HF 2661

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/07/2016 04:15pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; appropriating money to children's mental health
collaboratives.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH
COLLABORATIVES.
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new text begin (a) $600,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of human services for a children's mental health grant under section
245.4889 for a rural demonstration project to assist transition-aged youth and young
adults with emotional behavioral disturbance or mental illnesses in making a successful
transition into adulthood. The base appropriation for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is
$600,000. The ongoing base appropriation is zero.
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new text begin (b) Children's mental health collaboratives under section 245.493 are eligible to
apply for grant funding under this section. The commissioner shall solicit proposals
and select the proposal that best meets the requirements under paragraph (c). Only one
demonstration project may be funded under this section.
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new text begin (c) The demonstration project must:
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new text begin (1) support youth served to achieve, within their potential, their personal goals
in employment, education, living situation, personal effectiveness, and community life
functioning;
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new text begin (2) build on and streamline transition services by identifying rural youth ages 15 to
25 currently in the mental health system or with emerging mental health conditions;
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new text begin (3) provide individualized motivational coaching;
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new text begin (4) build needed social supports;
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new text begin (5) demonstrate how services can be enhanced for youth to successfully navigate the
complexities associated with their unique needs;
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new text begin (6) utilize all available funding streams;
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new text begin (7) evaluate the effectiveness of the project; and
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new text begin (8) compare differences in outcomes and costs to youth without previous access
to this project.
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new text begin (d) The commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over mental health
issues on the status and outcomes of the demonstration project by January 15, 2019. The
children's mental health collaboratives administering the demonstration project shall
collect and report outcome data, per guidelines approved by the commissioner, to support
the development of this report.
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