CSHB 257(FIN): "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; making supplemental appropriations; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 257(FIN) 01 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's 02 integrated comprehensive mental health program; making supplemental 03 appropriations; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 (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 section 2 of this Act to the agencies named for the 03 purposes expressed for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017, 04 unless otherwise indicated. A department-wide, agency-wide, or branch-wide unallocated 05 reduction set out in this section may be allocated among the appropriations made in this 06 section to that department, agency, or branch. 07 Appropriation General Other 08 Allocations Items Funds Funds 09 * * * * * * * * * * 10 * * * * * Department of Administration * * * * * 11 * * * * * * * * * * 12 Legal and Advocacy Services 2,315,700 2,106,900 208,800 13 Office of Public Advocacy 1,941,200 14 Public Defender Agency 374,500 15 * * * * * * * * * * 16 * * * * * Department of Corrections * * * * * 17 * * * * * * * * * * 18 Health and Rehabilitation Services 8,244,000 7,737,100 506,900 19 Behavioral Health Care 6,632,500 20 Substance Abuse Treatment 1,611,500 21 Program 22 * * * * * * * * * * 23 * * * * * Department of Education and Early Development * * * * * 24 * * * * * * * * * * 25 A school district may not receive state education aid for K-12 support appropriated under 26 Section 1 of the Act and distributed by the Department of Education and Early Development 27 under AS 14.17 if the school district 28 (1) Has a policy refusing to allow recruiters for any branch of the United States Military, 29 Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Central Intelligence Agency, or Federal Bureau of 30 Investigation to contact students on a school campus if the school district allows college, 31 vocational school, or other job recruiters on campus to contact students;
01 (2) Refuses to allow the Boy Scouts of America to use school facilities for meetings or 02 contact with students if the school makes the facility available to other non-school groups in 03 the community; or 04 (3) Has a policy of refusing to have an in-school Reserve Officers' Training program or a 05 Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. 06 Teaching and Learning Support 452,800 377,800 75,000 07 Student and School 452,800 08 Achievement 09 The amount allocated for program administration and operations shall not include federal 10 receipts for the ANSWERS program. 11 * * * * * * * * * * 12 * * * * * Department of Health and Social Services * * * * * 13 * * * * * * * * * * 14 At the discretion of the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services, up to 15 $25,000,000 of unrestricted general funds may be transferred between all appropriations in 16 the Department of Health and Social Services, except Medicaid Services. 17 Alaska Pioneer Homes 16,045,000 16,045,000 18 It is the intent of the legislature that the Division of Pioneer Homes work to achieve savings 19 through the privatization of food and janitorial services in all the Pioneer Homes as has been 20 accomplished in the Juneau Pioneer Home. 21 Alaska Pioneer Homes 64,200 22 Management 23 Pioneer Homes 15,980,800 24 The amount allocated for Pioneer Homes includes the unexpended and unobligated balance 25 on June 30, 2016, of the Department of Health and Social Services, Pioneer Homes care and 26 support receipts under AS 47.55.030. 27 Behavioral Health 81,551,700 79,801,100 1,750,600 28 Behavioral Health Treatment 52,920,200 29 and Recovery Grants 30 Alcohol Safety Action 1,363,700 31 Program (ASAP)
01 Behavioral Health 5,853,700 02 Administration 03 Behavioral Health 6,221,400 04 Prevention and Early 05 Intervention Grants 06 Designated Evaluation and 3,957,700 07 Treatment 08 Alaska Psychiatric 6,391,100 09 Institute 10 Alaska Mental Health Board 954,500 11 and Advisory Board on 12 Alcohol and Drug Abuse 13 Suicide Prevention Council 651,300 14 Residential Child Care 3,238,100 15 Children's Services 2,191,900 2,191,900 16 Children's Services 69,500 17 Management 18 Front Line Social Workers 148,500 19 Family Preservation 726,000 20 Foster Care Augmented Rate 500,000 21 Foster Care Special Need 747,900 22 Health Care Services 128,400 128,400 23 Residential Licensing 128,400 24 Juvenile Justice 1,528,500 1,255,400 273,100 25 McLaughlin Youth Center 736,000 26 Fairbanks Youth Facility 116,800 27 Bethel Youth Facility 64,200 28 Probation Services 611,500 29 Public Assistance 13,200 13,200 30 Public Assistance 13,200 31 Administration
