Bill > HB0238

This bill amends several sections of Utah law to modify how interest is handled for specific funds and accounts within the Department of Health and Human Services. Specifically, the bill updates four different accounts - the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Fund, the Statewide Behavioral Health Crisis Response Account, the Suicide Prevention and Education Fund, and the Division of Services for People with Disabilities Restricted Account - to explicitly allow these accounts to earn interest and require that all interest earned be deposited back into the respective account. The bill clarifies technical language about how these accounts can be used, ensuring that interest generated by the funds can be reinvested to support their intended purposes. Each account serves a specific public service goal, such as supporting brain and spinal cord injury services, behavioral health crisis response, suicide prevention efforts, and services for people with disabilities. The changes are relatively minor administrative updates that provide more financial flexibility for these specialized accounts, allowing them to potentially grow through interest earnings. The bill is set to take effect on May 7, 2025, giving state agencies time to prepare for the implementation of these modest accounting changes.

Health and Social Services

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