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Bill would fund community and transitional housing for people with serious mental illness; advocates say housing reduces hospital boarding
Summary
Senate Bill 114 would provide capital and recurring funding to sustain and expand community supportive housing for people with serious mental illness, and providers told the Finance Committee it would reduce emergency-department boarding and stabilize programs at risk of closure.
Senate Bill 114, introduced by Sen. Donovan Fenton, seeks funding to expand and stabilize community and transitional housing for individuals with serious mental illness. The bill, as presented, proposed (1) one-time capital funds of up to $50,000 per bed to support 30–40 additional beds; (2) a general fund appropriation of $1,000,000 per year to stabilize existing supportive-housing programs; and (3) an increase in the certified…
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