20 AAC 40.010 - Development of mental health budget recommendations to board

(a) The authority will use a two-year budget cycle for the authority's budget recommendations under AS 47.30.046. The first year of that budget cycle is the state's fiscal year that ends in an even-numbered year.

(b) The authority will invite each planning board and other agencies that serve the needs of beneficiaries as the authority considers appropriate to collaborate with the authority in developing budget recommendations to the board to meet the mental health needs of the state for the upcoming budget cycle. Recommendations will be developed for meeting both operating and capital needs to be paid, subject to appropriations, for the following:

(1) base adjustments to the state's general fund appropriations for the comprehensive program between

(A) the various appropriations authorized in the mental health budget appropriation bill; and

(B) the legislature's general fund appropriations that affect beneficiaries, but are not included in the mental health budget appropriation bill;

(2) other changes to the mental health budget appropriation bill, including expenditures from the mental health trust settlement income account.

(c) Repealed 5/11/2012.

(d) The participants in the collaboration process may break their efforts into smaller or multiple collaboration groups, as appropriate, to develop budget recommendations for individual focus areas.

(e) Early in the calendar year before the second year of a budget cycle begins, the authority will again invite the planning boards and such other agencies that serve the needs of beneficiaries as the authority considers appropriate to meet with the authority and evaluate whether and how the authority's budget recommendations for that second year should be changed.

Notes

20 AAC 40.010

Eff. 10/24/2004, Register 172; am 5/11/2012, Register 202

Authority:AS 47.30.031

AS 47.30.036

AS 47.30.046

AS 47.30.051

AS 47.30.056