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APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET, the official text

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Enrolled HB 265 
 Making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated 
 comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date. 
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 (SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 2)

* Section 1. The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the 
 general fund or other funds as set out in the fiscal year 2027 budget summary for the 
 operating budget by funding source to the agencies named for the purposes expressed for the 
 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, unless otherwise indicated. 
 Appropriation General Other 
 Allocations Items Funds Funds 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 * * * * * Department of Administration * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 Legal and Advocacy Services 4,318,500 3,894,900 423,600 
 Office of Public Advocacy 2,892,500 
 Public Defender Agency 1,426,000 
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 * * * * * Department of Corrections * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 Community Residential Centers 6,970,500 6,970,500 
 Community Residential 6,970,500 
 Centers 
 Health and Rehabilitation Services 10,209,500 9,707,800 501,700 
 Behavioral Health Care 8,565,600 
 Substance Abuse Treatment 1,643,900 
 Program 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 * * * * * Department of Education and Early Development * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 Education Support and Admin Services 532,200 377,800 154,400 
 Student and School 532,200 
 Achievement 
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 * * * * * Department of Family and Community Services * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * *

Alaska Psychiatric Institute 22,237,600 22,237,600 
 Alaska Psychiatric 21,575,600 
 Institute 
 Facility Rent, Operations, 662,000 
 and Maintenance 
 Children's Services 2,226,900 2,226,900 
 Children's Services 69,500 
 Management 
 Front Line Social Workers 148,500 
 Family Preservation 726,000 
 Foster Care Augmented Rate 500,000 
 Foster Care Special Need 782,900 
 Juvenile Justice 1,770,900 1,670,900 100,000 
 McLaughlin Youth Center 989,800 
 Fairbanks Youth Facility 143,300 
 Bethel Youth Facility 211,800 
 Probation Services 326,000 
 Juvenile Justice Health 100,000 
 Care 
 Departmental Support Services 8,288,300 7,799,000 489,300 
 Coordinated Health and 8,288,300 
 Complex Care 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 * * * * * Department of Health * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 Behavioral Health 58,842,700 57,033,100 1,809,600 
 Behavioral Health Treatment 36,461,100 
 and Recovery Grants 
 The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated 
 balance on June 30, 2026, of the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & Prevention 
 Fund, the Recidivism Reduction Fund, and the Marijuana Education & Treatment Fund for

taxes collected under AS 43.60.010 and AS 43.61.010. 
 Alcohol Safety Action 1,311,100 
 Program (ASAP) 
 Behavioral Health 10,720,300 
 Administration 
 Behavioral Health 6,710,300 
 Prevention and Early 
 Intervention Grants 
 Alaska Mental Health Board 1,036,300 
 and Advisory Board on 
 Alcohol and Drug Abuse 
 Suicide Prevention Council 626,200 
 Residential Child Care 1,614,400 
 Behavioral Health Facility 363,000 
 Operations and Maintenance 
 Health Care Services 283,000 283,000 
 Health Facilities Licensing 128,700 
 and Certification 
 The amount allocated for Health Facilities Licensing and Certification includes the 
 unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 2026, of general fund program receipts 
 collected for biennial license fees issued under AS 47.32.050. 
 Residential Licensing 154,300 
 Public Health 5,133,000 4,516,200 616,800 
 Women, Children and Family 2,181,000 
 Health 
 Emergency Programs 700 
 Chronic Disease Prevention 2,604,800 
 and Health Promotion 
 Bureau of Vital Statistics 74,500 
 Public Health Facility 272,000 
 Operations and Maintenance

Senior and Disabilities Services 18,309,200 16,506,300 1,802,900 
 Senior and Disabilities 1,180,600 
 Community Based Grants 
 Early Intervention/Infant 13,444,500 
 Learning Programs 
 Senior and Disabilities 2,155,900 
 Services Administration 
 General Relief/Temporary 740,300 
 Assisted Living 
 Commission on Aging 271,000 
 Governor's Council on 474,400 
 Disabilities and Special 
 Education 
 Senior and Disabilities 42,500 
 Services Facility 
 Operations and Maintenance 
 Medicaid Services 82,155,800 82,155,800 
 Medicaid Services 82,155,800 
 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Health augment the rates for 
 adolescent behavioral health treatment services provided by Level 3 residential programs as 
 certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine to reflect the additional costs of 
 caring for youth. 
 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Health increase the rate per service 
 increment of private duty nursing services from $20.00 to $30.00 for Registered Nurses, and 
 from $18.75 to $26.25 for Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses. 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 * * * * * Department of Labor and Workforce Development * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 Commissioner and Administrative 25,900 25,900 
 Services 
 Labor Market Information 25,900

