‘An Act To Create the Substance Use Disorders Cabinet’
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Session - 128th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-645, Sponsored by
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Create the Substance Use Disorders Cabinet’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 5 MRSA c. 441 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 441
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS CABINET
§ 19151. Substance Use Disorders Cabinet
§ 19152. Duties of the cabinet
Within existing resources, the cabinet shall collaborate to create, manage and promote coordinated policies, programs and service delivery systems that address prevention, harm reduction and treatment of substance use disorders consistent with the purposes of this chapter. To accomplish these purposes, the cabinet shall:
§ 19153. Implementation and oversight
Within existing resources, the cabinet shall initiate, implement and oversee programs, policies and services consistent with the purposes of this chapter, which may include but are not limited to:
§ 19154. Funds
The cabinet is authorized to solicit, receive and pool funds from the Federal Government, any political subdivision of the State or any individual, foundation or corporation and may expend those funds for purposes that are consistent with this chapter.
§ 19155. Annual report
No later than January 31st of each year, the cabinet shall, within existing resources, provide an annual report to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs, criminal justice and public safety matters, education and cultural affairs, health and human services matters, judiciary matters, labor matters and state and local government matters. The cabinet shall make the report available to the public on the Department of Health and Human Services' publicly accessible website.
§ 19156. Repeal
This chapter is repealed June 30, 2022.
Sec. 2. Initial chair of the cabinet. Notwithstanding Title 5, section 19151, subsection 3, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, or the commissioner's designee, is the chair of the Substance Use Disorders Cabinet for the first 2-year term.’
summary
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. The amendment establishes the Substance Use Disorders Cabinet for a time-limited period, with a sunset date of June 30, 2022. The cabinet consists of the commissioners of Corrections, Education, Health and Human Services, Labor and Public Safety; the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court; and, at the discretion of the Governor, one member of the public. The initial chair of the cabinet is the Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee. The cabinet is established to promote interdepartmental collaboration on substance use disorders policy development, program implementation and service delivery in an integrated manner. The duties of the cabinet include coordinating funding, conducting long-term planning and policy development, coordinating service delivery, assessing resource capacity, reviewing programs and policies and communicating the work of the cabinet. The cabinet is authorized to solicit, receive and pool funds from the Federal Government, subdivisions of the State or individuals, foundations or corporations. The cabinet is required to submit an annual report to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs, criminal justice and public safety matters, education and cultural affairs, health and human services matters, judiciary matters, labor matters and state and local government matters and to make the report available to the public. The cabinet is required to carry out its duties within existing resources.