APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET

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SENATE BILL NO. 58

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR

Introduced: 1/24/25
Referred: Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital exp enses 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
(SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 2)4

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* Section 1. The following appropriation ite ms are for operating expenditu res from the 1
general fund or other funds as set out in the fiscal year 2026 budget summary for the 2
operating budget by funding source to the agencies named for th e purposes expressed for the 3
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, unless otherwise indicated. 4
At the discretion of the Office of Management and Budget, up to $5,000,000 may be 5
transferred among appropriations within a department to address agency annual facility 6
operations, annual maintenance a nd repair, and periodic renewal and replacement of public 7
buildings and facilities as outlined in AS 37.07.020(e). 8
A p p r o p r i a t i o n G e n e r a l O t h e r 9
A l l o c a t i o n s I t e m s F unds Funds 10
* * * * * * * * * * 11
* * * * * Department of Administration * * * * * 12
* * * * * * * * * * 13
Legal and Advocacy Services 4,001,400 3,643,300 358,100 14
Office of Public Advocacy 2,700,300 15
Public Defender Agency 1,301,100 16
* * * * * * * * * * 17
* * * * * Department of Corrections * * * * * 18
* * * * * * * * * * 19
Community Residential Centers 6,970,500 6,970,500 20
Community Residential 6,970,500 21
C e n t e r s 22
Health and Rehabilitation Services 10,224,600 9,182,900 1,041, 700 23
Behavioral Health Care 8,580,700 24
Substance Abuse 1,643,900 25
Treatment Program 26
* * * * * * * * * * 27
* * * * * Department of Education and Early Development * * * * * 28
* * * * * * * * * * 29
Education Support and Admin Services 507,800 377,800 130,000 30
Student and School 507,800 31
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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Achievement 3
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* * * * * Department of Family and Community Services * * * * * 5
* * * * * * * * * * 6
Alaska Psychiatric Institute 21,218,000 21,218,000 7
Alaska Psychiatric Institute 20,111,300 8
Facility Rent, Operations, 1,106,700 9
and Maintenance 10
Children's Services 2,226,900 2,226,900 11
Children's Services 69,500 12
Management 13
Front Line Social Workers 148,500 14
Family Preservation 726,000 15
Foster Care Augmented 500,000 16
Rate 17
Foster Care Special Need 782,900 18
Juvenile Justice 1,633,300 1,533,300 100,000 19
McLaughlin Youth Center 903,000 20
Fairbanks Youth Facility 128,400 21
Bethel Youth Facility 197,000 22
Probation Services 304,900 23
Juvenile Justice Health 100,000 24
C a r e 25
Departmental Support Services 7,808,700 7,312,300 496,400 26
Coordinated Health and 7,721,700 27
Complex Care 28
Commissioner's Office 87,000 29
* * * * * * * * * * 30
* * * * * Department of Health * * * * * 31
* * * * * * * * * * 32
Behavioral Health 54,369,200 52,778,500 1,590,700 33
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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Behavioral Health 32,904,100 3
Treatment and Recovery 4
G r a n t s 5
Alcohol Safety Action 1,266,800 6
Program (ASAP) 7
Behavioral Health 10,160,400 8
Administration 9
Behavioral Health 5,987,300 10
Prevention and Early 11
Intervention Grants 12
Alaska Mental Health 988,900 13
Board and Advisory Board 14
on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 15
Suicide Prevention Council 610,000 16
Residential Child Care 2,088,700 17
Behavioral Health Facility 363,000 18
Operations and Maintenance 19
Health Care Services 275,500 275,500 20
Health Facilities Licensing 126,900 21
and Certification 22
Residential Licensing 148,600 23
Public Health 4,911,600 4,523,500 388,100 24
Women, Children and 2,037,400 25
Family Health 26
Emergency Programs 76,400 27
Chronic Disease Prevention 2,455,800 28
and Health Promotion 29
Bureau of Vital Statistics 70,000 30
Public Health Facility 272,000 31
Operations and Maintenance 32
Senior and Disabilities Services 12,867,100 10,920,200 1,946,9 00 33
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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Senior and Disabilities 1,180,600 3
Community Based Grants 4
Early Intervention/Infant 8,184,500 5
Learning Programs 6
Senior and Disabilities 2,293,100 7
Services Administration 8
General Relief/Temporary 740,300 9
Assisted Living 10
Commission on Aging 201,400 11
Governor's Council on 241,800 12
Disabilities and Special 13
Education 14
Senior and Disabilities 25,400 15
Services Facility 16
Operations and Maintenance 17
Medicaid Services 82,155,800 82,155,800 18
Medicaid Services 82,155,800 19
* * * * * * * * * * 20
* * * * * Department of Labor and Workforce Development * * * * * 21
* * * * * * * * * * 22
Commissioner and Administrative 25,500 25,500 23
Services 24
Labor Market Information 25,500 25
* * * * * * * * * * 26
* * * * * Department of Law * * * * * 27
* * * * * * * * * * 28
Civil Division 100,100 100,100 29
The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unex pended and unobligated 30
balance on June 30, 2025, of inter-agency receipts collected in t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f L a w ' s 31
federally approved cost allocation plan. 32
Health, Safety & Welfare 100,100 33
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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* * * * * Department of Natural Resources * * * * * 4
* * * * * * * * * * 5
Administration & Support Services 5,721,600 5,721,600 6
Mental Health Trust Lands 5,721,600 7
Administration 8
* * * * * * * * * * 9
* * * * * Department of Public Safety * * * * * 10
* * * * * * * * * * 11
Alaska State Troopers 100,000 50,000 50,000 12
Alaska State Trooper 100,000 13
Detachments 14
Alaska Police Standards Council 80,000 80,000 15
The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unex pended and unobligated 16
balance on June 30, 2025, of the receipts collected under AS 12 .25.195(c), AS 12.55.039, AS 17
28.05.151, and AS 29.25.074 and receipts collected under AS 18.65.220(7). 18
Alaska Police Standards 80,000 19
Council 20
Integrated Victim Assistance 1,617,500 1,617,500 21
Council on Domestic 1,617,500 22
Violence and Sexual Assault 23
* * * * * * * * * * 24
* * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 25
* * * * * * * * * * 26
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 6,231,600 758,300 5,473,3 00 27
Mental Health Trust 5,473,300 28
Operations 29
Long Term Care 758,300 30
Ombudsman Office 31
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 200,000 200,000 32
AHFC Operations 200,000 33
1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
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* * * * * * * * * * 3
* * * * * University of Alaska * * * * * 4
* * * * * * * * * * 5
University of Alaska 2,875,800 1,005,800 1,870,000 6
Anchorage Campus 2,825,800 7
Troth Yeddha' Campus 50,000 8
* * * * * * * * * * 9
* * * * * Judiciary * * * * * 10
* * * * * * * * * * 11
Alaska Court System 532,800 532,800 12
Trial Courts 532,800 13
Therapeutic Courts 4,655,100 4,496,800 158,300 14
Therapeutic Courts 4,655,100 15
(SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 16

