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House drops recovery campus request; committee hears related recovery‑services items
Summary
Joint Fiscal Office said the House removed a $1.5 million recovery campus proposal for lack of detail; related items such as reengagement beds, withdrawal management and navigators were discussed and some were left at governor levels or adjusted by the House.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee was told April 10 that the House removed a governor‑proposed $1.5 million initiative for a recovery campus because members felt they had insufficient detail to justify the appropriation.
Joint Fiscal Office staff described the governor’s request as $1,500,000 total with about $600,000 in global‑commitment (federal matchable) funding. Committee members were told the House concluded the administration had not provided enough information and therefore cut the line.
Related items tied to the recovery campus were discussed separately. The committee was briefed on reengagement beds and withdrawal‑management spending, which the House largely matched to the governor’s recommendation. Aftercare navigator funding was listed as a separate line but staff said it was tied to the recovery campus initiative and therefore was removed when the campus request was cut.
Mental‑health alternatives to emergency beds and community outreach items at the Howard Center were among other behavioral‑health items the House largely restored after proposed reductions. Committee staff said they would take language about the recovery campus into appropriations to inform subsequent debate.
No formal committee action was taken on the recovery campus or the tied navigator line in the briefing; committee members were advised that proponents and agency staff would need to provide more detail for appropriations consideration.
