REPORT TITLE:
Mental Health Division


DESCRIPTION:
Appropriates $42,459,294 in emergency funds to department of
health to provide services to certain emotionally disturbed
children and adolescents.  Requires DOH to report to legislature
on expenditure of funds within 30 days of release of funds.
(HB1151 SD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
   MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  This Act is recommended by the governor for
 
 2 immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of
 
 3 the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
 
 4      SECTION 2.  Although funds were appropriated to the
 
 5 department of health for the child and adolescent mental health
 
 6 division for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1998, and ending
 
 7 June 30, 1999, a critical funding emergency now exists.  The
 
 8 program will expend all appropriated funds before the end of the
 
 9 current fiscal year, and the department will be unable to meet
 
10 its fiscal obligation to provide services to certain emotionally
 
11 disturbed children and adolescents.  The increases in case
 
12 referrals and court-directed placements are the primary
 
13 contributing factors to this financial situation.
 
14      The purpose of this Act is to appropriate moneys to prevent
 
15 the reduction or discontinuance of services to certain
 
16 emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
 
17      SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
18 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $42,459,294 or so much
 

 
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 1 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1998-1999 to be used
 
 2 for services provided to certain emotionally disturbed children
 
 3 and adolescents.
 
 4      SECTION 4.  The sum appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 5 department of health for purposes of this Act.
 
 6      SECTION 5.  The department of health shall report to the
 
 7 legislature on the expenditure of the emergency appropriation for
 
 8 the child and adolescent mental health division and shall submit
 
 9 a report, no later than thirty days after the release of the
 
10 funds appropriated by this Act, on the expenditures of the
 
11 emergency appropriation, such report to include but not be
 
12 limited to:
 
13      (1)  The aggregate total of hours of services used;
 
14      (2)  The number of students served;
 
15      (3)  The range of services provided; and
 
16      (4)  Any other pertinent information regarding the
 
17           department's expenditure of these funds.
 
18      SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.