HOUSE BILL 555

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Jeff Steinborn

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A DAY PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--Two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the human services department for expenditure in fiscal year 2008 for a not-for-profit organization's clubhouse model day program designed for persons with severe mental illness, aiding in the recovery of such persons through socialization and life skills; vocational rehabilitation and employment services; weekend, evening and holiday programs; educational and housing services; and reintegration into the greater community. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the general fund.