APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Behavioral Health Services Division for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This bill appropriates funding for Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare Behavioral Health Services Division for fiscal years 2025-2026, affecting Substance Abuse Treatment, Mental Health Services, and Psychiatric Hospitalization programs. Key provisions include reducing funding for Substance Abuse Treatment and Psychiatric Hospitalization while maintaining or slightly increasing some Mental Health Services allocations, cutting nine full-time equivalent positions in Mental Health Services, and prohibiting the use of funds for diversity training, critical race theory, or gender-related programming. It also requires a report on child assessment alternatives that excludes questions about sexual orientation and gender identity, and mandates that state funds not replace federal funding if federal support decreases. These changes directly impact how the department allocates resources for behavioral health services across its divisions.