S.B. 07-146 Discharged veterans and families - mental health - mental health services pilot program - fund - appropriation - repeal. Creates a 3-year mental health services pilot program for spouses and dependent children ("families") of discharged veterans of operation enduring freedom and operation Iraqi freedom ("pilot program"). Authorizes the department of human services ("department") to purchase mental health services from community mental health centers in the Colorado Springs area for families of recently discharged veterans. Requires participating community mental health centers to collect data on pilot program outcomes and submit a report to the department. Requires the department to report to specified committees of the general assembly on the results of the pilot program prior to the repeal of the pilot program.
Creates a mental health services pilot program fund ("fund") and a supplemental tobacco litigation settlement moneys account ("account") within the fund and, with limited and specified exceptions, requires moneys in the fund and account to be used by the department to purchase mental health services for families pursuant to the pilot program. Requires the lesser of a specified percentage or specified amount of the tobacco litigation settlement moneys allocated to the short-term innovative health program grant fund under the provisions of Senate Bill 07-097 be credited to the account.
Makes certain provisions contingent on the passage of Senate Bill 07-097.
Appropriates $300,000 and 0.3 FTE from the account of the fund to the department for the implementation of the act. Of this, $14,471 and 0.3 FTE shall be allocated to mental health and alcohol and drug abuse services and administration, and $285,529 shall be allocated to mental health community programs.
Repeals the pilot program effective July 1, 2010.
APPROVED by Governor
June 4, 2007
EFFECTIVE June 4,
2007
NOTE: Senate Bill
07-097 was signed by the Governor March 22, 2007.
S.B. 07-183 Board of veterans affairs - continuation under sunset law. Continues the Colorado board of veterans affairs until July 1, 2017, and schedules the next sunset review pursuant to the statute governing the sunset review of advisory committees rather than the statute governing the sunset review of regulatory agencies and functions.
APPROVED by Governor
April 11, 2007
EFFECTIVE July 1,
2007
H.B. 07-1275 National guard - designation as a federal seizure agency - seizure cash fund. Permits the Colorado National Guard in the department of military and veterans affairs to receive federally forfeited property when it participates in operations under the drug interdiction and enforcement plan. Creates a cash fund to receive seizure funds.
APPROVED by Governor
April 9, 2007
EFFECTIVE August 3,
2007
NOTE: This act was
passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning
the effective date, see page vi of this digest.
H.B. 07-1371 Military family relief fund grants - eligibility - prioritization of grant awards. Eliminates the maximum pay grade that a Colorado National Guard member, a reservist, or an active duty military member stationed in Colorado may hold in order to be eligible or for his or her family to be eligible to receive a grant from the military family relief fund (fund). In awarding grants from the fund, directs the Colorado National Guard foundation, to the extent possible, to prioritize eligible grant applicants who hold the lowest pay grades.
APPROVED by Governor
June 4, 2007
EFFECTIVE June 4,
2007
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