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Committee questions substance-abuse budget shifts after federal administrative cap finding
Summary
Lawmakers reviewed the Division of Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention’s funding history, opioid response grants and a proposed fund swap to address a federal cap on administrative spending for the block grant.
Alex Williamson (LSO) presented the Division of Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention’s budget history and enhancements to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. The division’s recent base growth reflects a state opioid response grant and ongoing millennium fund appropriations for community-based recovery centers, opioid settlement recommendations, and public-health actions taken during COVID-19.
The division asked for a net‑zero set of fund shifts to address federal compliance concerns: the federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment block-grant administrative cap limits personnel spending to 5% of the grant.…
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