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SENATE BILL NO. 215

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR

Introduced: 1/21/26
Referred: Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's 1
integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
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* Section 1. The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the 1
general fund or other funds as set out in the fiscal year 2027 budget summary for the 2
operating budget by funding source to the agencies named for the purposes expressed for the 3
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, unless otherwise indicated. 4
Appropriation General Other 5
Allocations Items Funds Funds 6
* * * * * * * * * * 7
* * * * * Department of Administration * * * * * 8
* * * * * * * * * * 9
Legal and Advocacy Services 4,318,500 3,894,900 423,600 10
Office of Public Advocacy 2,892,500 11
Public Defender Agency 1,426,000 12
* * * * * * * * * * 13
* * * * * Department of Corrections * * * * * 14
* * * * * * * * * * 15
Community Residential Centers 6,970,500 6,970,500 16
Community Residential 6,970,500 17
Centers 18
Health and Rehabilitation Services 10,209,500 9,707,800 501,700 19
Behavioral Health Care 8,565,600 20
Substance Abuse 1,643,900 21
Treatment Program 22
* * * * * * * * * * 23
* * * * * Department of Education and Early Development * * * * * 24
* * * * * * * * * * 25
Education Support and Admin Services 532,200 377,800 154,400 26
Student and School 532,200 27
Achievement 28
* * * * * * * * * * 29
* * * * * Department of Family and Community Services * * * * * 30
* * * * * * * * * * 31
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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At the discretion of the Commissioner of the Department of Family and Community Services, 3
up to $7,500,000 may be transferred between all appropriations in the Department of Family 4
and Community Services. 5
Alaska Psychiatric Institute 22,237,600 22,237,600 6
Alaska Psychiatric Institute 21,575,600 7
Facility Rent, Operations, 662,000 8
and Maintenance 9
Children's Services 2,226,900 2,226,900 10
Children's Services 69,500 11
Management 12
Front Line Social Workers 148,500 13
Family Preservation 726,000 14
Foster Care Augmented 500,000 15
Rate 16
Foster Care Special Need 782,900 17
Juvenile Justice 1,770,900 1,670,900 100,000 18
McLaughlin Youth Center 989,800 19
Fairbanks Youth Facility 143,300 20
Bethel Youth Facility 211,800 21
Probation Services 326,000 22
Juvenile Justice Health 100,000 23
Care 24
Departmental Support Services 8,288,300 7,799,000 489,300 25
Coordinated Health and 8,281,400 26
Complex Care 27
Commissioner's Office 6,900 28
* * * * * * * * * * 29
* * * * * Department of Health * * * * * 30
* * * * * * * * * * 31
At the discretion of the Commissioner of the Department of Health, up to $15,000,000 may be 32
transferred between all appropriations in the Department of Health. 33
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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Behavioral Health 54,062,700 52,253,100 1,809,600 3
Behavioral Health 32,904,100 4
Treatment and Recovery 5
Grants 6
Alcohol Safety Action 1,311,100 7
Program (ASAP) 8
Behavioral Health 10,220,300 9
Administration 10
Behavioral Health 5,987,300 11
Prevention and Early 12
Intervention Grants 13
Alaska Mental Health 1,036,300 14
Board and Advisory Board 15
on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 16
Suicide Prevention Council 626,200 17
Residential Child Care 1,614,400 18
Behavioral Health Facility 363,000 19
Operations and Maintenance 20
Health Care Services 283,000 283,000 21
Health Facilities Licensing 128,700 22
and Certification 23
The amount allocated for Health Facilities Licensing and Certification includes the 24
unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 2026, of general fund program receipts 25
collected for biennial license fees issued under AS 47.32.050. 26
Residential Licensing 154,300 27
Public Health 5,133,000 4,516,200 616,800 28
Women, Children and 2,181,000 29
Family Health 30
Emergency Programs 700 31
Chronic Disease Prevention 2,604,800 32
and Health Promotion 33
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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Bureau of Vital Statistics 74,500 3
Public Health Facility 272,000 4
Operations and Maintenance 5
Senior and Disabilities Services 12,589,200 10,786,300 1,802,900 6
Senior and Disabilities 1,180,600 7
Community Based Grants 8
Early Intervention/Infant 7,724,500 9
Learning Programs 10
Senior and Disabilities 2,155,900 11
Services Administration 12
General Relief/Temporary 740,300 13
Assisted Living 14
Commission on Aging 271,000 15
Governor's Council on 474,400 16
Disabilities and Special 17
Education 18
Senior and Disabilities 42,500 19
Services Facility Operations 20
and Maintenance 21
Medicaid Services 82,155,800 82,155,800 22
Medicaid Services 82,155,800 23
* * * * * * * * * * 24
* * * * * Department of Labor and Workforce Development * * * * * 25
* * * * * * * * * * 26
Commissioner and Administrative 25,900 25,900 27
Services 28
Labor Market Information 25,900 29
Vocational Rehabilitation 100,000 100,000 30
Vocational Rehabilitation 100,000 31
Administration 32
The amount allocated for Vocational Rehabilitation Administration includes the unexpended 33
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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and unobligated balance on June 30, 2026, of receipts from all prior fiscal years collected 3
under the Department of Labor and Workforce Development's federal indirect cost plan for 4
expenditures incurred by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. 5
* * * * * * * * * * 6
* * * * * Department of Law * * * * * 7
* * * * * * * * * * 8
Civil Division 100,100 100,100 9
The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated 10
balance on June 30, 2026, of inter-agency receipts collected in the Department of Law's 11
federally approved cost allocation plan. 12
Health, Safety & Welfare 100,100 13
* * * * * * * * * * 14
* * * * * Department of Natural Resources * * * * * 15
* * * * * * * * * * 16
Administration & Support Services 6,438,200 6,438,200 17
Mental Health Trust Lands 5,542,400 18
Administration 19
Mental Health Trust Lands 895,800 20
Facility Operations and 21
