LRB-1757/P1
MLJ:cdc
2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Stinebrink, BB0564 - Veterans Outreach
For 2021-2023 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
veterans affairs
Veterans outreach and recovery program
Under current law, DVA administers a program to provide outreach, mental health services, and support to veterans who reside in the state who have a mental health condition or substance use disorder. This bill directs DVA to spend at least $100,000 annually under the program to promote suicide prevention and awareness by providing services to individuals who are members of a traditionally underserved population, including minority groups and individuals who reside in rural areas of the state.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 45.48 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
45.48 (1m) The department shall expend at least $100,000 annually under sub. (1) to promote suicide prevention and awareness by providing outreach, mental health services, and support to individuals who are members of a traditionally underserved population, including minority groups and individuals who reside in rural areas of the state. The department may enter contracts to provide services under this subsection.
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