LAWS OF ALASKA
2024
Source Chapter No.
CCS HB 270 _______
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated
comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1
Enrolled HB 270
 AN ACT
1 Making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated
2 comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.
3 _______________
4 (SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 2)
-1- Enrolled HB 270
 1 * Section 1. The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the
2 general fund or other funds as set out in the fiscal year 2025 budget summary for the
3 operating budget by funding source to the agencies named for the purposes expressed for the
4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, unless otherwise indicated.
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6 Appropriation General Other
7 Allocations Items Funds Funds
8 ***** *****
9 * * * * * Department of Administration * * * * *
10 ***** *****
11 Legal and Advocacy Services 3,826,400 3,454,800 371,600
12 Office of Public Advocacy 2,558,300
13 Public Defender Agency 1,268,100
14 ***** *****
15 * * * * * Department of Corrections * * * * *
16 ***** *****
17 Community Residential Centers 1,000,000 1,000,000
18 Community Residential 1,000,000
19 Centers
20 Health and Rehabilitation Services 15,435,700 14,663,000 772,700
21 Physical Health Care 3,512,000
22 Behavioral Health Care 8,104,800
23 Substance Abuse Treatment 1,643,900
24 Program
25 Sex Offender Management 2,000,000
26 Program
27 Domestic Violence Program 175,000
28 Offender Habilitation 1,433,000 1,433,000
29 Education Programs 827,000
30 Vocational Education 606,000
31 Programs
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 1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
3 Recidivism Reduction Grants 504,000 504,000
4 Recidivism Reduction Grants 504,000
5 ***** *****
6 * * * * * Department of Education and Early Development * * * * *
7 ***** *****
8 Education Support and Admin Services 562,500 427,800 134,700
9 Student and School 562,500
10 Achievement
11 ***** *****
12 * * * * * Department of Family and Community Services * * * * *
13 ***** *****
14 Alaska Psychiatric Institute 21,109,800 21,109,800
15 Alaska Psychiatric 21,109,800
16 Institute
17 Children's Services 2,711,900 2,376,900 335,000
18 Children's Services 554,500
19 Management
20 Front Line Social Workers 148,500
21 Family Preservation 726,000
22 Foster Care Augmented Rate 500,000
23 Foster Care Special Need 782,900
24 Juvenile Justice 1,608,300 1,508,300 100,000
25 McLaughlin Youth Center 888,900
26 Fairbanks Youth Facility 127,200
27 Bethel Youth Facility 195,600
28 Probation Services 396,600
29 Departmental Support Services 7,848,500 7,304,900 543,600
30 Coordinated Health and 7,304,900
31 Complex Care
32 Commissioner's Office 543,600
33 ***** *****
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 1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
3 * * * * * Department of Health * * * * *
4 ***** *****
5 Behavioral Health 58,028,300 57,111,500 916,800
6 Behavioral Health Treatment 36,931,700
7 and Recovery Grants
8 Alcohol Safety Action 1,263,000
9 Program (ASAP)
10 Behavioral Health 10,601,600
11 Administration
12 Behavioral Health 5,537,000
13 Prevention and Early
14 Intervention Grants
15 Alaska Mental Health Board 997,600
16 and Advisory Board on
17 Alcohol and Drug Abuse
18 Suicide Prevention Council 608,700
19 Residential Child Care 2,088,700
20 Health Care Services 156,300 156,300
21 Residential Licensing 156,300
22 Public Health 6,617,300 5,781,900 835,400
23 Women, Children and Family 2,261,700
24 Health
25 Emergency Programs 755,400
26 Chronic Disease Prevention 3,560,200
27 and Health Promotion
28 Bureau of Vital Statistics 40,000
29 Senior and Disabilities Services 12,865,100 11,097,000 1,768,100
30 Senior and Disabilities 1,430,600
31 Community Based Grants
32 Early Intervention/Infant 7,884,500
33 Learning Programs
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 1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
3 Senior and Disabilities 2,319,000
4 Services Administration
5 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department raise the $18,500 per project cap for
6 environmental modifications to $40,000 per project, exclusive of shipping costs to remote
7 communities, and extend the project timeline limit from 90 days to 270 days better reflect the
8 true cost and time challenges of providing Environmental Modifications Services (E-Mods
9 Program) in remote, rural areas of Alaska.
10 General Relief/Temporary 740,300
11 Assisted Living
12 Commission on Aging 210,100
13 Governor's Council on 280,600
14 Disabilities and Special
15 Education
16 Medicaid Services 82,155,800 82,155,800
17 Medicaid Services 82,155,800
18 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department shall increase Medicaid reimbursement
19 rates for autism services by 12.76% to bring payment parity with similar Medicaid behavioral
20 health service codes.
21 ***** *****
22 * * * * * Department of Labor and Workforce Development * * * * *
23 ***** *****
24 Commissioner and Administrative 25,800 25,800
25 Services
26 Labor Market Information 25,800
27 ***** *****
28 * * * * * Department of Law * * * * *
29 ***** *****
30 Civil Division 100,100 100,100
31 The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated
32 balance on June 30, 2024, of inter-agency receipts collected in the Department of Law's
33 federally approved cost allocation plan.