01 Public Health 1,704,800 1,454,800 250,000 02 Health Planning and Systems 801,600 03 Development 04 Nursing 98,200 05 It is the intent of the legislature that, where possible, Public Health Nursing charge for 06 services provided. 07 Women, Children and Family 795,000 08 Health 09 Chronic Disease Prevention 10,000 10 and Health Promotion 11 Senior and Disabilities Services 24,684,800 23,354,800 1,330,000 12 Early Intervention/Infant 7,424,500 13 Learning Programs 14 Senior and Disabilities 3,075,500 15 Services Administration 16 General Relief/Temporary 740,300 17 Assisted Living 18 Senior Community Based 300,000 19 Grants 20 Community Developmental 12,196,400 21 Disabilities Grants 22 Commission on Aging 148,700 23 Governor's Council on 799,400 24 Disabilities and Special 25 Education 26 Departmental Support Services 459,800 459,800 27 Commissioner's Office 109,800 28 HSS State Facilities Rent 350,000 29 Medicaid Services 62,907,700 62,907,700 30 No money appropriated in this appropriation may be expended for an abortion that is not a 31 mandatory service required under AS 47.07.030(a). The money appropriated for Health and
01 Social Services may be expended only for mandatory services required under Title XIX of the 02 Social Security Act and for optional services offered by the state under the state plan for 03 medical assistance that has been approved by the United States Department of Health and 04 Human Services. 05 Behavioral Health Medicaid 62,524,600 06 Services 07 Children's Medicaid 383,100 08 Services 09 * * * * * * * * * * 10 * * * * * Department of Labor and Workforce Development * * * * * 11 * * * * * * * * * * 12 Vocational Rehabilitation 125,000 125,000 13 Client Services 125,000 14 * * * * * * * * * * 15 * * * * * Department of Law * * * * * 16 * * * * * * * * * * 17 Criminal Division 15,000 15,000 18 Third Judicial District: 15,000 19 Anchorage 20 Civil Division 98,800 98,800 21 Human Services 98,800 22 * * * * * * * * * * 23 * * * * * Department of Natural Resources * * * * * 24 * * * * * * * * * * 25 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Natural Resources not purchase 26 vehicles unless they are essential to work safety. 27 Administration & Support Services 4,397,500 4,397,500 28 Mental Health Trust Lands 4,397,500 29 Administration 30 * * * * * * * * * * 31 * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * *
01 * * * * * * * * * * 02 Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 4,716,200 954,200 3,762,000 03 Mental Health Trust 4,262,000 04 Operations 05 Long Term Care Ombudsman 454,200 06 Office 07 * * * * * * * * * * 08 * * * * * University of Alaska * * * * * 09 * * * * * * * * * * 10 It is the intent of the legislature that the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska return to 11 the legislature with a specific plan for consolidation that includes specified timelines for 12 anticipated results by the end of the 2016 calendar year; the plan would include, but would not 13 be limited to, the university restructuring to one administrative unit with one accreditation. 14 It is the intent of the legislature that the University of Alaska prioritize and streamline its 15 Personal Services within the Statewide Services Allocation. 16 It is the intent of the legislature that the University of Alaska conduct a comprehensive and 17 transparent cost-to-revenue analysis, which does not include student fees or appropriations 18 from the State of Alaska's General Funds as revenue, for all of its intercollegiate athletics 19 programs; furthermore, the university is to report back to the legislature with its findings by 20 the fifteenth day of the 2017 Legislative Session. 21 It is the intent of the legislature that the University of Alaska better utilize community 22 buildings, school district buildings, and other facilities in close proximity to its existing "brick 23 and mortar" campuses and satellite facilities that have low utilization rates of face-to-face 24 classes only if the restructuring results in a decreased total cost; furthermore, the university is 25 to report back to the legislature with its general plan to increase its use of "co-location" by the 26 fifteenth day of the 2017 Legislative Session. 27 It is the intent of the legislature that the President of the University of Alaska make it one of 28 his very highest priorities to improve student retention and graduation rates. 29 It is the intent of the legislature that the University of Alaska increase contributions from 30 alumni and private industry by a combined twenty percent, as well as seek out productive 31 public-private partnerships in an effort to increase self-supporting revenue and achieve a
