988 Hotline Appropriation Act
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R · H31
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The lawmaker argues that the hotline is a vital lifeline for suicide prevention, citing data showing high call volumes with low emergency escalation rates and an improvement in the state's national ranking.
R · H18
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The lawmaker opposes the bill because it would transfer funding control to a trust fund, thereby limiting legislative oversight and removing annual budgetary review of the program.
H19
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The lawmaker supports the bill by framing it as an essential government responsibility rather than solely relying on faith-based organizations to provide this service.
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The amendment reduces the appropriation for the 988 system trust fund account from forty million dollars to ten million dollars.