Bill Text: IA SF2255 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act making appropriations to supplement federal moneys received to fund 988 suicide and crisis lifeline services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-12 - Subcommittee: Edler, Costello, and Jochum. S.J. 269. [SF2255 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2023-SF2255-Introduced.html
Senate File 2255 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2255 BY WEINER , T. TAYLOR , PETERSEN , BOULTON , BISIGNANO , DOTZLER , DONAHUE , WINCKLER , CELSI , JOCHUM , KNOX , WAHLS , and TRONE GARRIOTT A BILL FOR An Act making appropriations to supplement federal moneys 1 received to fund 988 suicide and crisis lifeline services. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5994XS (6) 90 dg/ko
S.F. 2255 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES —— 1 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE APPROPRIATION. There is 2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 3 department of health and human services for the fiscal year 4 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following 5 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary to be used for the 6 purpose designated: 7 To supplement funds received from the federal substance 8 abuse and mental health services administration under the 9 cooperative agreements for states and territories to improve 10 local 988 capacity for the operations of organizations that 11 conduct 988 suicide and crisis lifeline telephone, text, or 12 internet services in this state: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,719,940 14 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 15 section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of 16 the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for 17 expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the 18 succeeding fiscal year. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This bill makes an appropriation of $3,719,940 to the 23 department of health and human services for FY 2024-2025 for 24 the purpose of supplementing funds received from the federal 25 substance abuse and mental health services administration 26 under the cooperative agreements for states and territories to 27 improve local 988 capacity for the operations of organizations 28 that conduct 988 suicide and crisis lifeline telephone, text, 29 or internet services in Iowa. Moneys appropriated for this 30 purpose shall not revert to the general fund of the state, but 31 shall remain available for the purpose designated until the 32 close of FY 2025-2026. 33 -1- LSB 5994XS (6) 90 dg/ko 1/ 1
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