01 balanced, sustainable budget. 02 It is the intent of the legislature that the University of Alaska increase its incoming enrollment 03 for the Alaska Performance Scholarship and UA Scholars Program recipients by five percent. 04 It is the intent of the legislature that the University of Alaska further develop and improve 05 upon its utilization of its land grants in order to generate additional revenue; furthermore, the 06 university will create a comprehensive plan to expand its land grants as they relate to 07 generating revenue and present it to the legislature no later than the fifteenth day of the 2017 08 Legislative Session. 09 It is the intent of the legislature that the University of Alaska focus FY17 UGF budget 10 reductions on (1) non-core mission programs and services; and (2) reduced personal services 11 for all employees across the board or through furloughs. 12 University of Alaska 2,678,400 655,800 2,022,600 13 Anchorage Campus 2,628,400 14 Fairbanks Campus 50,000 15 * * * * * * * * * * 16 * * * * * Judiciary * * * * * 17 * * * * * * * * * * 18 Alaska Court System 227,000 227,000 19 Trial Courts 227,000 20 Therapeutic Courts 3,465,800 2,990,500 475,300 21 Therapeutic Courts 3,465,800 22 (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 2,106,900 06 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 208,800 07 *** Total Agency Funding *** 2,315,700 08 Department of Corrections 09 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 7,737,100 10 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 506,900 11 *** Total Agency Funding *** 8,244,000 12 Department of Education and Early Development 13 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 377,800 14 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 75,000 15 *** Total Agency Funding *** 452,800 16 Department of Health and Social Services 17 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 163,987,600 18 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 3,603,700 19 1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & Prevention Fund 23,624,500 20 *** Total Agency Funding *** 191,215,800 21 Department of Labor and Workforce Development 22 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 125,000 23 *** Total Agency Funding *** 125,000 24 Department of Law 25 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 98,800 26 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 15,000 27 *** Total Agency Funding *** 113,800 28 Department of Natural Resources 29 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 4,397,500 30 *** Total Agency Funding *** 4,397,500 31 Department of Revenue
01 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 454,200 02 1094 Mental Health Trust Administration 3,762,000 03 1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & Prevention Fund 500,000 04 *** Total Agency Funding *** 4,716,200 05 University of Alaska 06 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 655,800 07 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 2,022,600 08 *** Total Agency Funding *** 2,678,400 09 Judiciary 10 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 2,699,500 11 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 475,300 12 1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & Prevention Fund 518,000 13 *** Total Agency Funding *** 3,692,800 14 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 217,952,000 15 (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 178,117,700 06 *** Total Unrestricted General *** 178,117,700 07 Designated General 08 1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & Prevention Fund 24,642,500 09 *** Total Designated General *** 24,642,500 10 Other Non-Duplicated 11 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 11,429,800 12 1094 Mental Health Trust Administration 3,762,000 13 *** Total Other Non-Duplicated *** 15,191,800 14 (SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)
01 * Sec. 4. The following appropriation items are for capital projects and grants from the 02 general fund or other funds as set out in section 5 of this Act by funding source to the 03 agencies named for the purposes expressed and lapse under AS 37.25.020, unless otherwise 04 noted. 05 Appropriation General Other 06 Allocations Items Funds Funds 07 * * * * * * * * * * 08 * * * * * Department of Health and Social Services * * * * * 09 * * * * * * * * * * 10 MH Essential Program Equipment (HD 1- 500,000 250,000 250,000 11 40) 12 MH Home Modification and Upgrades to 1,050,000 750,000 300,000 13 Retain Housing (HD 1-40) 14 * * * * * * * * * * 15 * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 16 * * * * * * * * * * 17 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 18 MH: AHFC Homeless Assistance Program 7,700,000 6,850,000 850,000 19 (HD 1-40) 20 MH: AHFC Beneficiary and Special Needs 1,500,000 1,500,000 21 Housing (HD 1-40) 22 (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 and Social Services 05 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 250,000 06 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 750,000 07 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 550,000 08 *** Total Agency Funding *** 1,550,000 09 Department of Revenue 10 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 1,603,371 11 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 850,000 12 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 850,000 13 1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 5,896,629 14 *** Total Agency Funding *** 9,200,000 15 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 10,750,000 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 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 1,853,371 06 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 1,600,000 07 1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 5,896,629 08 *** Total Unrestricted General *** 9,350,000 09 Other Non-Duplicated 10 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 1,400,000 11 *** Total Other Non-Duplicated *** 1,400,000 12 (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. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. The sum of 04 $30,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Health and Social 05 Services, behavioral health, behavioral health treatment and recovery grants, for a pilot 06 program to develop additional substance use disorder services for the fiscal years ending 07 June 30, 2016, June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019. 08 * Sec. 9. NONGENERAL FUND RECEIPTS. (a) Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 09 authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) that exceed the 10 amounts appropriated in this Act are appropriated conditioned upon compliance with the 11 program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h). 12 (b) If Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or 13 administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) fall short of the estimates used as the basis of the 14 appropriation, the affected appropriation is reduced by the amount of the shortfall in receipts. 15 * Sec. 10. SALARY AND BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS. (a) The appropriations made in sec. 16 1 of this Act include amounts for salary and benefit adjustments for public officials, officers, 17 and employees of the executive branch, Alaska Court System employees, employees of the 18 legislature, and legislators and to implement the terms for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19 2017, of the following ongoing collective bargaining agreements: 20 (1) Alaska Correctional Officers Association, representing the correctional 21 officers unit; 22 (2) Public Safety Employees Association; 23 (3) Alaska Vocational Technical Center Teachers' Association; 24 (4) Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, Alaska Region, for the unlicensed 25 marine unit; 26 (5) International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, for the masters, 27 mates, and pilots unit. 28 (b) The appropriations made to the University of Alaska in sec. 1 of this Act include 29 amounts for salary and benefit adjustments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, for 30 university employees who are not members of a collective bargaining unit and to implement 31 the terms for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, of the following collective bargaining
01 agreements: 02 (1) United Academics - American Association of University Professors, 03 American Federation of Teachers; 04 (2) University of Alaska Federation of Teachers (UAFT); 05 (3) United Academic - Adjuncts - American Association of University 06 Professors, American Federation of Teachers; 07 (4) Alaska Higher Education Crafts and Trades Employees, Local 6070. 08 (c) If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (a) of this section is not ratified by 09 the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit, the appropriations made in this 10 Act applicable to the collective bargaining unit's agreement are reduced proportionately by the 11 amount for that collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source 12 amounts are reduced accordingly. 13 (d) If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (b) of this section is not ratified by 14 the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit and approved by the Board of 15 Regents of the University of Alaska, the appropriations made in this Act applicable to the 16 collective bargaining unit's agreement are reduced proportionately by the amount for that 17 collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source amounts are reduced 18 accordingly. 19 (e) Appropriations made in sec. 1 of this Act for salary and benefit adjustments as 20 described in (a) and (b) of this section are for the benefit of the state's integrated 21 comprehensive mental health program only and do not necessarily affect every group of 22 noncovered employees or every collective bargaining unit listed in (a) and (b) of this section. 23 * Sec. 11. RETROACTIVITY. If the appropriation made in sec. 8 of this Act takes effect 24 after April 17, 2016, sec. 8 of this Act is retroactive to April 17, 2016. 25 * Sec. 12. Section 8 of this Act takes effect April 17, 2016. 26 * Sec. 13. Except as provided in sec. 12 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2016.