Vocational Rehabilitation 100,000 100,000 
 Vocational Rehabilitation 100,000 
 Administration 
 The amount allocated for Vocational Rehabilitation Administration includes the unexpended 
 and unobligated balance on June 30, 2026, of receipts from all prior fiscal years collected 
 under the Department of Labor and Workforce Development's federal indirect cost plan for 
 expenditures incurred by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 * * * * * Department of Law * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 Civil Division 100,100 100,100 
 The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated 
 balance on June 30, 2026, of inter-agency receipts collected in the Department of Law's 
 federally approved cost allocation plan. 
 Health, Safety & Welfare 100,100 
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 * * * * * Department of Natural Resources * * * * * 
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 Administration & Support Services 6,438,200 6,438,200 
 Mental Health Trust Lands 5,542,400 
 Administration 
 Mental Health Trust Lands 895,800 
 Facility Operations and 
 Maintenance 
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 * * * * * Department of Public Safety * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 Alaska State Troopers 60,000 60,000 
 Alaska State Trooper 60,000 
 Detachments 
 Alaska Police Standards Council 80,000 80,000

The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated 
 balance on June 30, 2026, of the receipts collected under AS 12.25.195(c), AS 12.55.039, AS 
 28.05.151, and AS 29.25.074 and receipts collected under AS 18.65.220(7). 
 Alaska Police Standards 80,000 
 Council 
 Integrated Victim Assistance 1,617,500 1,617,500 
 Council on Domestic 1,617,500 
 Violence and Sexual Assault 
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 * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 
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 Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 6,718,500 787,100 5,931,400 
 Mental Health Trust 5,931,400 
 Operations 
 Long Term Care Ombudsman 787,100 
 Office 
 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 200,000 200,000 
 AHFC Operations 200,000 
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 * * * * * University of Alaska * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 University of Alaska 3,431,800 805,800 2,626,000 
 Anchorage Campus 3,381,800 
 Troth Yeddha' Campus 50,000 
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 * * * * * Judiciary * * * * * 
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 Alaska Court System 634,800 532,800 102,000 
 Trial Courts 634,800 
 Therapeutic Courts 4,678,200 4,519,900 158,300 
 Therapeutic Courts 4,678,200

(SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

* Sec. 2. The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the general 
 fund or other funds as set out in sec. 3 of this Act to the state agencies named and for the 
 purposes set out in the new legislation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending 
 June 30, 2027, unless otherwise indicated. The appropriations in this section fund legislation 
 assumed to have passed during the second regular session of the thirty-fourth legislature. If a 
 measure listed in this section fails to pass and its substance is not incorporated in some other 
 measure, or is vetoed by the governor, the appropriation for that measure shall be reduced 
 accordingly. 
 Appropriation 
 SB 178 EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES 
 Department of Health 
 Senior and Disabilities Services 
 Senior and Disabilities Services Administration 
 1037 GF/MH 454,500 
 *** Total New Legislation Funding *** 454,500 
 (SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

* Sec. 3. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1 
 and sec. 2 of this Act. 
 New 
 Funding Source Operating Legislation Total 
 Department of Administration 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 3,894,900 0 3,894,900 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 423,600 0 423,600 
 Authorized Receipts 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 4,318,500 0 4,318,500 
 Department of Corrections 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 9,707,800 0 9,707,800 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 501,700 0 501,700 
 Authorized Receipts 
 1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 6,970,500 0 6,970,500 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 17,180,000 0 17,180,000 
 Department of Education and Early Development 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 377,800 0 377,800 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 154,400 0 154,400 
 Authorized Receipts 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 532,200 0 532,200 
 Department of Family and Community Services 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 33,934,400 0 33,934,400 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 589,300 0 589,300 
 Authorized Receipts 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 34,523,700 0 34,523,700 
 Department of Health 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 129,463,000 454,500 129,917,500 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 4,229,300 0 4,229,300 
 Authorized Receipts 
 1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse 20,100,000 0 20,100,000 
 Treatment & Prevention Fund

