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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *sb0599* | |
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| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 599 | |
| 11 | 8 | J1 5lr2571 | |
| 12 | - | CF | |
| 9 | + | CF 5lr2282 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Senators Hettleman and Augustine | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Budget and Taxation | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: February 28, 2025 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program – Funding 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | ||
| 26 | 20 | FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for certain 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | fiscal years a certain appropriation to the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | Program; and generally relating to funding for the Behavioral Health Crisis 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | Response Grant Program. 6 | |
| 30 | 24 | ||
| 31 | 25 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7 | |
| 32 | 26 | Article – Health – General 8 | |
| 33 | 27 | Section 7.5–208(a), (b), and (f) 9 | |
| 34 | 28 | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 35 | 29 | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11 | |
| 36 | 30 | ||
| 37 | 31 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12 | |
| 38 | 32 | Article – Health – General 13 | |
| 39 | 33 | Section 7.5–208(e) 14 | |
| 40 | 34 | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 | |
| 41 | 35 | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16 | |
| 42 | 36 | ||
| 43 | 37 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17 | |
| 44 | 38 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18 | |
| 45 | 39 | ||
| 46 | 40 | Article – Health – General 19 | |
| 47 | 41 | ||
| 48 | - | 7.5–208. 20 2 SENATE BILL 599 | |
| 42 | + | 7.5–208. 20 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 21 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | (2) “Mobile crisis team” has the meaning stated in § 10–1401 of this article. 22 | |
| 47 | + | 2 SENATE BILL 599 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 50 | + | (3) “Program” means the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant 1 | |
| 51 | + | Program. 2 | |
| 51 | 52 | ||
| 52 | - | (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 1 | |
| 53 | + | (b) (1) There is a Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program in the 3 | |
| 54 | + | Department. 4 | |
| 53 | 55 | ||
| 54 | - | (2) “Mobile crisis team” has the meaning stated in § 10–1401 of this article. 2 | |
| 56 | + | (2) The purpose of the Program is to provide funds to local jurisdictions to 5 | |
| 57 | + | establish and expand community behavioral health crisis response systems. 6 | |
| 55 | 58 | ||
| 56 | - | ( | |
| 57 | - | Program | |
| 59 | + | (e) The Governor shall include in the annual operating budget bill the following 7 | |
| 60 | + | amounts for the Program: 8 | |
| 58 | 61 | ||
| 59 | - | (b) (1) There is a Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program in the 5 | |
| 60 | - | Department. 6 | |
| 62 | + | (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 9 | |
| 61 | 63 | ||
| 62 | - | (2) The purpose of the Program is to provide funds to local jurisdictions to 7 | |
| 63 | - | establish and expand community behavioral health crisis response systems. 8 | |
| 64 | + | (2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 10 | |
| 64 | 65 | ||
| 65 | - | (e) The Governor shall include in the annual operating budget bill the following 9 | |
| 66 | - | amounts for the Program: 10 | |
| 66 | + | (3) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 11 | |
| 67 | 67 | ||
| 68 | - | ( | |
| 68 | + | (4) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 12 | |
| 69 | 69 | ||
| 70 | - | ( | |
| 70 | + | (5) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; [and] 13 | |
| 71 | 71 | ||
| 72 | - | ( | |
| 72 | + | (6) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; AND 14 | |
| 73 | 73 | ||
| 74 | - | ( | |
| 74 | + | (7) $5,000,000 FOR EACH OF FISCAL Y EARS 2027 THROUGH 2029. 15 | |
| 75 | 75 | ||
| 76 | - | (5) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; [and] 15 | |
| 76 | + | (f) Beginning in fiscal year 2023, at least one–third of the appropriation required 16 | |
| 77 | + | under subsection (e) of this section shall be used to award competitive grants for mobile 17 | |
| 78 | + | crisis teams. 18 | |
| 77 | 79 | ||
| 78 | - | (6) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; AND 16 | |
| 79 | - | ||
| 80 | - | (7) $5,000,000 FOR EACH OF FISCAL Y EARS 2027 THROUGH 2029. 17 | |
| 81 | - | ||
| 82 | - | (f) Beginning in fiscal year 2023, at least one–third of the appropriation required 18 | |
| 83 | - | under subsection (e) of this section shall be used to award competitive grants for mobile 19 | |
| 84 | - | crisis teams. 20 | |
| 85 | - | ||
| 86 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21 | |
| 87 | - | 1, 2025. 22 | |
| 80 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take ef fect July 19 | |
| 81 | + | 1, 2025. 20 | |
| 88 | 82 |