00                    CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 55                                                                  
01 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's                                     
02 integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date."                                   
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04                (SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 2)                                                                 
01 * Section 1. The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the                                
02 general fund or other funds as set out in the fiscal year 2026 budget summary for the                                   
03 operating budget by funding source to the agencies named for the purposes expressed for the                             
04 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, unless otherwise indicated.                                
05                                   Appropriation General      Other                                                      
06                          Allocations   Items      Funds     Funds                                                       
07                       * * * * *                      * * * * *                                                        
08                 * * * * * Department of Administration * * * * *                                                      
09                       * * * * *                      * * * * *                                                        
10 Legal and Advocacy Services         4,145,500  3,771,400   374,100                                                    
11  Office of Public Advocacy 2,807,600                                                                                    
12  Public Defender Agency   1,337,900                                                                                     
13                        * * * * *                   * * * * *                                                          
14                  * * * * * Department of Corrections * * * * *                                                        
15                        * * * * *                   * * * * *                                                          
16 Community Residential Centers       6,970,500  6,970,500                                                              
17  Community Residential    6,970,500                                                                                     
18   Centers                                                                                                               
19 Health and Rehabilitation Services  10,497,300 9,455,600  1,041,700                                                   
20  Behavioral Health Care   8,853,400                                                                                     
21  Substance Abuse Treatment 1,643,900                                                                                    
22   Program                                                                                                               
23                    * * * * *                                       * * * * *                                          
24          * * * * * Department of Education and Early Development * * * * *                                            
25                    * * * * *                                       * * * * *                                          
26 Education Support and Admin Services  513,900   377,800    136,100                                                    
27  Student and School         513,900                                                                                     
28   Achievement                                                                                                           
29                    * * * * *                                     * * * * *                                            
30          * * * * * Department of Family and Community Services * * * * *                                              
31                    * * * * *                                     * * * * *                                            
01 Alaska Psychiatric Institute      21,018,000  21,018,000                                                              
02  Alaska Psychiatric       19,911,300                                                                                    
03   Institute                                                                                                             
04  Facility Rent, Operations, 1,106,700                                                                                   
05   and Maintenance                                                                                                       
06 Children's Services                 2,226,900  2,226,900                                                              
07  Children's Services        69,500                                                                                      
08   Management                                                                                                            
09  Front Line Social Workers 148,500                                                                                      
10  Family Preservation 726,000                                                                                            
11  Foster Care Augmented Rate 500,000                                                                                     
12  Foster Care Special Need 782,900                                                                                       
13 Juvenile Justice                    1,709,100  1,609,100   100,000                                                    
14  McLaughlin Youth Center 951,400                                                                                        
15  Fairbanks Youth Facility 137,600                                                                                       
16  Bethel Youth Facility 205,500                                                                                          
17  Probation Services 314,600                                                                                             
18  Juvenile Justice Health 100,000                                                                                        
19   Care                                                                                                                  
20 Departmental Support Services       7,819,800  7,323,400   496,400                                                    
21  Coordinated Health and 7,732,800                                                                                       
22   Complex Care                                                                                                          
23  Commissioner's Office 87,000                                                                                           
24                         * * * * *              * * * * *                                                              
25                    * * * * * Department of Health * * * * *                                                           
26                         * * * * *              * * * * *                                                              
27 Behavioral Health                 54,045,300  52,428,700  1,616,600                                                   
28  Behavioral Health Treatment 32,904,100                                                                                 
29   and Recovery Grants                                                                                                   
30  Alcohol Safety Action 1,286,100                                                                                        
31   Program (ASAP)                                                                                                        
01  Behavioral Health        9,764,500                                                                                     
02   Administration                                                                                                        
03  Behavioral Health        5,987,300                                                                                     
04   Prevention and Early                                                                                                  
05   Intervention Grants                                                                                                   
06  Alaska Mental Health Board 1,031,800                                                                                   
07   and Advisory Board on                                                                                                 
08   Alcohol and Drug Abuse                                                                                                
09  Suicide Prevention Council 619,800                                                                                     
10  Residential Child Care 2,088,700                                                                                       
11  Behavioral Health Facility 363,000                                                                                     
