Substance abuse grant program.

WORKING DRAFT
2014
STATE OF
WYOMING
14LSO-0205

SENATE FILE
NO.

SF0065

Substance abuse grant program.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Peterson and Representative(s) Goggles

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
the department of health; establishing the substance abuse grant program to be administered by the department of health; providing rulemaking authority; providing an appropriation;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 9
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2709 is created to read:

9
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2709.

Substance abuse grant program.

(a)

There is created a process for grants facilitating
substance abuse treatment programs
. The process shall be administered by the Wyoming department of health.

(b)

The
substance abuse treatment
account is
hereby
created. The account shall consist of those funds appropriated to the account by the legislature. The account is specifically empowered to accept grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations. Funds in the account are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of providing grants under subsections (c) and (d) of this section.

(c)

The department shall establish by rule and regulation an application procedure and calendar for grants awarded under subsection (d)
of this section
and adopt other rules as necessary to implement this section.

(d)

The department shall provide grants, subject to the following:

(
i
)

Before submission to the department, and following public notice and a hearing, the application shall be approved by the
city, town or county where the substance abuse program
is located or proposed to be located;

(ii)

Grants may be made to
substance abuse programs
for one-time s
tartup costs of a new center,
clinic
or program, for existing centers,
clinics
or programs
to expand the population served or initiate new services for existing or new
centers,
clinics
or programs
to facilitate c
ompliance with quality criteria
;

(iii)

Grants to any one (1) center or clinic shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) of state funds;

(iv)

Grant applications shall include evidence of a com
mitment of local matching funds
of at least
ten percent (10%) of

the state funds grant amount in cash, in kind or both;

and

(v)

Grants shall be awarded only if the applicant can demonstrate an operating plan that integrates
substance abuse

treatment
services within the entire service community
.

Section 2.

There is appropriated two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) from the general fund to the substance abuse treatment account created by this act.
This
appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose
s
of
this act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose
.

Section 3.
This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

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