2023 House Bill 1079 - SD Legislature make an appropriation to the Department of Health to provide grants to support mental health and suicide prevention programs, and to declare an emergency.

2023 South Dakota Legislature

House Bill 1079

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation to the Department of Health to provide grants to support mental health and suicide prevention programs, and to declare an emergency.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of $2,000,000 to the Department of Health, for purposes of providing grants to support programs, for youth and young adults, that provide:

(1) Mental health and suicide prevention peer support training;

(2) Community mental health and suicide prevention data services; and

(3) Suicide loss response planning and support services.

Section 2. The secretary of the Department of Health shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

Section 3. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.

Section 4. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

An Act to make an appropriation to the Department of Health to provide grants to support mental health and suicide prevention programs, and to declare an emergency.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

House as Bill No. 1079

Chief Clerk

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1079

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2023 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2023

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

ss.

Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2023

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By

Asst. Secretary of State