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HOUSE BILL NO. 650<br /> – Approp/H&W/Substance Abuse Treatmnt

HOUSE BILL NO. 650

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H0650.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SERVICES - Appropriates $20,938,200 to the Department of Health and Welfare
for substance abuse services in the Substance Abuse Treatment and
Prevention Program for fiscal year 2009; limits the number of authorized
full-time equivalent positions to 15.64; directs the State Controller to
transfer funds; directs a report regarding certain substance abuse
treatment groups; directs a caseload minimum; and directs that funds for
trustee and benefit payments shall not be transferred.

03/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/17    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 65-0-5
      AYES -- Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block, Bock,
      Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
      Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts,
      Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08),
      Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
      Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Anderson, Black, Henbest, Patrick, Wills
    Floor Sponsor - Wood(27)
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde,
      Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
      Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gannon
    Floor Sponsor - Fulcher
    Title apvd - to House
03/21    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/24    Pres signed
03/25    To Governor
03/31    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 324
         Effective: 07/01/08

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 650

                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND  WELFARE  FOR  SUBSTANCE
  3        ABUSE SERVICES IN THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR
  4        FISCAL  YEAR  2009; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS;
  5        PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE  GENERAL
  6        FUND; DIRECTING THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT GROUPS;
  7        DIRECTING A SUBSTANCE ABUSE CASELOAD MINIMUM; AND DIRECTING THAT FUNDS FOR
  8        TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED.

  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 10        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
 11    Welfare for substance abuse services in the Substance Abuse Treatment and Pre-
 12    vention Program the following amounts to be expended according to  the  desig-
 13    nated  expense  classes  from  the  listed  funds for the period July 1, 2008,
 14    through June 30, 2009:
 15                                                       FOR
 16                     FOR        FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 17                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 18                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY    PAYMENTS        TOTAL
 19    FROM:
 20    General
 21     Fund         $  541,700 $  950,300    $2,300  $ 6,891,100   $ 8,385,400
 22    Prevention of Minors'
 23     Access to Tobacco
 24     Fund              6,200     43,800                               50,000
 25    Substance Abuse
 26     Treatment Fund                 500              3,232,400     3,232,900
 27    Cooperative Welfare
 28     Fund
 29     (Dedicated)      46,700    438,300                              485,000
 30    Liquor Control
 31     Fund                                              650,000       650,000
 32    Cooperative Welfare
 33     Fund
 34     (Federal)       458,000  2,869,400              4,807,500     8,134,900
 35      TOTAL       $1,052,600 $4,302,300    $2,300  $15,581,000   $20,938,200

 36        SECTION 2.  FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.  In  accordance  with  Section
 37    67-3519,  Idaho  Code,  the  Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
 38    more than fifteen and sixty-four hundredths (15.64) full-time equivalent posi-
 39    tions for the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention  Program    during  the
 40    period  July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. Transfers of full-time equivalent
 41    positions between appropriated programs within the department  are  authorized
 42    and  shall  be  reported  in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year. Any
 43    full-time equivalent positions in excess of the department's total cap may  be

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  1    authorized  only  by  the Governor and promptly reported to the Joint Finance-
  2    Appropriations Committee.

  3        SECTION 3.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State  Controller
  4    shall  make  transfers  from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
  5    periodically, as requested by the director of the  Department  of  Health  and
  6    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.

  7        SECTION  4.  REPORT.  The Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program
  8    is directed to report to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee during the
  9    2009 legislative session, a breakdown of the following substance abuse  treat-
 10    ment  groups:  criminal  justice  adults  and  juveniles,  individuals treated
 11    through Drug and Mental Health Courts, and  noncriminal  justice  individuals.
 12    The  information provided shall include an unduplicated count of the number of
 13    individuals served in fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2008, as  well  as  the
 14    total annual cost per designated category.

 15        SECTION  5.  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  CASELOAD MINIMUMS. The Department of Health
 16    and Welfare Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program is  directed  to,
 17    based  on  caseload  prevalence, serve at least the same number of individuals
 18    for substance abuse treatment in fiscal year 2009 as  were  served  in  fiscal
 19    year  2007  using  evidence-based treatment methods. The Interagency Substance
 20    Abuse Committee and the Department of Health and Welfare are further  directed
 21    to  budget and request funding for substance abuse treatment based on eligible
 22    individual caseload; taking into account current  treatment  service  capacity
 23    within the provider community and the additional service capacity needed.

 24        SECTION  6.  TRUSTEE  AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding the provisions
 25    of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code, funds budgeted in the trustee and benefit pay-
 26    ments expenditure object code shall not be transferred to  any  other  objects
 27    within the program budget during fiscal year 2009.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS17249

This is the fiscal year 2009 appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention division.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2008 Original Appropriation 15.24  8,326,600  4,438,900  8,108,000  20,873,500 


Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention          
 1. Additional Treatment Expenditures 0.00 
 2. Operating Budget Increase 0.00  221,300  221,300 
Other Appropriation Adjustments 0.00  2,383,800  1,102,800  3,486,600 


FY 2008 Total Appropriation 15.24  10,710,400  5,763,000  8,108,000  24,581,400 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 0.40  28,100  28,100 


FY 2008 Estimated Expenditures 15.64  10,710,400  5,763,000  8,136,100  24,609,500 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures (3.00)  (2,384,200)  (1,324,100)  (201,200)  (3,909,500) 
Base Adjustments 0.00  (21,000)  (21,000) 


FY 2009 Base 12.64  8,326,200  4,417,900  7,934,900  20,679,000 
Benefit Costs 0.00  34,800  34,800 
Replacement Items 0.00  2,300  2,300 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  200  200 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  21,900  21,900 


FY 2009 Program Maintenance 12.64  8,385,400  4,417,900  7,934,900  20,738,200 



Line Items          
Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention          
 1. Spending Authority for SEOW Grant 3.00  200,000  200,000 


FY 2009 Total 15.64  8,385,400  4,417,900  8,134,900  20,938,200 
Chg from FY 2008 Orig Approp 0.40  58,800  (21,000)  26,900  64,700 
% Chg from FY 2008 Orig Approp. 2.6%  0.7%  (0.5%)  0.3%  0.3% 

Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H650