TO: | Honorable Leticia Van de Putte, Chair, Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1325 by Nelson (Relating to the creation of a mental health intervention program for military veterans.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2010 | ($2,053,778) |
2011 | ($1,825,550) |
2012 | ($1,830,074) |
2013 | ($1,834,754) |
2014 | ($1,839,590) |
Fiscal Year | Probable (Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
---|---|
2010 | ($2,053,778) |
2011 | ($1,825,550) |
2012 | ($1,830,074) |
2013 | ($1,834,754) |
2014 | ($1,839,590) |
Fiscal Year | Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 |
---|---|
2010 | 1.0 |
2011 | 1.0 |
2012 | 1.0 |
2013 | 1.0 |
2014 | 1.0 |
The bill would require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to develop a mental health intervention program for veterans. The bill would require that the program provide for peer-to-peer counseling and be developed by January 1, 2010.
DSHS estimates they will need one full-time equivalent to coordinate a workgroup and lead the development and implementation of the program and to monitor the program once implemented at an estimated cost of $0.1 million each fiscal year.
DSHS indicates they would contract with local mental health authorities (LMHAs) for provision of services. They assume each of the 37 LMHAs and the NorthSTAR program would each require funding for one peer-to-peer service coordinator at an estimated cost of $2.0 million in fiscal year 2010 and $1.8 million in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years.
DSHS indicates the cost of services provided by the LMHAs cannot be estimated. DSHS estimates there are 1.7 million veterans residing in Texas. The number of veterans who might seek services through the program cannot be determined. Providing services to even a small percentage of the veterans in the state could have a substantial cost. Type and duration of services are also unknown and variations in these factors could result in substantially different costs.
Source Agencies: | 537 State Health Services, Department of
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KK, LR, JJ
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