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2006 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Ware
Mental Health Evaluation Rate Increase

Item 33 #2h

Item 33 #2h

First Year - FY2007 Second Year - FY2008
Judicial Department
General District Courts FY2007 $482,100 FY2008 $482,100 GF

Language
Page 20, line 2, strike "$82,147,773" and insert "$82,629,873".
Page 20, line 2, strike "$82,147,773" and insert "$82,629,873".


Explanation
(This amendment provides $482,100 each year from the general fund to increase the rates paid for the clinical psychological evaluations necessary to determine whether accused persons are competent to stand for trial, their mental status at the time of the alleged offense, and their mental status before sentencing. Currently, the rates for these services range from $200 to $400. The funding provided in this amendment would increase these rates to between $400 and $750.)