SB7 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. AllenSenator

Republican

Session

Second Special Session 2023

Title

To make a supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, from the State General Fund to the Department of Mental Health in the amount of $10,000,000.

Summary

SB7 would provide a $10 million supplemental appropriation from the State General Fund to the Department of Mental Health to fund an Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Pickens County for FY 2023.

What This Bill Does

It adds a one-time $10,000,000 supplemental appropriation from the State General Fund to the Department of Mental Health. The funds are designated for an Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Pickens County for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. The appropriation is in addition to existing appropriations and becomes effective immediately upon passage and the Governor's approval (or when it becomes law otherwise).

Who It Affects

• Department of Mental Health will receive a $10 million supplemental appropriation to fund an Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Pickens County.
• Adolescents in Pickens County (and their families) who use mental health services could benefit from the new unit funded by this appropriation.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: In addition to all other appropriations, appropriates $10,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Mental Health for an Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Pickens County for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.
• Section 2: This act shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or upon its becoming law.

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Subjects

Appropriations, FY 2023 supplemental appropriation from the State General Fund to the Department of Mental Health