Maintenance 22
* * * * * * * * * * 23
* * * * * Department of Public Safety * * * * * 24
* * * * * * * * * * 25
Alaska State Troopers 60,000 60,000 26
Alaska State Trooper 60,000 27
Detachments 28
Alaska Police Standards Council 80,000 80,000 29
The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated 30
balance on June 30, 2026, of the receipts collected under AS 12.25.195(c), AS 12.55.039, 31
AS 28.05.151, and AS 29.25.074 and receipts collected under AS 18.65.220(7). 32
Alaska Police Standards 80,000 33
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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Council 3
Integrated Victim Assistance 1,617,500 1,617,500 4
Council on Domestic 1,617,500 5
Violence and Sexual Assault 6
* * * * * * * * * * 7
* * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 8
* * * * * * * * * * 9
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 6,718,500 787,100 5,931,400 10
Mental Health Trust 5,931,400 11
Operations 12
Long Term Care 787,100 13
Ombudsman Office 14
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 200,000 200,000 15
AHFC Operations 200,000 16
* * * * * * * * * * 17
* * * * * University of Alaska * * * * * 18
* * * * * * * * * * 19
University of Alaska 3,431,800 805,800 2,626,000 20
Anchorage Campus 3,381,800 21
Troth Yeddha' Campus 50,000 22
* * * * * * * * * * 23
* * * * * Judiciary * * * * * 24
* * * * * * * * * * 25
Alaska Court System 634,800 532,800 102,000 26
Trial Courts 634,800 27
Therapeutic Courts 4,562,700 4,404,400 158,300 28
Therapeutic Courts 4,562,700 29
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* Sec. 2. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1 1
of this Act. 2
Funding Source Amount 3
Department of Administration 4
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 3,894,900 5
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 423,600 6
Receipts 7
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $4,318,500 8
Department of Corrections 9
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 9,707,800 10
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 501,700 11
Receipts 12
1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 6,970,500 13
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $17,180,000 14
Department of Education and Early Development 15
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 377,800 16
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 154,400 17
Receipts 18
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $532,200 19
Department of Family and Community Services 20
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 33,934,400 21
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 589,300 22
Receipts 23
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $34,523,700 24
Department of Health 25
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 118,963,000 26
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 4,229,300 27
Receipts 28
1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & 20,100,000 29
Prevention Fund 30
1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 4,412,000 31

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1254 Marijuana Education and Treatment Fund 6,519,400 1
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $154,223,700 2
Department of Labor and Workforce Development 3
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 125,900 4
Receipts 5
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $125,900 6
Department of Law 7
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 100,100 8
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $100,100 9
Department of Natural Resources 10
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 6,438,200 11
Receipts 12
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $6,438,200 13
Department of Public Safety 14
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 140,000 15
Receipts 16
1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 1,617,500 17
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $1,757,500 18
Department of Revenue 19
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 787,100 20
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 200,000 21
Receipts 22
1094 Mental Health Trust Administration 5,931,400 23
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $6,918,500 24
University of Alaska 25
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 805,800 26
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 2,626,000 27
Receipts 28
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $3,431,800 29
Judiciary 30
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 4,937,200 31

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1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 260,300 1
Receipts 2
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $5,197,500 3
* * * Total Budget * * * $234,747,600 4
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* Sec. 3. The following appropriations are for capital projects and grants from the general 1
fund or other funds as set out in sec. 4 of this Act by funding source to the agencies named for 2
the purposes expressed. They lapse under AS 37.25.020, unless otherwise noted. 3
Appropriation General Other 4
Allocations Items Funds Funds 5
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* * * * * Department of Health * * * * * 7
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MH Trust: Deferred Maintenance and 500,000 500,000 9
Accessibility Improvements (HD 1-40) 10
MH Trust: Home Modification and 1,150,000 1,150,000 11
Upgrades to Retain Housing (HD 1-40) 12
MH Trust: Person Centered 250,000 250,000 13
Transportation (HD 1-40) 14
MH Trust: Universal Changing Spaces 250,000 250,000 15
Assistance Fund (HD 1-40) 16
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* * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 18
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Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 20
MH Trust: AHFC Homeless Assistance 5,000,000 4,050,000 950,000 21
Program (HD 1-40) 22
MH Trust: AHFC Beneficiary and Special 1,950,000 1,750,000 200,000 23
Needs Housing (HD 1-40) 24
MH Trust: AHFC Rural Housing 135,000 135,000 25
Coordinator - Ketchikan (HD 1-40) 26
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* * * * * Department of Transportation and Public Facilities * * * * * 28
