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JBC approves transfer of restricted peace-officer behavioral health funds to General Fund

2119224 · January 15, 2025
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Summary

The Joint Budget Committee approved staff’s recommendation to transfer restricted funds from the Peace Officers Behavioral Health Support and Community Partnerships cash fund to the General Fund and authorized staff to place the transfer in the appropriate bill. The committee voted 6–0.

The Joint Budget Committee on Feb. 1 approved a staff recommendation to transfer restricted funds from the Peace Officers Behavioral Health Support and Community Partnerships cash fund into the General Fund as part of fiscal 2024–25 budget balancing.

JBC staff Andrea Ewell told the committee the fund was created by a 2017 law and had since been expanded by subsequent bills. The department recently…

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