1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 4,412,000 0 4,412,000 
 1254 Marijuana Education and 6,519,400 0 6,519,400 
 Treatment Fund 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 164,723,700 454,500 165,178,200 
 Department of Labor and Workforce Development 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 125,900 0 125,900 
 Authorized Receipts 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 125,900 0 125,900 
 Department of Law 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 100,100 0 100,100 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 100,100 0 100,100 
 Department of Natural Resources 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 6,438,200 0 6,438,200 
 Authorized Receipts 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 6,438,200 0 6,438,200 
 Department of Public Safety 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 140,000 0 140,000 
 Authorized Receipts 
 1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 1,617,500 0 1,617,500 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 1,757,500 0 1,757,500 
 Department of Revenue 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 787,100 0 787,100 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 200,000 0 200,000 
 Authorized Receipts 
 1094 Mental Health Trust 5,931,400 0 5,931,400 
 Administration 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 6,918,500 0 6,918,500 
 University of Alaska 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 805,800 0 805,800 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 2,626,000 0 2,626,000 
 Authorized Receipts

*** Total Agency Funding *** 3,431,800 0 3,431,800 
 Judiciary 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 5,052,700 0 5,052,700 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 260,300 0 260,300 
 Authorized Receipts 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 5,313,000 0 5,313,000 
 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 245,363,100 454,500 245,817,600 
 (SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

* Sec. 4. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 1 
 and sec. 2 of this Act. 
 New 
 Funding Source Operating Legislation Total 
 Unrestricted General 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 184,123,600 454,500 184,578,100 
 *** Total Unrestricted General *** 184,123,600 454,500 184,578,100 
 Designated General 
 1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse 20,100,000 0 20,100,000 
 Treatment & Prevention Fund 
 1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 13,000,000 0 13,000,000 
 1254 Marijuana Education and 6,519,400 0 6,519,400 
 Treatment Fund 
 *** Total Designated General *** 39,619,400 0 39,619,400 
 Other Non-Duplicated 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority 15,688,700 0 15,688,700 
 Authorized Receipts 
 1094 Mental Health Trust 5,931,400 0 5,931,400 
 Administration 
 *** Total Other Non-Duplicated *** 21,620,100 0 21,620,100 
 (SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

* Sec. 5. The following appropriations are for capital projects and grants from the general 
 fund or other funds as set out in sec. 5 of this Act by funding source to the agencies named for 
 the purposes expressed. They lapse under AS 37.25.020, unless otherwise noted. 
 Appropriation General Other 
 Allocations Items Funds Funds 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 * * * * * Department of Health * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 MH Trust: Deferred Maintenance and 500,000 500,000 
 Accessibility Improvements (HD 1-40) 
 MH Trust: Home Modification and 1,150,000 1,150,000 
 Upgrades to Retain Housing (HD 1-40) 
 MH Trust: Person Centered 250,000 250,000 
 Transportation (HD 1-40) 
 MH Trust: Universal Changing Spaces 250,000 250,000 
 Assistance Fund (HD 1-40) 
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 * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 
 MH Trust: AHFC Homeless Assistance 10,150,000 9,200,000 950,000 
 Program (HD 1-40) 
 MH Trust: AHFC Beneficiary and Special 1,950,000 1,750,000 200,000 
 Needs Housing (HD 1-40) 
 MH Trust: AHFC Rural Housing 135,000 135,000 
 Coordinator - Ketchikan (HD 1-40) 
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 * * * * * Department of Transportation and Public Facilities * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * 
 MH Trust: Coordinated Transportation 700,000 700,000 
 and Vehicles (HD 1-40)

