Bill Text: NH SB410 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Making appropriations to the department of health and human services to support community and transitional housing through community mental health centers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-11 - Pending Motion OT3rdg; 04/11/2024; Senate Journal 9 [SB410 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-SB410-Introduced.html
SB 410-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-3048
05/08
SENATE BILL 410-FN
AN ACT establishing a mental health community and transitional housing fund.
SPONSORS: Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Rep. Brennan, Merr. 9; Rep. M. Murray, Hills. 37
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a mental health community and transitional housing fund to support community and transitional housing through grants to the community mental health programs. The bill also makes appropriations to the department of health and human services for deposit in the fund and to increase provider rates for community mental health center supported housing.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-3048
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT establishing a mental health community and transitional housing fund.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; New Hampshire Mental Health Services System; Mental Health Community and Transitional Housing Fund. Amend RSA 135-C by inserting after section 11 the following new section:
135-C:11-a Mental Health Community and Transitional Housing Fund. There is established in the office of the treasury a mental health community and transitional housing fund, which shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds. The nonlapsing fund shall be continually appropriated to the department to support the stabilization and growth of community and transitional housing through the state’s community mental health programs. The commissioner may accept funds from any state or federal source, as well as gifts, grants, and donations, for deposit in the fund. The department shall use the fund to provide one-time housing grants to community mental health programs to retain or create new housing in the community. Grants may be disbursed for up to $25,000 and distributed among the 10 community mental health programs. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to grant application procedures, eligibility criteria, and fund disbursement. The department shall initiate rulemaking prior to January 1, 2025 and grant disbursement by April 1, 2025.
2 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Mental Health Community and Transitional Housing Fund. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the sum of $1,500,000 is appropriated to the department of health and human services for deposit in the mental health community and transitional housing fund established in RSA 135-C:11-a. Of this amount, the governor shall determine if any remaining discretionary funds appropriated in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, or any other federal funds can be used for this purpose and any remainder shall be general funds. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Community Mental Health Center Supported Housing Programs. There is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sum of $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, for the purpose of increasing provider rates for supported community housing. Of this amount, the governor shall determine if any remaining discretionary funds appropriated in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, or any other federal funds can be used for this purpose and any remainder shall be general funds. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
24-3048
12/5/23
SB 410-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT establishing a mental health community and transitional housing fund.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Due to time constraints, the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to provide a fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, at this time. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the Senate Clerk's Office.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services
