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Wayne State pitches $3M to link 988 and 911 systems, expand county pilots

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity · April 17, 2026
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Summary

Wayne State's Center for Behavioral Health and Justice asked the subcommittee for $3 million to pilot 988–911 interoperability and county‑level training across multiple counties, emphasizing that 80% of funds would flow to county partners for technical assistance and early adopter incentives.

Representatives of Wayne State’s Center for Behavioral Health and Justice described a $3 million legislative request to help counties adopt interoperable systems that link 911 dispatch with the 988 behavioral‑health hotline, plus training and technical aid to counties (the presentation named Wayne, Kent, Kalamazoo, Ingham, Monroe, Cass and Jackson as partners or pilot counties).…

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