(SECTION 6 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

* Sec. 6. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 5 of 
 this Act. 
 Funding Source Amount 
 Department of Health 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 1,150,000 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 1,000,000 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 2,150,000 
 Department of Revenue 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 1,285,000 
 1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 10,950,000 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 12,235,000 
 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 700,000 
 *** Total Agency Funding *** 700,000 
 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 15,085,000 
 (SECTION 7 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

* Sec. 7. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 5 of 
 this Act. 
 Funding Source Amount 
 Unrestricted General 
 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 1,850,000 
 1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 10,950,000 
 *** Total Unrestricted General *** 12,800,000 
 Other Non-Duplicated 
 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 2,285,000 
 *** Total Other Non-Duplicated *** 2,285,000 
 (SECTION 8 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

* Sec. 8. PURPOSE. In accordance with AS 37.14.003 and 37.14.005, the appropriations 
 made in this Act are for the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program. 
 * Sec. 9. NONGENERAL FUND RECEIPTS. (a) Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 
 authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) that exceed the 
 amounts appropriated in this Act are appropriated conditioned upon compliance with the 
 program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h). 
 (b) If Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or 
 administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) fall short of the estimates used as the basis of the 
 appropriation, the affected appropriation is reduced by the amount of the shortfall in receipts. 
 * Sec. 10. SALARY AND BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS. (a) The appropriations made in sec. 
 1 of this Act include amounts for salary and benefit adjustments for public officials, officers, 
 and employees of the executive branch, Alaska Court System employees, employees of the 
 legislature, and legislators and to implement the monetary terms for the fiscal year ending 
 June 30, 2027, of the following ongoing collective bargaining agreements: 
 (1) Public Employees Local 71, for the labor, trades, and crafts unit; 
 (2) Alaska Public Employees Association, for the supervisory unit; 
 (3) Teachers' Education Association of Mt. Edgecumbe, representing the 
 teachers of Mt. Edgecumbe High School; 
 (4) Alaska Vocational Technical Center Teachers' Association, National 
 Education Association, representing the employees of the Alaska Vocational Technical 
 Center; 
 (5) International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, representing the 
 masters, mates, and pilots unit; 
 (6) Alaska State Employees Association, for the general government unit; 
 (7) Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, representing licensed engineers 
 employed by the Alaska marine highway system; 
 (8) Confidential Employees Association, representing the confidential unit; 
 (9) Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, Alaska Region, representing the 
 unlicensed marine unit; 
 (10) Alaska Correctional Officers Association, representing the correctional 
 officers unit;

(11) Public Safety Employees Association, representing the regularly 
 commissioned public safety officers unit members within the Department of Transportation 
 and Public Facilities; 
 (12) Public Safety Employees Association, representing the regularly 
 commissioned public safety officers unit members within the Department of Public Safety. 
 (b) The appropriations made to the University of Alaska in sec. 1 of this Act include 
 amounts for salary and benefit adjustments to implement the monetary terms for the fiscal 
 year ending June 30, 2027, of the following collective bargaining agreements: 
 (1) Alaska Graduate Workers Association/UAW; 
 (2) United Academics - American Association of University Professors, 
 American Federation of Teachers; 
 (3) United Academic - Adjuncts - American Association of University 
 Professors, American Federation of Teachers; 
 (4) Alaska Higher Education Crafts and Trades Employees, Local 6070; 
 (5) Fairbanks Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 1324. 
 (c) If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (a) of this section is not ratified by 
 the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit, the appropriations made in this 
 Act applicable to the collective bargaining unit's agreement are adjusted proportionately by 
 the amount for that collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source 
 amounts are adjusted accordingly. 
 (d) If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (b) of this section is not ratified by 
 the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit and approved by the Board of 
 Regents of the University of Alaska, the appropriations made in this Act applicable to the 
 collective bargaining unit's agreement are adjusted proportionately by the amount for that 
 collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source amounts are adjusted 
 accordingly. 
 (e) Appropriations made in sec. 1 of this Act for salary and benefit adjustments as 
 described in (a) and (b) of this section are for the benefit of the state's integrated 
 comprehensive mental health program only and do not necessarily affect every group of 
 noncovered employees or every collective bargaining unit listed in (a) and (b) of this section. 
 * Sec. 11. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.
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