HB2554 - 472R - Senate Fact Sheet

ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Forty-seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2554

~~alcohol tax; substance abuse treatment~~

NOW: substance abuse treatment; appropriations

Purpose

Appropriates a total of $8 million from the state General Fund in FY 2006-2007 to various agencies to stem the growth of methamphetamine abuse.

Background

Methamphetamine is a highly addictive central nervous system stimulant that can be injected, snorted, smoked or ingested orally. The effects of methamphetamine include increased activity, decreased appetite and a sense of well being. According to the National Institutes for Drug Abuse, methamphetamine use increases the heart rate and can cause irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain, which may produce strokes. It may also result in cardiovascular conditions, convulsions and death.

H.B. 2554 appropriates $2.5 million to the Department of Health Services (DHS), which shall be distributed to regional behavioral health authorities (RBHAs). RBHAs contract with a network of service providers to deliver a full range of behavioral health care services, including prevention programs for adults and children, a full continuum of services for adults with substance abuse and general mental health disorders, adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance. Arizona is divided into six geographical service areas served by four RBHAs.

H.B. 2554 also appropriates $2 million to the Department of Economic Security’s (DES) Families F.I.R.S.T. Families F.I.R.S.T. offers a continuum of community-based substance abuse treatment services to a parent of a child who is named in a report to Child Protective Services or a person whose substance abuse is a significant barrier to maintaining or obtaining employment and is a recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Services include education, outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, residential treatment, aftercare services and supportive services.

H.B. 2554 also appropriates $3 million to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) for distribution by population to each county board of supervisors for increased methamphetamine interdiction efforts and $500,000 to DHS for comprehensive, curriculum based methamphetamine prevention services.

This legislation appropriates a total of $8 million in FY 2006-2007 from the state General Fund.

Provisions

1. Establishes the Addiction Reduction and Recovery Fund (Fund) and requires the Director of DHS (Director) to administer the Fund. Monies in the Fund are continuously appropriated and exempt from lapsing, except that monies appropriated in FY 2006-2007 lapse from and after June 30, 2008. Requires the State Treasurer, on notice from the Director, to invest and divest monies in the Fund. Monies earned from investment shall be credited to the Fund. Allows DHS to retain up to one percent of monies in the Fund for administrative purposes.

2. Appropriates $2.5 million from the state General Fund in FY 2006-2007 to the Fund, and appropriates these funds to DHS for:

a) rural detoxification programs, including methamphetamine detoxification programs.

b) substance abuse and addiction prevention programs, including methamphetamine abuse and addiction prevention programs. RBHAs shall make efforts to partner with community and faith-based organizations to implement the rural detoxification programs.

3. Prohibits supplanting of monies already used for these purposes.

4. Allows the Director to accept and spend federal monies and private grants, gifts, contributions and devises for the purposes of this legislation. These monies do not revert to the state General Fund at the end of the fiscal year.

5. Appropriates $2 million from the state General Fund in FY 2006-2007 to DES for the Arizona Families F.I.R.S.T. program for substance abuse treatment.

6. Appropriates $500,000 from the state General Fund in FY 2006-2007 to DHS for comprehensive, curriculum based methamphetamine prevention services. DHS shall distribute these monies to a statewide alliance of community-based organizations that provides substance abuse prevention programming to children in rural, urban and Indian communities and military bases in Arizona.

7. Requires the alliance that receives monies from DHS to report quarterly to DHS regarding the use and effectiveness of distributed monies. Requires DHS to submit a quarterly summary of these reports to the Governor and Legislature.

8. Appropriates $3 million from the state General Fund in FY 2006-2007 to ACJC for distribution by population to each county board of supervisors. These monies shall be used for investigation, training, prosecution, and abuse treatment or education programs. No county shall receive less than $50,000. These monies shall not be used for media announcements or web site campaigns that refer to any elected official or agency of this state.

9. Requires each county that receives monies from ACJC to report quarterly to ACJC regarding the use and effectiveness of distributed monies. Requires ACJC to submit a quarterly summary of these reports to the Governor and Legislature.

10. Exempts the above appropriations from lapsing.

11. Provides that the purpose of the legislation is to stem the growth of methamphetamine use.

12. Repeals the provisions of this legislation on July 1, 2008.

13. Becomes effective on signature of the Governor, June 21, 2006.

Amendments Adopted by Health Committee (withdrawn on the floor)

· Redistributes $3.5 million DHS appropriation to:

a) $2.5 million to rural detoxification programs and related follow-up services.

b) $1 million for innovative, curriculum-based substance abuse prevention services for youth ages 6 to 16, in statewide programs that serve rural, urban and Indian communities and military sites in Arizona.

Amendments Adopted by Appropriations Committee (withdrawn on the floor)

1. Adopts the Health Committee amendment described above.

2. Adds provisions of S.B. 1346 relating to $8.5 million appropriation for public service announcements.

3. Limits the time for production and airing of announcements.

4. Prohibits DHS from using any elected official of the state or of any of its political subdivisions in the public service announcements.

5. Allows DHS to retain up to one percent of Fund monies for administration.

6. Removes specific appropriation of $1 million for a tip line and for information rewards.

Amendments Adopted by Committee of the Whole

1. Continuously appropriates monies through DHS to RBHAs.

2. Reduces appropriation to Fund from $3.5 million to $2.5 million

3. Eliminates appropriation to DPS.

4. Appropriates $3.5 million from the state General Fund in FY 2006-2007 to ACJC for distribution to counties for increased methamphetamine interdiction efforts.

5. Appropriates $500,000 from the state General Fund in FY 2006-2007 to DHS for comprehensive, curriculum based methamphetamine prevention services.

6. Exempts appropriations from lapsing, with certain exceptions.

7. Repeals the act on July 1, 2008.

8. Includes an emergency clause.

House Action Senate Action

HS 2/2/06 DPA 8-0-0-0 HEALTH 2/27/06 DPA 5-0-2-0

APPROP (B) 2/7/06 DPA 12-0-0-3 APPROP 2/28/06 DPA 9-2-0-0

3^rd Read 2/15/06 41-8-11-0 3^rd Read 6/20/06 26-2-2

Final Read 6/20/06 48-4-8

Signed by the Governor 6/21/06

Chapter 337 E

Prepared by Senate Research

July 12, 2006

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