,914,400 $1,800,100 $239,300 $4,131,600 $18,085,400
15 Cooperative
16 Welfare Fund
17 (Federal) 3,247,500 1,107,800 144,400 404,400 4,904,100
18 Drug Court, Mental Health
19 Court & Family
20 Court Services
21 Fund 168,700 98,000 266,700
22 Cooperative
23 Welfare Fund
24 (Dedicated) 231,400 650,000 881,400
25 TOTAL $15,562,000 $3,005,900 $383,700 $5,186,000 $24,137,600
26 SECTION 4. FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. In accordance with Section
27 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
28 more than two hundred fifty-nine and forty-four hundredths(259.44) full-time
29 equivalent positions for the Community Mental Health Services Program during
30 the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. Transfers of full-time equiva-
31 lent positions between appropriated programs within the department are autho-
32 rized and shall be reported in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year.
33 Any full-time equivalent positions in excess of the department's total cap may
34 be authorized only by the Governor and promptly reported to the Joint Finance-
35 Appropriations Committee.
36 SECTION 5. GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State Controller
37 shall make transfers from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
38 periodically, as requested by the director of the Department of Health and
39 Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
40 SECTION 6. DRUG COURT, MENTAL HEALTH COURT AND FAMILY COURT SERVICES FUND
41 TRANSFERS. As appropriated the State Controller shall make transfers of the
42 Drug Court, Mental Health Court and Family Court Services Fund to the Coopera-
43 tive Welfare Fund, periodically, as requested by the director of the Depart-
44 ment of Health and Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
45 SECTION 7. OVERSIGHT BY THE IDAHO COUNCIL ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH.
46 The Idaho Council on Children's Mental Health shall have the authority to
47 oversee the "Building on Each Other's Strengths Initiative," a grant from the
48 federal government through the Department of Health and Human Services. The
49 Idaho Council on Children's Mental Health was established through Executive
50 Order to oversee the implementation of the plan and the legislative policy for
3
1 the provision of access to treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation services
2 for children with serious emotional disturbances. The plan was formulated from
3 the recommendations of "The Needs Assessment of Idaho's Children with Serious
4 Emotional Disturbances and Their Families."
5 SECTION 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code,
6 funds budgeted in the trustee and benefit payments expenditure object code
7 shall not be transferred to any other objects within the program budget during
8 fiscal year 2008.
9 SECTION 9. CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CONTRACT TREATMENT SERVICES. It is
10 the intent of the Legislature that the additional funding in the amount of
11 $947,700 from the General Fund be combined with the $1,157,000 ongoing General
12 Funds appropriated in the fiscal year 2006 budget to pay for contract treat-
13 ment services for children in the Children's Mental Health Program. The total
14 amount is not to be a limit but rather to provide a minimum amount of
15 $2,104,700 for contract treatment services. Contract treatment services may
16 include, but are not limited to: family support and preservation services,
17 intensive outpatient and outpatient treatments, day treatment services outside
18 the public school system, and contract wraparound case management services.
19 For fiscal year 2008 only, the department may use, on a one-time basis, up to
20 $50,000 of this funding to pay for training for staff regarding diagnosis of
21 co-occuring substance abuse and mental health disorders.
22 SECTION 10. CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH -- DAY TREATMENT REPORTING. It is
23 the intent of the Legislature that the Children's Mental Health Program report
24 to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee during its 2008 budget hearing
25 the amount of annual funds paid to public schools for day treatment services
26 by school district, the number of children by school district that were
27 treated annually, and the outcome data reported as required by the contracts
28 for services. Further, it is the intent that the level of expenditures for
29 fiscal year 2008 remain at the same level as fiscal year 2007 for school-based
30 day treatment.
31 SECTION 11. CHILD WELFARE TRANSFER. The budget transfer to child welfare
32 from the Children's Mental Health budget is for residential care of children
33 in the child welfare system in order to meet the children's behavioral or men-
34 tal health needs.