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MH Trust: Coordinated Transportation 700,000 700,000 30
and Vehicles (HD 1-40) 31
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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* Sec. 4. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 3 1
of this Act. 2
Funding Source Amount 3
Department of Health 4
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 1,150,000 5
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 1,000,000 6
Receipts 7
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $2,150,000 8
Department of Revenue 9
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 1,285,000 10
Receipts 11
1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 5,800,000 12
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $7,085,000 13
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 14
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 700,000 15
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $700,000 16
* * * Total Budget * * * $9,935,000 17
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* Sec. 5. The following summarizes by fund source the funding for appropriations made in 1
secs. 1 and 3 of this Act. 2
Funding Source Amount 3
Unrestricted General Funds 4
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 175,358,100 5
1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 5,800,000 6
* * * Total Unrestricted General Funds * * * $181,158,100 7
Designated General Funds 8
1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & 20,100,000 9
Prevention Fund 10
1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 13,000,000 11
1254 Marijuana Education and Treatment Fund 6,519,400 12
* * * Total Designated General Funds * * * $39,619,400 13
Other Non-Duplicated Funds 14
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 17,973,700 15
Receipts 16
1094 Mental Health Trust Administration 5,931,400 17
* * * Total Other Non-Duplicated Funds * * * $23,905,100 18
Other Duplicated Funds 19
* * * Total Other Duplicated Funds * * * $0 20
Federal Receipts 21
* * * Total Federal Receipts * * * $0 22
* * * Total Budget * * * $244,682,600 23
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* Sec. 6. PURPOSE. In accordance with AS 37.14.003 and 37.14.005, the appropriations 1
made in this Act are for the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program. 2
* Sec. 7. NONGENERAL FUND RECEIPTS. (a) Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 3
authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) that exceed the 4
amounts appropriated in this Act are appropriated conditioned upon compliance with the 5
program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h). 6
(b) If Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or 7
administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) fall short of the estimates used as the basis of the 8
appropriation, the affected appropriation is reduced by the amount of the shortfall in receipts. 9
* Sec. 8. SALARY AND BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS. (a) The appropriations made in 10
sec. 1 of this Act include amounts for salary and benefit adjustments for public officials, 11
officers, and employees of the executive branch, Alaska Court System employees, employees 12
of the legislature, and legislators and to implement the monetary terms for the fiscal year 13
ending June 30, 2027, of the following ongoing collective bargaining agreements: 14
(1) Public Employees Local 71, for the labor, trades, and crafts unit; 15
(2) Alaska Public Employees Association, for the supervisory unit; 16
(3) Teachers' Education Association of Mt. Edgecumbe, representing the 17
teachers of Mt. Edgecumbe High School; 18
(4) Alaska Vocational Technical Center Teachers' Association, National 19
Education Association, representing the employees of the Alaska Vocational Technical 20
Center; 21
(5) International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, representing the 22
masters, mates, and pilots unit; 23
(6) Alaska State Employees Association, for the general government unit; 24
(7) Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, representing licensed engineers 25
employed by the Alaska marine highway system; 26
(8) Confidential Employees Association, representing the confidential unit; 27
(9) Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, Alaska Region, representing the 28
unlicensed marine unit. 29
(b) The appropriations made to the University of Alaska in sec. 1 of this Act include 30
amounts for salary and benefit adjustments to implement the monetary terms for the fiscal 31
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year ending June 30, 2027, of the following collective bargaining agreements: 1
(1) Alaska Graduate Workers Association/UAW; 2
(2) United Academics - American Association of University Professors, 3
American Federation of Teachers; 4
(3) United Academic - Adjuncts - American Association of University 5
Professors, American Federation of Teachers. 6
(c) If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (a) of this section is not ratified by 7
the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit, the appropriations made in this 8
Act applicable to the collective bargaining unit's agreement are adjusted proportionately by 9
the amount for that collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source 10
amounts are adjusted accordingly. 11
(d) If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (b) of this section is not ratified by 12
the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit and approved by the Board of 13
Regents of the University of Alaska, the appropriations made in this Act applicable to the 14
collective bargaining unit's agreement are adjusted proportionately by the amount for that 15
collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source amounts are adjusted 16
accordingly. 17
(e) Appropriations made in sec. 1 of this Act for salary and benefit adjustments as 18
described in (a) and (b) of this section are for the benefit of the state's integrated 19
comprehensive mental health program only and do not necessarily affect every group of 20
noncovered employees or every collective bargaining unit listed in (a) and (b) of this section. 21
* Sec. 9. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026. 22