H0849B1296A00844 AJB:JMT 06/06/23 #90 A00844
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 849
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE HEFFLEY
Printer's No. 1296
Amend Bill, page 4, line 5, by striking out "$15,000,000" and
inserting
$12,000,000
Amend Bill, page 5, line 23, by striking out "5%" and
inserting
2%
Amend Bill, page 7, by inserting between lines 8 and 9
(G) Certified community behavioral health
clinics.
Amend Bill, page 7, line 9, by striking out "(G)" and
inserting
(H)
Amend Bill, page 7, line 22, by striking out "care" and
inserting
professional
Amend Bill, page 8, line 1, by striking out "5%" and
inserting
2%
Amend Bill, page 8, line 5, by striking out "$7,000,000" and
inserting
$10,000,000
Amend Bill, page 8, line 9, by striking out "care" and
inserting
professional
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Amend Bill, page 10, line 10, by striking out "5%" and
inserting
2%
Amend Bill, page 10, line 15, by striking out "$25,500,000"
and inserting
$31,500,000
Amend Bill, page 10, by inserting between lines 28 and 29
(F) Law enforcement agencies.
Amend Bill, page 11, by inserting between lines 7 and 8
(D) Forensic transition housing.
Amend Bill, page 11, line 13, by striking out "for prearrest
diversion." and inserting
to establish a prearrest diversion program to award
competitive grants to eligible applicants . The following
apply:
(i) Eligible applicants include:
(A) Law enforcement agencies.
(B) Crisis intervention service providers.
(C) Behavioral health providers.
(D) Nonprofit or community-based organizations.
(E) Treatment providers in partnership with
peer-run organizations.
(ii) Grant money may be used for:
(A) Establishing or supporting co-responder
models.
(B) Training for first responders or law
enforcement crisis and deescalation.
(C) Establishing or supporting warm hand-off
transfer programs.
(iii) The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
Delinquency s hall develop grant guidelines, a grant
application and a process to review applications. The
guidelines shall give priority to applications that
demonstrate innovative and collaborative partnerships.
(3) The sum of $6,000,000 to the Pennsylvania Commission
on Crime and Delinquency to establish a program or programs
to award one-time competitive grants to eligible applicants.
The following apply:
(i) Eligible applicants include:
(A) Community-based organizations.
(B) Law enforcement agencies.
(C) Victim services or advocacy organizations.
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(D) Mental health providers who work in trauma
informed care.
(ii) Grant money may be used for:
(A) Gun violence prevention and mental health.
(B) Trauma-informed care for victims of crime
and the family of the victim.
(C) Community outreach and education.
(i ii) The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
Delinquency shall develop grant guidelines, a grant
application and a process to review applications. The
guidelines shall give priority to applications that
demonstrate innovative and collaborati ve partnerships.
Amend Bill, page 11, line 14, by striking out "(3)" and
inserting
(4)
Amend Bill, page 12, line 18, by striking out "$40,000,000"
and inserting
$34,500,000
Amend Bill, page 12, line 21, by striking out "$15,000,000"
and inserting
$18,000,000
Amend Bill, page 12, lines 27 through 30; page 13, lines 1
through 9; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
(i) Eligible applicants include:
(A) County mental health administrators.
(B) Hospitals or health systems.
(C) Crisis intervention services providers.
(D) Law enforcement agencies.
(E) Behavioral health providers.
(F) Peer support specialists or other peer-led
or peer-run organizations.
(ii) Grant money may be used for:
(A) One-time payments for capital projects to
establish, modify or improve facilities to provide
crisis or mental health treatment supports and
services, including, but not limited to, crisis walk-
in centers or crisis stabilization units.
(B) Innovative inpatient/outpatient models.
(C) Crisis residential facilities.
(D) Mobile crisis teams.
(E) Community outreach and education programs.
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(iii) The Department of Human Services s hall develop
grant guidelines, a grant application and a process to
review applications. The guidelines shall give priority
to applications that demonstrate innovative and
collaborative partnerships between counties, including
eligible applicants specified under subparagraph (i) with
additional community partnerships which may include, but
not be limited to, other system partners and providers,
area agencies on aging, children and youth services,
substance use treatment providers, autism and
intellectual and developmental disabilities service
providers, existing providers of crisis services,
including family and peer advocates, victim services,
first responders or criminal and juvenile justice system
leadership.
(iv) As used in this paragraph, the term "c apital
project" means the construction, repair, renovation,
improvement, equipping, furnishing or acquisition of a
building, structure, facility, infrastructure or physical
public betterment or improvement.
Amend Bill, page 13, line 15, by striking out "5%" and
inserting
2%
Amend Bill, page 14, lines 13 through 30; page 15, lines 1
through 14; by striking out all of lines 13 through 30 on page
14, all of lines 1 through 13 and "(4)" in line 14 on page 15
and inserting
(3)
Amend Bill, page 15, line 14, by striking out "$6,000,000"
and inserting
$3,500,000
Amend Bill, page 15, line 29, by striking out "(5)" and
inserting
(4)
Amend Bill, page 15, line 29, by striking out "$1,000,000"
and inserting
$3,000,000
Amend Bill, page 17, lines 6 through 22, by striking out all
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of said lines and inserting
(f) Study.--The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
shall perform the following duties:
(1) Conduct a study that examines:
(i) The impact of the initiatives supported by the
funding distributed under this section.
(ii) Information provided with regards to the
recipients of the funding allocations under this section
to the Department of Human Services as the Department of
Human Services deems necessary to adequately conduct the
study.
(iii) Information gathered from organizations which
have utilized grants or additional resources provided to
the Department of Human Services, working in
collaboration with the Legislative Budget and Finance
Committee and other State agencies that have established
programs, which may include the following:
(A) The amount of funding received.
(B) How many individuals are served.
(C) The amount awarded to individuals who
received loan forgiveness or assistance with
education and job training.
(D) The name and location of new programs or
descriptions of enhancements made to existing
programs.
(E) Any other information deemed necessary by
the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee or the
Department of Human Services.
(2) Prepare a written report of the results of the study
and submit the report to the Senate and the House of
Representatives no later than June 30, 2027.
Amend Bill, page 18, by inserting between lines 8 and 9
(i) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Health professional shortage area." A geographic or
population area in this Commonwealth designated by the United
States Department of Health and Human Services that indicates a
health care professional shortage in mental health.
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