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Wyoming2008Enacted
SF0010
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Appropriations
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In one sentence
This law provides funding for a state committee to continue studying mental health and substance abuse services and allows existing funds to be used for start-up costs and treatment for new residential programs.
What it does
- Provides $60,000 from the general fund to the legislative service office for the period from July 1, 2008, to December 31, 2009.
- Allows the Select Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to continue its study during the 2008 and 2009 legislative interims.
- Directs the committee to propose legislation for a more cost-effective and accessible delivery system for mental health or substance abuse treatment.
- Requires the committee to assess the efficiency and efficacy of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division of the Department of Health.
- Amends a previous appropriation of $2,131,317 to allow funds to be used for reasonable start-up costs and treatment services to increase the capacity of community substance abuse treatment centers to provide residential treatment.
Who it affects
- The Select Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
- The Department of Health, specifically the Substance Abuse Division.
- Community substance abuse treatment centers that provide residential treatment.
Limits and unknowns
- The $60,000 appropriation is limited to the period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending December 31, 2009.
- The $2,131,317 appropriation is limited to the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008.
- The bill does not define exactly what constitutes 'reasonable start-up costs' or how 'efficiency and efficacy' will be measured.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Appropriation
- Money that the government sets aside for a specific purpose.
- Residential treatment
- Treatment for substance abuse where the patient stays at a facility.
- General fund
- The main pool of money used to pay for state government operations.
Official record
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Read the official summary
2008 General Session Summary for SF0010 Bill No.: SF0010 Drafter: JHR LSO No.: 08LSO-0100 Effective Date: 7/11/2008 Enrolled Act No.: SEA0011 Chapter No.: 36 Prime Sponsor: Select Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Catch Title: Mental health and substance abuse appropriations. Subject: Appropriates funds for a study and mental health and substance abuse services, as specified. Summary/Major Elements: The Select Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services was created in 2005 to study the mental health and substance abuse delivery systems in Wyoming. This bill: o Provides an appropriation to continue the Select Committee's study through December, 2009, to study the potential for a more cost effective and accessible delivery system and to assess the efficiency and efficacy of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division of the Department of Health; o Amends a previous appropriation for substance abuse treatment residential services to allow use of the appropriation to fund reasonable start up costs and treatment services for new residential programs. Comments: Amends major program amends a $2,131,317.00 appropriation made in 2007 to fund substance abuse treatment residential services to allow use of the funds for start-up costs and treatment services.
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
5 roll calls
H Passed 3rd Reading 58-1-1-0-02008-02-28 · House58 yes 1 no
- Yes
- 58
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 1
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 58
Alan C JonesH25Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Colin SimpsonH24Dan DockstaderR · S16David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Dn.Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Esquibel, F.Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30Jane WarrenH13Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48, S12Mary A ThroneH11Mary GilmoreH59Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Saundra MeyerH49, S15Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy P HallinanH32Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
Excused 1
H02 Recommended Do Pass 6-0-1-0-02008-02-25 · House6 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 1
- Conflict
- 0
S Passed 3rd Reading 28-1-1-0-02008-02-19 · Senate28 yes 1 no
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 1
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 28
Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bill Mr. VaseyS11Bruce Burns Jr.S21Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Drew A PerkinsS29E. Jayne MocklerS08Eli D BeboutS26Gerald E GeisS20Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Patricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Ray R PetersonS19Robert D FechtS05Stan CooperS14Wayne H JohnsonS06
No 1
Excused 1
S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-02008-02-14 · Senate4 yes 1 no
- Yes
- 4
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
S Introduced and Referred to S02 23-7-0-0-02008-02-11 · Senate23 yes 7 no
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 7
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 23
Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bill Mr. VaseyS11Bruce Burns Jr.S21Charles ScottR · S30E. Jayne MocklerS08Eli D BeboutS26Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Patricia L AullmanS16Rae L JobS12Ray R PetersonS19Robert D FechtS05Stan CooperS14Wayne H JohnsonS06
Official activity
Bill history
- Assigned Chapter Number - 36LSO
- Governor Signed sea0011Governor
- H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0011House
- S President Signed SEA No. 0011Senate
- Assigned Number SEA0011LSO
- H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
- H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
- H Passed CoWHouse
- H Placed on General FileHouse
- H02 Recommended Do PassHouse
- H Introduced and Referred to H02House
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
- S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
- S Passed CoWSenate
- Amendment AdoptedSenate
- Amendment AdoptedSenate
- S Amendments AdoptedSenate
- S Placed on General FileSenate
- S02 Recommended Amend and Do PassSenate
Changes
Amendments
2 stored
Adopted Committee of the Whole by SCHIFFER
Adopted Standing Committee by NICHOLAS