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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6532
January Session, 2021
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Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
(HSG)
AN ACT APPROPRIATING STATE FUNDS FOR MEN TAL HEALTH
SERVICES AND HOUSING .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2021) The sum of one million five hundred 1
thousand dollars is appropriated to the Department of Mental Health 2
and Addiction Services, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year 3
ending June 30, 2022, for the expansion of residential services for young 4
adults in all six regions of the state. 5
Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2021) The sum of one million dollars is 6
appropriated to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction 7
Services, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, 8
for the hiring of additional coordinators of housing in all six regions of 9
the state. 10
Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2021) The sum of four million dollars is 11
appropriated to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction 12
Services, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, 13
for the expansion of respite services and other short-term stabilization 14
services for individuals with substance abuse and other mental health 15 Raised Bill No. 6532
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conditions to all six regions of the state. 16
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To appropriate additional state funds to expand existing programs of
the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for mental
health services and housing.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]