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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 197
Committee: Veterans, Military Affairs & Public SafetySponsor: Representative Chip Brown
Analyst: Jennifer Farish Date: 05/01/2024
House Bill 197 as passed the House of Representatives would create the 20-member Veterans
Mental Health Steering Committee to develop a comprehensive plan to address Alabama
Veterans behavioral health needs. Additionally, this bill would increase the obligations of the
Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH): (1) to align the comprehensive plan with state
and national behavioral health standards; and (2) possibly to establish pilot projects utilizing
existing evidence-based services certified by ADMH. This bill further provides that
implementation of this bill and establishment of any pilot projects by ADMH shall be contingent
upon new funds appropriated by the Legislature and prohibits diverting existing resources for
any purposes of this bill.