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 1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
3 Health, Safety & Welfare 100,100
4 ***** *****
5 * * * * * Department of Natural Resources * * * * *
6 ***** *****
7 Administration & Support Services 5,156,600 5,156,600
8 Mental Health Trust Lands 5,156,600
9 Administration
10 ***** *****
11 * * * * * Department of Public Safety * * * * *
12 ***** *****
13 Alaska State Troopers 100,000 50,000 50,000
14 Alaska State Trooper 100,000
15 Detachments
16 Alaska Police Standards Council 80,000 80,000
17 The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated
18 balance on June 30, 2024, of the receipts collected under AS 12.25.195(c), AS 12.55.039, AS
19 28.05.151, and AS 29.25.074 and receipts collected under AS 18.65.220(7).
20 Alaska Police Standards 80,000
21 Council
22 Victim Services 2,004,600 2,004,600
23 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department, when preparing its FY26 budget
24 submission to the legislature, consider how to maintain Child Advocacy Center service in
25 regard to the loss of federal funding.
26 Council on Domestic 2,004,600
27 Violence and Sexual Assault
28 ***** *****
29 * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * *
30 ***** *****
31 Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 5,594,600 695,000 4,899,600
32 Mental Health Trust 4,899,600
33 Operations
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 1 Appropriation General Other
2 Allocations Items Funds Funds
3 Long Term Care Ombudsman 695,000
4 Office
5 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 400,000 200,000 200,000
6 AHFC Operations 400,000
7 ***** *****
8 * * * * * University of Alaska * * * * *
9 ***** *****
10 University of Alaska 3,118,300 1,005,800 2,112,500
11 Anchorage Campus 3,068,300
12 Fairbanks Campus 50,000
13 ***** *****
14 * * * * * Judiciary * * * * *
15 ***** *****
16 Alaska Court System 532,800 532,800
17 Trial Courts 532,800
18 Therapeutic Courts 4,465,400 4,287,100 178,300
19 Therapeutic Courts 4,465,400
20 (SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)
CCS HB 270, Sec. 1
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 1 * Sec. 2. The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the general
2 fund or other funds as set out in the fiscal year 2025 budget summary for the operating budget
3 by funding source to the state agencies named and for the purposes set out in the new
4 legislation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, unless
5 otherwise indicated. The appropriations in this section fund legislation assumed to have
6 passed during the second session of the thirty-third legislature. If a measure listed in this
7 section fails to pass and its substance is not incorporated in some other measure, or is vetoed
8 by the governor, the appropriation for that measure shall be reduced accordingly.
9 Appropriation
10 SB 259 COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN STATE EMPLOYEES
11 Department of Administration
12 Agency Unallocated
13 Agency Unallocated Appropriation
14 1037 GF/MH 116,600
15 Department of Corrections
16 Agency Unallocated
17 Agency Unallocated Appropriation
18 1037 GF/MH 56,900
19 1246 RcdvsmFund 5,300
20 Department of Family and Community Services
21 Agency Unallocated
22 Agency Unallocated
23 1037 GF/MH 108,200
24 Department of Health
25 Agency Unallocated
26 Agency Unallocated Appropriation
27 1037 GF/MH 39,000
28 1092 MHTAAR 6,300
29 Department of Natural Resources
30 Agency Unallocated
31 Agency Unallocated Appropriation
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1 1092 MHTAAR 260,500
2 Department of Revenue
3 Agency Unallocated
4 Agency Unallocated Appropriation
5 1037 GF/MH 28,000
6 1094 MHT Admin 273,700
7 *** Total New Legislation Funding *** 894,500
8 (SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)
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 1 * Sec. 3. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1
2 and sec. 2 of this Act.
3 New
4 Funding Source Operating Legislation Total
5 Department of Administration
6 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 3,454,800 116,600 3,571,400
7 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 371,600 0 371,600
8 Authorized Receipts
9 *** Total Agency Funding *** 3,826,400 116,600 3,943,000
10 Department of Corrections
11 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 8,976,000 56,900 9,032,900
12 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 772,700 0 772,700
13 Authorized Receipts
14 1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 8,624,000 5,300 8,629,300
15 *** Total Agency Funding *** 18,372,700 62,200 18,434,900
16 Department of Education and Early Development
17 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 427,800 0 427,800
18 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 134,700 0 134,700
19 Authorized Receipts
20 *** Total Agency Funding *** 562,500 0 562,500
21 Department of Family and Community Services
22 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 32,299,900 108,200 32,408,100
23 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 978,600 0 978,600
24 Authorized Receipts
25 *** Total Agency Funding *** 33,278,500 108,200 33,386,700
26 Department of Health
27 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 121,590,100 39,000 121,629,100
28 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 3,520,300 6,300 3,526,600
29 Authorized Receipts
30 1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse 20,382,000 0 20,382,000
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