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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

652

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

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

 

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

SECTION 1. This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

SECTION 2. In accordance with sections 37-92(b) and 37-92(h) of the Hawaii Revised Statues, the governor has determined that the appropriations contained in this Act will cause the general fund appropriation ceiling of the executive branch to be exceeded in fiscal year 2000-2001 by $1.00 or percent. The reason for exceeding the executive general fund appropriation ceiling is to ensure that the public interest is served, and to meet the needs provided for by this Act.

SECTION 3. Although funds were appropriated to the department of health for the child and adolescent mental health division for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, a critical funding emergency now exists. The program will expend all appropriated general and special funds before the end of the current fiscal year, and the department will be unable to meet its fiscal obligation to provide services to certain emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. The increases in school-based services and residential placements are the primary contributing factors to this financial situation. The purpose of this Act is to appropriate additional general and special fund moneys to allow the child and adolescent mental health division to continue to provide services to certain emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.

SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, for fiscal year 2000-2001 to be used in support of services provided to certain emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.

SECTION 5. There is appropriated out of the behavioral health administration title IV-E reimbursement, interdepartmental transfer fund the sum of $1.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for fiscal year 2000-2001 to be used in support of training costs of staff employed by or contracted to the department of health, or contracted or deployed to the Felix Monitoring Project for the purpose of improving services provided to certain emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.

SECTION 6. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

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