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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 3,643,300 5
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 358,100 6
Receipts 7
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $4,001,400 8
Department of Corrections 9
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 9,182,900 10
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 1,041,700 11
Receipts 12
1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 6,970,500 13
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $17,195,100 14
Department of Education and Early Development 15
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 377,800 16
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 130,000 17
Receipts 18
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $507,800 19
Department of Family and Community Services 20
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 32,290,500 21
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 596,400 22
Receipts 23
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $32,886,900 24
Department of Health 25
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 120,159,500 26
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 3,925,700 27
Receipts 28
1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & 19,582,000 29
Prevention Fund 30
1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 4,412,000 31

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1254 Marijuana Education and Treatment Fund 6,500,000 1
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $154,579,200 2
Department of Labor and Workforce Development 3
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 25,500 4
Receipts 5
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $25,500 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 A uthority Authorized 5,721,600 11
Receipts 12
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $5,721,600 13
Department of Public Safety 14
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 50,000 15
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 130,000 16
Receipts 17
1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 1,617,500 18
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $1,797,500 19
Department of Revenue 20
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 758,300 21
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 200,000 22
Receipts 23
1094 Mental Health Trust Administration 5,473,300 24
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $6,431,600 25
University of Alaska 26
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 1,005,800 27
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 1,870,000 28
Receipts 29
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $2,875,800 30
Judiciary 31

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1037 General Fund / Mental Health 4,511,600 1
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 158,300 2
Receipts 3
1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & 518,000 4
Prevention Fund 5
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $5,187,900 6
* * * Total Budget * * * $231,310,400 7
(SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 8

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* Sec. 3. The following appropriations are for capital project s 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
A p p r o p r i a t i o n G e n e r a l O t h e r 4
A l l o c a t i o n s I t e m s F unds Funds 5
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* * * * * Department of Health * * * * * 7
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MH Trust: Home Modification and 575,000 575,000 9
Upgrades to Retain Housing (HD 1-40) 10
MH Trust: Person Centered 250,000 250,000 11
Transportation (HD 1-40) 12
MH Trust: Essential Program Equipment 500,000 250,000 250,000 13
(HD 1-40) 14
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* * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 16
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Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 18
MH Trust: AHFC Rural Housing 135,000 135,000 19
Coordinator - Ketchikan (HD 1-40) 20
MH Trust: AHFC Homeless Assistance 10,150,000 9,200,000 950,0 00 21
Program (HD 1-40) 22
MH Trust: AHFC Beneficiary and Special 1,950,000 1,750,000 20 0,000 23
Needs Housing (HD 1-40) 24
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* * * * * Department of Transportation and Public Facilities * * * * * 26
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MH Trust: Coordinated Transportation 700,000 700,000 28
and Vehicles (HD 1-40) 29
(SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 30

