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Florida Senate - 2016                                Committee       Amendment
SPB2500                                                 AHS              9


The Committee on Appropriations (Garcia) recommended the following LATE 
FILED amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 077             Reduces $100,000 in nonrecurring general revenue 
                         funds from Grants and Aids - Community Mental Health 
Spec App:  388           Services, and provides $100,000 in nonrecurring 
                         general revenue funds for the Veterans Alternative 
                         Retreat Program.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF
        Services
        Program: Community Services
        Community Substance Abuse And Mental 
        Health Services  60910950

        In Section 03  On Page 077
388     Special Categories  100778
        Grants And Aids - Contracted Services  IOEB

   1000   General Revenue Fund                     4,874,378      4,974,378
       CA 100,000  FSI1NR 100,000  

At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific 
Appropriation 388, INSERT:

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 388, the nonrecurring sum of 
$100,000 from the General Revenue Fund is provided for the Veterans 
Alternative Retreat Program.

        In Section 03  On Page 075
383     Special Categories  100610
        Grants And Aids - Community Mental Health                
        Services  IOEB


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   1000   General Revenue Fund                   208,925,864    208,825,864
       CA -100,000  FSI1NR -100,000  

DELETE the following proviso from Specific Appropriation 383:

From  the  Funds  in Specific Appropriation 383, the nonrecurring sum of
$1,814,880  from  the General Revenue Fund is provided for mental health
transitional  beds  to  move eligible individuals currently in the state
mental  health  institutions  to community settings as an alternative to
more  costly  institutional  placement.  The  Department of Children and
Families   shall   contract  directly  with  the  three  not-for-profit,
comprehensive  community  mental  health treatment facilities located in
the  northern,  central,  and  southern  regions  of  the state that are
currently  under  contract  with  the  department  for  this service and
qualified  to  provide  integrated healthcare, offer a full continuum of
care   including  emergency,  residential,  and  outpatient  psychiatric
services, and have immediate capacity for placement.

AND INSERT:

From  the  Funds  in Specific Appropriation 383, the nonrecurring sum of
$1,714,880  from  the General Revenue Fund is provided for mental health
transitional  beds  to  move eligible individuals currently in the state
mental  health  institutions  to community settings as an alternative to
more  costly  institutional  placement.  The  Department of Children and
Families   shall   contract  directly  with  the  three  not-for-profit,
comprehensive  community  mental  health treatment facilities located in
the  northern,  central,  and  southern  regions  of  the state that are
currently  under  contract  with  the  department  for  this service and
qualified  to  provide  integrated healthcare, offer a full continuum of
care   including  emergency,  residential,  and  outpatient  psychiatric
services, and have immediate capacity for placement.



















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