12   Operations and Maintenance                                                                                            
13 Health Care Services                  286,800   286,800                                                               
14  Health Facilities Licensing 130,000                                                                                    
15   and Certification                                                                                                     
16  Residential Licensing 156,800                                                                                          
17 Public Health                       4,987,500  4,592,200   395,300                                                    
18  Women, Children and Family 2,074,200                                                                                   
19   Health                                                                                                                
20  Emergency Programs 1,400                                                                                               
21  Chronic Disease Prevention 2,569,900                                                                                   
22   and Health Promotion                                                                                                  
23  Bureau of Vital Statistics 70,000                                                                                      
24  Public Health Facility 272,000                                                                                         
25   Operations and Maintenance                                                                                            
26 Senior and Disabilities Services  18,434,000  16,458,000  1,976,000                                                   
27  Senior and Disabilities 1,180,600                                                                                      
28   Community Based Grants                                                                                                
29  Early Intervention/Infant 13,904,500                                                                                   
30   Learning Programs                                                                                                     
31 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department direct grantees of the Infant Learning                          
01 Program to expand service provision from children with a 50 percent or more delay in one                                
02 developmental area to children with a 25 percent or more delay in one developmental area, or                            
03 with a 20 percent delay or more in two developmental areas.                                                             
04  Senior and Disabilities  2,117,000                                                                                     
05   Services Administration                                                                                               
06  General Relief/Temporary   740,300                                                                                     
07   Assisted Living                                                                                                       
08  Commission on Aging        211,500                                                                                     
09  Governor's Council on      254,700                                                                                     
10   Disabilities and Special                                                                                              
11   Education                                                                                                             
12  Senior and Disabilities    25,400                                                                                      
13   Services Facility                                                                                                     
14   Operations and Maintenance                                                                                            
15 Medicaid Services                 82,155,800  82,155,800                                                              
16  Medicaid Services        82,155,800                                                                                    
17                    * * * * *                                       * * * * *                                          
18         * * * * * Department of Labor and Workforce Development * * * * *                                             
19                    * * * * *                                       * * * * *                                          
20 Commissioner and Administrative       26,000                26,000                                                    
21  Services                                                                                                             
22  Labor Market Information   26,000                                                                                      
23                          * * * * *           * * * * *                                                                
24                    * * * * * Department of Law * * * * *                                                              
25                          * * * * *           * * * * *                                                                
26 Civil Division                        100,100   100,100                                                               
27 The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated                                   
28 balance on June 30, 2025, of inter-agency receipts collected in the Department of Law's                                 
29 federally approved cost allocation plan.                                                                                
30  Health, Safety & Welfare   100,100                                                                                     
31                       * * * * *                         * * * * *                                                     
01               * * * * * Department of Natural Resources * * * * *                                                     
02                       * * * * *                         * * * * *                                                     
03 Administration & Support Services   5,721,600             5,721,600                                                   
04  Mental Health Trust Lands 5,721,600                                                                                    
05   Administration                                                                                                        
06 It is the intent of the legislature that the FY27 budget promote transparency by reflecting the                         
07 existing maintenance and operations costs of the Trust and its lessees in the Cordova building                          
08 and the Trust Authority building.                                                                                       
09                       * * * * *                     * * * * *                                                         
10                 * * * * * Department of Public Safety * * * * *                                                       
11                       * * * * *                     * * * * *                                                         
12 Alaska State Troopers                 50,000                50,000                                                    
13  Alaska State Trooper       50,000                                                                                      
14   Detachments                                                                                                           
15 Alaska Police Standards Council       80,000                80,000                                                    
16 The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated                                   
17 balance on June 30, 2025, of the receipts collected under AS 12.25.195(c), AS 12.55.039, AS                             
18 28.05.151, and AS 29.25.074 and receipts collected under AS 18.65.220(7).                                               
19  Alaska Police Standards    80,000                                                                                      
20   Council                                                                                                               
21 Integrated Victim Assistance        1,617,500  1,617,500                                                              
22  Council on Domestic      1,617,500                                                                                     
23   Violence and Sexual Assault                                                                                           
24                         * * * * *               * * * * *                                                             
25                   * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * *                                                           
26                         * * * * *               * * * * *                                                             