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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 825,000 5
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 500,000 6
Receipts 7
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $1,325,000 8
Department of Revenue 9
1092 Mental Health Trust A uthority Authorized 1,285,000 10
Receipts 11
1139 Alaska Housing Finan ce Corporation Dividend 10,950,000 12
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $12,235,000 13
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 14
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 700,000 15
* * * Total Agency Funding * * * $700,000 16
* * * Total Budget * * * $14,260,000 17
(SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)18

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* Sec. 5. The following summarizes by fund source the funding for appropriations made in1
secs. 1 and 3 of this Act. 2
Funding Source Amount 3
Unrestricted General Funds 4
1037 General Fund / Mental Health 173,604,800 5
1139 Alaska Housing Finan ce Corporation Dividend 10,950,000 6
* * * Total Unrestricte d General Funds * * * $184,554,800 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 6,500,000 12
* * * Total Designated General Funds * * * $39,600,000 13
Other Non-Duplicated Funds 14
1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 15,942,300 15
Receipts 16
1094 Mental Health Trust Administration 5,473,300 17
* * * Total Other Non-Duplicated Funds * * * $21,415,600 18
Other Duplicated Funds 19
* * * Total Other Duplicated Funds * * * $0 20
Federal Receipts 21
* * * Total Federal Receipts * * * $0 22
* * * Total Budget * * * $245,570,400 23
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* Sec. 6. PURPOSE. In accordance with AS 37.14.003 and 37.14.005, the app ropriations 1
made in this Act are for the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program. 2
* Sec. 7. N O N G E N E R A L F U N D R E C E I P T S . ( a ) A l a s k a M e n t a l H e a l t h T r u s t A u t h o rity 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 u pon compliance with the 5
program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h). 6
(b) If Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority authorized receipt s (AS 37.14.036) or 7
administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) fall short of the estima tes 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 sec. 10
1 of this Act include amounts fo r salary and benefit adjustment s for public officials, officers, 11
and employees of the executive branch, Alaska Court System empl oyees, employees of the 12
legislature, and legislators and to implement the monetary term s for the fiscal year ending 13
June 30, 2026, of the following ongoing collective bargaining agreements: 14
(1) Public Safety Employees Association, representing the regu larly 15
commissioned public safety officers unit of members within the Department of Transportation 16
and Public Facilities; 17
(2) Public Safety Employees Association, representing the regu larly 18
commissioned public safety officers unit of members within the Department of Public Safety; 19
(3) Public Employees Local 71, for the labor, trades, and crafts unit; 20
(4) Alaska Public Employees Association, for the supervisory unit. 21
(b) The appropriations made to the University of Alaska in sec . 1 of this Act include 22
amounts for salary and benefit ad justments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, for 23
university employees who are not members of a collective bargai ning unit and to implement 24
the monetary terms for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, of the following collective 25
bargaining agreements: 26
(1) Fairbanks Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 1324; 27
(2) Alaska Higher Education Crafts and Trades Employees, Local 6070; 28
(3) Alaska Graduate Workers Association/UAW. 29
(c) If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (a) of this section is not ratified by 30
the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit, th e appropriations made in this 31
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Act applicable to the collective bargaining unit's agreement ar e adjusted proportionately by 1
the amount for that collective bargaining agreement, and the co rresponding funding source 2
amounts are adjusted accordingly. 3
(d) If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (b) of this section is not ratified by 4
the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit and approved by the Board of 5
Regents of the University of Ala ska, the appropriations made in this Act applicable to the 6
collective bargaining unit's agreement are adjusted proportiona tely by the amount for that 7
collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source amounts are adjusted 8
accordingly. 9
( e ) A p pr o p r ia tio n s ma de in s e c . 1 o f th is A c t fo r s a la ry a n d benefit adjustments as 10
described in (a) and (b) of this section are for the benefit of t h e s t a t e ' s i n t e g r a t e d 11
comprehensive mental health pr ogram only and do not necessarily affect every group of 12
noncovered employees or every collective bargaining unit listed in (a) and (b) of this section. 13
* Sec. 9. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025. 14