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This bill appropriates funds for the Mississippi Department of Mental Health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, allocating over $253 million from the State General Fund and over $450 million from special funds, with specific amounts designated for various services including Medicaid state share, Alzheimer's disease services, crisis centers, mental health first aid training, and physician services at community mental health centers, while also outlining strict guidelines for personal services expenditures, including vacancy funding and headcount limitations, and setting performance targets for the department across its service areas, including mental health services, intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) services, and children and youth services, and further authorizes the department to purchase land, construct and renovate facilities, and contract with entities for crisis stabilization units, with provisions for call-back pay for employees working holidays, preference for Mississippi Industries for the Blind in purchasing, and the reappropriation of funds for specific projects like the CARES Center.

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