27 Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority  6,231,600 758,300   5,473,300                                                   
28  Mental Health Trust      5,473,300                                                                                     
29   Operations                                                                                                            
30  Long Term Care Ombudsman   758,300                                                                                     
31   Office                                                                                                                
01 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation    200,000              200,000                                                    
02  AHFC Operations            200,000                                                                                     
03                         * * * * *              * * * * *                                                              
04                    * * * * * University of Alaska * * * * *                                                           
05                         * * * * *              * * * * *                                                              
06 University of Alaska                2,675,800   805,800   1,870,000                                                   
07  Anchorage Campus         2,625,800                                                                                     
08  Troth Yeddha' Campus       50,000                                                                                      
09                           * * * * *   * * * * *                                                                       
10                        * * * * * Judiciary * * * * *                                                                  
11                           * * * * *   * * * * *                                                                       
12 Alaska Court System                   532,800   532,800                                                               
13  Trial Courts               532,800                                                                                     
14 Therapeutic Courts                  4,655,100  4,496,800   158,300                                                    
15  Therapeutic Courts       4,655,100                                                                                     
16            (SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)                                                              
01 * Sec. 2. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of                       
02 this Act.                                                                                                               
03  Funding Source                                            Amount                                                       
04 Department of Administration                                                                                          
05  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 3,771,400                                                                           
06  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 374,100                                                        
07  *** Total Agency Funding *** 4,145,500                                                                                 
08 Department of Corrections                                                                                             
09  1037  General Fund / Mental Health                       9,455,600                                                     
10  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 1,041,700                                                      
11  1246  Recidivism Reduction Fund 6,970,500                                                                              
12  *** Total Agency Funding *** 17,467,800                                                                                
13 Department of Education and Early Development                                                                         
14  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 377,800                                                                             
15  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 136,100                                                        
16  *** Total Agency Funding *** 513,900                                                                                   
17 Department of Family and Community Services                                                                           
18  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 32,177,400                                                                          
19  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 596,400                                                        
20  *** Total Agency Funding *** 32,773,800                                                                                
21 Department of Health                                                                                                  
22  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 124,895,400                                                                         
23  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 3,987,900                                                      
24  1180  Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & Prevention Fund 20,100,000                                              
25  1246  Recidivism Reduction Fund 4,412,000                                                                              
26  1254  Marijuana Education and Treatment Fund 6,514,100                                                                 
27  *** Total Agency Funding *** 159,909,400                                                                               
28 Department of Labor and Workforce Development                                                                         
29  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 26,000                                                         
30  *** Total Agency Funding *** 26,000                                                                                    
31 Department of Law                                                                                                     
01  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 100,100                                                                             
02  *** Total Agency Funding *** 100,100                                                                                   
03 Department of Natural Resources                                                                                       
04  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 5,721,600                                                      
05  *** Total Agency Funding *** 5,721,600                                                                                 
06 Department of Public Safety                                                                                           
07  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 130,000                                                        
08  1246  Recidivism Reduction Fund 1,617,500                                                                              
09  *** Total Agency Funding *** 1,747,500                                                                                 
10 Department of Revenue                                                                                                 
11  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 758,300                                                                             
12  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 200,000                                                        
13  1094  Mental Health Trust Administration 5,473,300                                                                     
14  *** Total Agency Funding *** 6,431,600                                                                                 
15 University of Alaska                                                                                                  
16  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 805,800                                                                             
17  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 1,870,000                                                      
18  *** Total Agency Funding *** 2,675,800                                                                                 
19 Judiciary                                                                                                             
20  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 5,029,600                                                                           
21  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 158,300                                                        
22  *** Total Agency Funding *** 5,187,900                                                                                 
23 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 236,700,900                                                                          
