SB 345

Bill Subjects

Audits And Auditors Human Services Mental Health, Mentally Ill Or Impaired Persons Public Funds Public Safety

Abstract

Establishes a first responder crisis intervention account (account) within the statewide 9-8-8 trust fund for the purpose of awarding grants to public safety agencies that provide first responder emergency services to be used by the agencies for specified crisis intervention programs, data collection, and training purposes. Provides that the division of mental health and addiction shall administer the account. Caps the grant amount to a public safety agency at $50,000 per state fiscal year. Requires the auditor of state to transfer to the account $2,000,000 of the $50,000,000 of federal stimulus funds that were appropriated to the family and social services administration for mental health grants in the current state budget bill.