Indiana § 12-29-2-1.2 County financial assistance for community mental health centers;
purposes; appropriation

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-29-2-1.2 — County financial assistance for community mental health centers; purposes; appropriation

Indiana § 12-29-2-1.2

Art. 29FINANCING LOCAL PROGRAMS

Ch. 2Community Mental Health Centers

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Ind. Code § 12-29-2-1.2 (2026).

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(a)The county executive of a county may authorize the furnishing of financial assistance for the purposes described in subsection (b) to a community mental health center that is located or will be located:

(1)in the county;

(2)anywhere in Indiana, if the community mental health center is organized to provide services to at least two (2) counties, including the county executive's county; or

(3)in an adjacent state, if the center is organized to provide services to Indiana residents, including residents in the county executive's county. If a community mental health center is organized to serve more than one (1) county, upon request of the county executive, each county fiscal body may appropriate money annually from the county's general fund to provide financial assistance for the comm

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2. (a) The county executive of a county may
authorize the furnishing of financial assistance for the purposes
described in subsection (b) to a community mental health center that
is located or will be located:
(1) in the county;
(2) anywhere in Indiana, if the community mental health center is
organized to provide services to at least two (2) counties,
including the county executive's county; or
(3) in an adjacent state, if the center is organized to provide
services to Indiana residents, including residents in the county
executive's county.
If a community mental health center is organized to serve more than
one (1) county, upon request of the county executive, each county fiscal
body may appropriate money annually from the county's general fund
to provide financial assistance for the community mental health center.
(b) Assistance authorized under this section shall be used for the
following purposes:
(1) Constructing a community mental health center.
(2) Operating a community mental health center.
(c) The appropriation from a county authorized under subsection (a)
may not exceed the product of the amount determined under section
2(b)(2) of this chapter for that year multiplied by one and five hundred
four thousandths (1.504).
(d) For purposes of this subsection, "first calendar year" refers to the
first calendar year after 2008 in which the county imposes an ad
valorem property tax levy for the county general fund to provide
financial assistance under this chapter. If a county did not provide
financial assistance under this chapter in 2008, the county, for a
following calendar year:
(1) may propose a financial assistance budget; and
(2) shall refer its proposed financial assistance budget for the first
calendar year to the department of local government finance
before the tax levy is advertised.
The ad valorem property tax levy to fund the budget for the first
calendar year is subject to review and approval under IC 6-1.1-18.5-10.