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SF0010 • 2008

Mental health and substance abuse appropriations.

AN ACT relating to mental health and substance abuse appropriations; providing appropriations as specified; specifying conditions; continuing a study of mental health and substance abuse services delivery systems; and providing for effective dates.

Budget
Enacted

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Sponsor
M Hlth & Sa
Last action
2008-03-05
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/5/2008

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Amendments

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SF0010SW001

Committee of the Whole • SCHIFFER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by SCHIFFER

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SF0010SS001

Standing Committee • NICHOLAS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by NICHOLAS

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Bill History

  1. 2008-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 36

  2. 2008-03-05 Governor

    Governor Signed sea0011

  3. 2008-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0011

  4. 2008-02-29 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0011

  5. 2008-02-28 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0011

  6. 2008-02-28 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2008-02-27 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2008-02-26 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2008-02-25 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2008-02-25 House

    H02 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2008-02-21 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H02

  12. 2008-02-20 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2008-02-19 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2008-02-18 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  16. 2008-02-15 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2008-02-15 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  19. 2008-02-14 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  20. 2008-02-14 Senate

    S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  21. 2008-02-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S02

  22. 2008-02-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  23. 2007-12-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0010

ENROLLED ACT NO. 11, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to mental health and substance abuse appropriations; providing
an
appropriation; specifying conditions; continuing a study of mental health and substance abuse services delivery systems;
providing for a study of the mental health and substance abuse services division as specified; amending a prior appropriation;
and providing for effective date
s
.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section
1
.

Select committee on mental health and substance abuse services.

There is appropriated sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for the period beginning July 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2009. The funds appropriated under this section shall be expended as necessary to pay the costs and expenses of the select committee on mental health and substance abuse services to enable the committee to continue its study of issues during the 2008 and 2009 legislative interims
,
to propose legislation for a more cost effective and accessible delivery system of services for persons in need of mental health or alcohol or substance abuse treatment
and to assess the efficiency and efficacy of the mental health and substance abuse services division of the department of health
.

Section
2
.

2007 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 216, Section 11(a)
(intro)
is amended to read:

Section 11
.

Substance abuse treatment residential services.

(a)

There is appropriated two million one hundred thirty-one thousand three hundred seventeen dollars ($2,131,317.00), or as much thereof as is necessary, from the general fund to the department of health, substance abuse division, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008. The funds appropriated under this subsection shall
only
be used to
fund reasonable start up costs and treatment services to
increase the capacity of community substance abuse treatment centers to provide residential treatment. Funds appropriated under this section shall be distributed to regions designated by the division as follows:

Section
3
.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2008.

(b)

Section
2
of this
act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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