FY 2016 Appropriation

Drug Boards provide community-based services to drug involved parolees to help them reintegrate into their communities after release from prison. Drug Boards is a program similar to drug courts, but is offered by the correctional system to individuals leaving prison and entering parole. Instead of judges and a courtroom, the official in charge is a representative from the Board of Pardons and the location is a hearing room. In this case, the potential punishment is the threat of having parole lifted and returning to prison. Progress in the program is rewarded with praise from the board and support from peers and continued parole.

Funding History
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $0 from all sources for Drug Boards. This is a 0 percent change from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 89

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that any remaining funds provided by Item 38, Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014 for the Drug Courts program within the Department of Human Services' Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health line item not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any non-lapsing funds is limited to "other charges/pass through" expenditures consistent with the requirements found at UCA 63J-1-603(3)(b).

HB0003: Item 89

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that any remaining funds provided by Item 38, Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014 for State Substance Abuse Services and Local Substance Abuse Services within the Department of Human Services' Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health line item not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any non-lapsing funds is limited to "other charges/pass through" expenditures consistent with the requirements found at UCA 63J-1-603(3)(b).

HB0003: Item 89

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that up to $50,000 of appropriations provided for the Department of Human Services' Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health line item in Item 38, Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. These funds are to be used for the purchase of computer equipment and software, capital equipment or improvements, equipment, or supplies.

SB0002: Item 82

The Legislature intends the Department of Workforce Services and the Administrative Offices of the Courts provide a report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst no later than September 1, 2015. The report shall include, at a minimum: 1) a summary of efforts to improve coordination between the Drug Court program and DWS' Workforce Development Division in order to improve Drug Court success, 2) data indicating the success of the efforts including the implementation and reporting on measures of post program recidivism, and 3) any identified savings or additional funding of drug court recipients as a result of improved coordination efforts.

SB0002: Item 82

The Legislature intends that the one-time General Fund appropriation of $6,400,000 to the Department of Human Services for Local Authority Mental Health Medicaid Match is provided to assist local mental health authorities for one year until they can find ways to provide their own matching funds in the future. The Legislature further intends the local mental health authorities report their plans to provide their own matching funds in the future to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by September 1, 2015.

SB0002: Item 82

The Legislature intends that the $300,000 in federal funds appropriated for Children's Mental Health Early Intervention for Children and Youth in the Department of Human Services in the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health line item is dependent upon the availability of and qualification for the Children's Mental Health Early Intervention for Children and Youth for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families federal funds.

SB0007S01: Item 9

The Legislature intends that the Department of Human Services report on the following performance measures for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health line item: (1) Local Substance Abuse Services - Successful completion rate (Target = 40%), (2) Mental Health Services - Adult Outcomes Questionnaire - Percent of clients stable, improved, or in recovery while in current treatment (Target = 70%), and (3) Mental Health Centers - Youth Outcomes Questionnaire - Percent of clients stable, improved, or in recovery while in current treatment (Target = 70%) by January 1, 2016 to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

SB0007S01: Item 27

The Legislature intends that the Department of Human Services report on the following performance measures for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health line item: (1) Local Substance Abuse Services - Successful completion rate (Target = 40%), (2) Mental Health Services - Adult Outcomes Questionnaire - Percent of clients stable, improved, or in recovery while in current treatment (Target = 70%), and (3) Mental Health Centers - Youth Outcomes Questionnaire - Percent of clients stable, improved, or in recovery while in current treatment (Target = 70%) by January 1, 2016 to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

The 2000 Legislature appropriated a total of $510,000 from the Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account to start a pilot drug board program in Davis and Weber counties. This amount included $77,400 to the Board of Pardons, $81,700 to the Department of Corrections, and $350,900 to the Department of Human Services. This program was eliminated in the 2010 General Session of the Legislature as part of required budget reductions.

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