24            (SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)                                                              
01 * Sec. 3. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of                       
02 this Act.                                                                                                               
03  Funding Source                                            Amount                                                       
04 Unrestricted General                                                                                                  
05  1037  General Fund / Mental Health                     177,371,400                                                     
06  *** Total Unrestricted General ***                     177,371,400                                                     
07 Designated General                                                                                                    
08  1180  Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & Prevention Fund 20,100,000                                              
09  1246  Recidivism Reduction Fund                         13,000,000                                                     
10  1254  Marijuana Education and Treatment Fund             6,514,100                                                     
11  *** Total Designated General ***                        39,614,100                                                     
12 Other Non-Duplicated                                                                                                  
13  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 14,242,100                                                     
14  1094  Mental Health Trust Administration 5,473,300                                                                     
15  *** Total Other Non-Duplicated *** 19,715,400                                                                          
16            (SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)                                                              
01 * Sec. 4. The following appropriations are for capital projects and grants from the general                           
02 fund or other funds as set out in sec. 5 of this Act by funding source to the agencies named for                        
03 the purposes expressed. They lapse under AS 37.25.020, unless otherwise noted.                                          
04                                   Appropriation General      Other                                                      
05                          Allocations   Items      Funds     Funds                                                       
06                         * * * * *              * * * * *                                                              
07                    * * * * * Department of Health * * * * *                                                           
08                         * * * * *              * * * * *                                                              
09 MH Trust: Essential Program Equipment  500,000  250,000    250,000                                                      
10  (HD 1-40)                                                                                                              
11 MH Trust: Home Modification and  575,000 575,000                                                                        
12  Upgrades to Retain Housing (HD 1-40)                                                                                   
13 MH Trust: Person Centered  250,000  250,000                                                                             
14  Transportation (HD 1-40)                                                                                               
15                         * * * * *               * * * * *                                                             
16                   * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * *                                                           
17                         * * * * *               * * * * *                                                             
18 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation                                                                                    
19 MH Trust: AHFC Beneficiary and Special  1,950,000 1,750,000 200,000                                                     
20  Needs Housing (HD 1-40)                                                                                                
21 MH Trust: AHFC Homeless Assistance  10,150,000 9,200,000 950,000                                                        
22  Program (HD 1-40)                                                                                                      
23 MH Trust: AHFC Rural Housing  135,000  135,000                                                                          
24  Coordinator - Ketchikan (HD 1-40)                                                                                      
25                   * * * * *                                            * * * * *                                      
26         * * * * * Department of Transportation and Public Facilities * * * * *                                        
27                   * * * * *                                            * * * * *                                      
28 MH Trust: Coordinated Transportation  700,000 700,000                                                                   
29  and Vehicles (HD 1-40)                                                                                                 
30            (SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)                                                              
01 * Sec. 5. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 4 of                       
02 this Act.                                                                                                               
03  Funding Source                                            Amount                                                       
04 Department of Health                                                                                                  
05  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 825,000                                                                             
06  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 500,000                                                        
07  *** Total Agency Funding *** 1,325,000                                                                                 
08 Department of Revenue                                                                                                 
09  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts  1,285,000                                                     
10  1139  Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend       10,950,000                                                     
11  *** Total Agency Funding ***                            12,235,000                                                     
12 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities                                                                    
13  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 700,000                                                                             
14  *** Total Agency Funding *** 700,000                                                                                   
15 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 14,260,000                                                                           
16            (SECTION 6 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)                                                              
01 * Sec. 6. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 4 of                       
02 this Act.                                                                                                               
03  Funding Source                                            Amount                                                       
04 Unrestricted General                                                                                                  
05  1037  General Fund / Mental Health 1,525,000                                                                           
06  1139  Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 10,950,000                                                           
07  *** Total Unrestricted General *** 12,475,000                                                                          
08 Other Non-Duplicated                                                                                                  
09  1092  Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts  1,785,000                                                     
10  *** Total Other Non-Duplicated ***                       1,785,000                                                     
11            (SECTION 7 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)                                                              
01    * Sec. 7. PURPOSE. In accordance with AS 37.14.003 and 37.14.005, the appropriations                               
02 made in this Act are for the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program.                                  
