H259 - 2023 Appropriations Act. (SL 2023-134)

Overview: Section 9G.2B of S.L. 2023-134 allocates $29 million in nonrecurring funds for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and $70 million in nonrecurring funds for the 2024-2025 fiscal year from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services (MH/DD/SUS), Department of Health and Human Services. The funds must be used (i) for community-based pre-arrest diversion and reentry programs, (ii) to fund local partnerships between law enforcement, counties, and behavioral health providers, and (iii) for community-based and detention center-based restoration programs.

MH/DD/SUS must consult with the Department of Adult Correction (DAC) in developing or operating any of the programs detailed in this section. MH/DD/SUS may enter into a Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement with DAC if it would be the most effective use of funds or manner of implementation.

The section became effective July 1, 2023.