STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS31677 / S1437
This appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Divisions of Substance Abuse Treatment
and Prevention, Mental Health Services, and Psychiatric Hospitalization provides enhancements to the FY
2025 maintenance budget that include nondiscretionary adjustments, funding from the opioid settlement
for treatment, adjusting the budget for personnel costs and operating expenditures, replacement items, and
endowment fund adjustments for state hospital north, and the additional 2% CEC. This bill also provides
adjustments to the FY 2024 appropriation for Mental Health Services and Psychiatric Hospitalization. Looking
at Table 2 below, there are net-zero budget impacts moving personnel costs to operating expenditures, and
moving funding for crisis centers from the Adult Mental Health Program to the Children's Mental Health
Program, budget alignment by fund source for State Hospital South, and accreditation at State Hospital North
and State Hospital West.
FISCAL NOTE
This appropriation provides an additional $8,664,000 to the maintenance appropriation provided to the
Department of Health and Welfare for the Divisions of Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention, Mental
Health Services, and Psychiatric Hospitalization found in Senate Bill 1268. Table 1 shows incremental
adjustments to the budget found in the bill, of which the ongoing increase is $7,249,000, and $1,415,000 is
one-time. Table 2 shows all the adjustments leading to the FY 2025 Total. The total budget for Behavioral
Health is $142,903,700. Additionally Table 2 shows the mid-year adjustments to the FY 2024 budget for
Mental Health Services and Psychiatric Hospitalization. There is no budget increase to FY 2024, however,
there is a General Fund increase of $10,500,000, a reduction of $4,000,000 dedicated fund reduction, and a
$6,500,000 federal fund reduction.
TABLE 1 FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00 237,800 0 (237,800) 0
Substance Abuse Treatment and
Prevention
4. Opioid Settlement Recommendation 0.00 0 1,200,000 0 1,200,000
Add'l 2% Chg in Employee Compensation 0.00 0 0 22,300 22,300
Mental Health Services
Add'l 2% Chg in Employee Compensation 0.00 493,800 0 120,000 613,800
58. Ongoing PC to OE Transfer 0.00 0 0 0 0
59. Ongoing Removal of PC 0.00 (105,000) 0 0 (105,000)
Psychiatric Hospitalization
3. Receipt Authority and New Staff 0.00 502,600 5,500,000 0 6,002,600
55. Replacement Items 0.00 0 215,000 0 215,000
56. Endowment Fund Adjustment 0.00 0 8,200 0 8,200
Add'l 2% Chg in Employee Compensation 0.00 434,700 200,100 72,300 707,100
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements 0.00 1,563,900 7,123,300 (23,200) 8,664,000
% Chg from FY 2025 Maintenance 0.0% 2.6% 27.1% (0.1%) 6.5%
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/21/2024, 8:06 AM
TABLE 2 FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2024 Original Appropriation 788.41 64,922,000 26,351,300 58,354,700 149,628,000
Mental Health Services
1. PC to OE Transfer Children's Services 0.00 0 0 0 0
2. PC to OE Transfer Adult Services 0.00 0 0 0 0
6. Youth Crisis Centers Year 1 Operations 0.00 0 0 0 0
Psychiatric Hospitalization
3. SHS Fund and Receipts Adjustment 0.00 7,500,000 (4,000,000) (3,500,000) 0
4. SHN Accreditation Delay 0.00 1,700,000 0 (1,700,000) 0
5. SHW Accreditation Delay 0.00 1,300,000 0 (1,300,000) 0
FY 2024 Total Appropriation 788.41 75,422,000 22,351,300 51,854,700 149,628,000
Executive Carry Forward 0.00 748,000 0 0 748,000
FY 2024 Estimated Expenditures 788.41 76,170,000 22,351,300 51,854,700 150,376,000
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (4,963,600) (86,000) (5,500,000) (10,549,600)
Base Adjustments 0.00 (10,500,000) 4,000,000 500,000 (6,000,000)
FY 2025 Base 788.41 60,706,400 26,265,300 46,854,700 133,826,400
Personnel Benefit Costs 0.00 (277,300) (73,500) (67,300) (418,100)
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 113,700 0 11,700 125,400
1% Chg in Employee Compensation 0.00 512,100 63,300 130,600 706,000
FY 2025 Program Maintenance- SB 1268 788.41 61,054,900 26,255,100 46,929,700 134,239,700
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements 0.00 1,593,900 7,123,300 (23,200) 8,664,000
FY 2025 Total 788.41 62,618,800 33,378,400 46,906,500 142,903,700
Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp 0.00 (2,303,200) 7,027,100 (11,448,200) (6,724,300)
% Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp. 0.0% (3.5%) 26.7% (19.6%) (4.5%)
Contact:
Senator Julie VanOrden
(208) 332-1346
Representative Josh Tanner
(208) 332-1057
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/21/2024, 8:06 AM