03    * Sec. 8. NONGENERAL FUND RECEIPTS. (a) Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority                                       
04 authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) that exceed the                            
05 amounts appropriated in this Act are appropriated conditioned upon compliance with the                                  
06 program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h).                                                                           
07       (b)  If Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or                                
08 administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) fall short of the estimates used as the basis of the                             
09 appropriation, the affected appropriation is reduced by the amount of the shortfall in receipts.                        
10    * Sec. 9. SALARY AND BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS. (a) The appropriations made in sec.                                      
11 1 of this Act include amounts for salary and benefit adjustments for public officials, officers,                        
12 and employees of the executive branch, Alaska Court System employees, employees of the                                  
13 legislature, and legislators and to implement the monetary terms for the fiscal year ending                             
14 June 30, 2026, of the following ongoing collective bargaining agreements:                                               
15 (1)  Public Safety Employees Association, representing the regularly                                                    
16 commissioned public safety officers unit members within the Department of Transportation                                
17 and Public Facilities;                                                                                                  
18 (2)  Public Safety Employees Association, representing the regularly                                                    
19 commissioned public safety officers unit members within the Department of Public Safety;                                
20            (3)  Public Employees Local 71, for the labor, trades, and crafts unit;                                      
21            (4)  Alaska Public Employees Association, for the supervisory unit;                                          
22 (5)  Alaska Correctional Officers Association, representing the correctional                                            
23 officers unit;                                                                                                          
24 (6)  Teachers' Education Association of Mt. Edgecumbe, representing the                                                 
25 teachers of Mt. Edgecumbe High School;                                                                                  
26 (7)  Alaska Vocational Technical Center Teachers' Association, National                                                 
27 Education Association, representing the employees of the Alaska Vocational Technical                                    
28 Center;                                                                                                                 
29 (8)  International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, representing the                                         
30 masters, mates, and pilots unit;                                                                                        
31            (9)  Alaska State Employees Association, for the general government unit;                                    
01            (10)  Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, representing licensed                                        
02 engineers employed by the Alaska marine highway system;                                                                 
03            (11)  Confidential Employees Association, representing the confidential unit;                                
04            (12)  Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, Alaska Region, representing the                                  
05 unlicensed marine unit.                                                                                                 
06 (b)  The appropriations made to the University of Alaska in sec. 1 of this Act include                                  
07 amounts for salary and benefit adjustments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, for                                
08 university employees who are not members of a collective bargaining unit and to implement                               
09 the monetary terms for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, of the following collective                                
10 bargaining agreements:                                                                                                  
11            (1)  Fairbanks Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 1324;                                                          
12            (2)  Alaska Higher Education Crafts and Trades Employees, Local 6070;                                        
13            (3)  Alaska Graduate Workers Association/UAW;                                                                
14 (4)  United Academics - American Association of University Professors,                                                  
15 American Federation of Teachers;                                                                                        
16 (5)  United Academic - Adjuncts - American Association of University                                                    
17 Professors, American Federation of Teachers.                                                                            
18 (c)  If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (a) of this section is not ratified by                              
19 the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit, the appropriations made in this                            
20 Act applicable to the collective bargaining unit's agreement are adjusted proportionately by                            
21 the amount for that collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source                               
22 amounts are adjusted accordingly.                                                                                       
23 (d)  If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (b) of this section is not ratified by                              
24 the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit and approved by the Board of                                
25 Regents of the University of Alaska, the appropriations made in this Act applicable to the                              
26 collective bargaining unit's agreement are adjusted proportionately by the amount for that                              
27 collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source amounts are adjusted                              
28 accordingly.                                                                                                            
29 (e)  Appropriations made in sec. 1 of this Act for salary and benefit adjustments as                                    
30 described in (a) and (b) of this section are for the benefit of the state's integrated                                  
31 comprehensive mental health program only and do not necessarily affect every group of                                   
01 noncovered employees or every collective bargaining unit listed in (a) and (b) of this section.                         
02    * Sec. 10. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.