AB460: Bill Text

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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE

2013 Assembly BILL 460

October 21, 2013 - Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, T. Larson, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Bies, Brooks, Czaja, Danou, Hulsey, Jagler, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Knodl, Kolste, LeMahieu, Murphy, A. Ott, Pasch, Petryk, Ripp, Sanfelippo, Severson, Steineke, Strachota, Tittl, Wachs, Wright and Zepnick, cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Olsen, Harris, Lassa and Risser. Referred to Committee on Health.

AB460,1,2 An Act to create 20.435 (5) (cf) and 46.536 of the statutes; relating to: grants to mental health mobile crisis units and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to award grants to counties to establish mental health mobile crisis teams to serve individuals having mental health crises in rural areas. The total amount of the moneys to be awarded as grants in each fiscal biennium is $250,000 under the bill, and DHS pays those grants from general purpose revenue. For each grant awarded, DHS shall award the county an amount that is one-half the amount the county provides to establish mobile crisis teams.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB460,1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB460,2 Section 2. 20.435 (5) (cf) of the statutes is created to read:

AB460,2,4 20.435 (5) (cf) Mobile crisis team grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for awarding grants to counties to establish mental health mobile crisis teams under s. 46.536.

AB460,3 Section 3. 46.536 of the statutes is created to read:

AB460,2,11 46.536 Mobile crisis team grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cf), the department shall award grants in the total amount of $250,000 in each fiscal biennium to counties to establish mental health mobile crisis teams to serve individuals having mental health crises in rural areas. The department shall award a grant under this section in an amount equal to one-half the amount of money the county provides to establish mobile crisis teams.

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