LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6698 NOTE PREPARED: Dec 18, 2020
BILL NUMBER: HB 1204 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Rehabilitation Center Funding.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. McNamara BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: X GENERAL IMPACT: State
X DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: The bill establishes the Long Term Recovery Group for Southwest Indiana
Program (Program) and the Long Term Recovery Group for Southwest Indiana Fund.
It makes an appropriation for the development of the program for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021,
and ending June 20, 2022. It also makes annual appropriations for the operation of the program beginning
with the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021.
Explanation of State Expenditures: The bill make a one-time appropriation of $12 M in FY 2022 for the
development of the Program and an annual appropriation of $2 M for the operating cost of the Program
starting in FY 2023. The Rehabilitation Services Bureau will administer the Program and the Fund, with any
administrative costs paid with the money in the Fund.
[Next Level Recovery reports as of November 2020, there are 130 certified recovery residences with a total
of 818 beds and 43 Oxford houses with 322 beds. In 2020, there were 1,100 individuals served.]
Additional Information - A similar residential recovery program established in Kentucky has 18 residential
sites. The financial plan was developed among three state agencies using low income housing tax credits to
leverage facility construction funds, and ongoing operational costs funded in two agencies’ budgets totaling
about $8 M.
Explanation of State Revenues:
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Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: FSSA, Rehabilitation Services Bureau.
Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources: https://www.kyhousing.org/Programs/Documents/RecoveryKentuckyInfoSheet.pdf;
https://www.kyhousing.org/Programs/Documents/2019%20Recovery%20Center%20Outcome%20Study
%20Annual%20Report.pdf; https://www.in.gov/recovery/files/Progress%20Report%20-%2011.12.2020.pdf.
Fiscal Analyst: Karen Rossen, 317-234-2106.
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