35 SECTION 12. FRANKLIN HOUSE. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
36 Department of Health and Welfare may allocate funding from either the Commu-
37 nity Hospitalization Program or from excess appropriated funding within the
38 Community Mental Health Program for adults, to maintain community partnerships
39 in the support of Franklin House. Franklin House provides crisis intervention
40 and transitional support for the mentally ill adults in Region IV for the
41 Department of Health and Welfare, St. Alphonsus Regional Hospital and Ada
42 County.
43 SECTION 13. SALARY DISTRIBUTION. Agencies and institutions shall distrib-
44 ute the funding for employee compensation based on merit as follows:
45 (a) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
46 funding first toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
47 midpoint within their agency.
48 (b) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
49 funding second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
4
1 percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
2 (c) Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
3 ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
4 Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
5 ensure that they are consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
6 directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
7 tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
8 policies contained herein. Each agency and institution shall forward, for
9 informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation and distribution
10 plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
11 ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
12 adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
13 SECTION 14. SALARY SAVINGS. The Department of Health and Welfare is
14 hereby directed to allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide
15 for employee salary needs before other operational budget priorities are con-
16 sidered. Where applicable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of
17 their pay grade or occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall
18 be considered first in the order of salary savings distributions.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS16399C1 |
This is the fiscal year 2008 Appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for Mental Health Services. Mental Health Services includes two budgeted programs:
1) Children’s Mental Health, and 2) Community Mental Health for adults.
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| FY 2007 Original Appropriation |
344.30 |
27,989,100 |
2,875,200 |
11,187,200 |
42,051,500 |
| Mental Health Services |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. AMH Receipts Decline |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2007 Total Appropriation |
344.30 |
27,989,100 |
2,875,200 |
11,187,200 |
42,051,500 |
| Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers |
4.82 |
764,000 |
(500,000) |
1,476,200 |
1,740,200 |
| FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures |
349.12 |
28,753,100 |
2,375,200 |
12,663,400 |
43,791,700 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
0.00 |
(2,000,000) |
(162,600) |
(124,200) |
(2,286,800) |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
1,242,300 |
(900,000) |
0 |
342,300 |
| FY 2008 Base |
349.12 |
27,995,400 |
1,312,600 |
12,539,200 |
41,847,200 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
213,800 |
0 |
38,200 |
252,000 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
10,300 |
0 |
3,600 |
13,900 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
247,700 |
0 |
145,900 |
393,600 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
781,000 |
0 |
204,500 |
985,500 |
| Nondiscretionary Adjustments |
0.00 |
6,800 |
0 |
(6,800) |
0 |
| FY 2008 Program Maintenance |
349.12 |
29,255,000 |
1,312,600 |
12,924,600 |
43,492,200 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| 4. Clinicians for County Juvenile Clients |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5. QA of MH Clinics & Partial Care |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6. Adult Mental Health Core Services |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 13. Clinical Staff for MH & Substance Abuse Training |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 14. CMHI Federal Funds Replacement |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
(130,700) |
(130,700) |
| 45. Jeff D. Funding |
0.00 |
596,900 |
0 |
36,600 |
633,500 |
| 46. Foster Residential Funding Transfer |
0.00 |
(5,671,400) |
0 |
(1,211,600) |
(6,883,000) |
| 47. Additional Jeff D. Funding |
0.00 |
350,800 |
0 |
0 |
350,800 |
| 49. Mental Health & Substance Abuse Grants |
0.00 |
2,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
2,000,000 |
| FY 2008 Total |
349.12 |
26,531,300 |
1,312,600 |
11,618,900 |
39,462,800 |
| Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp |
4.82 |
(1,457,800) |
(1,562,600) |
431,700 |
(2,588,700) |
| % Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. |
1.4% |
(5.2%) |
(54.3%) |
3.9% |
(6.2%) |
Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. H319 |