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The Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act of 1956 (Public Law 84-830) was an Act of Congress passed to improve mental health care in the United States territory of Alaska. It became the focus of a major political controversy [ 1 ] after opponents nicknamed it the " Siberia Bill" and denounced it as being part of a communist plot to hospitalize and ...
The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was legislation signed by American President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort through the Democratically controlled House of ...
About a decade after the Alaska Statehood Act in 1959 there were two significant Federal acts that impacted Alaska Natives.. The first was the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of December 1971, which set up 13 regional for-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations for Alaska Natives - 12 in the state and one based in the Lower 48 for Alaska Natives living in the continental United ...
Mar. 19—JUNEAU — A day after lawmakers failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of a bipartisan education bill, Senate leaders said it was up to House Republicans to lead the charge on ...
The 21st Century Cures Act (§§ 8001 et seq.) replaced ADMS with the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (42 U.S.C. § 300x-21 et seq) and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (42 U.S.C. § 300x et seq).
Students in Alaska's capital walked out of school Thursday and marched through the halls of the statehouse to protest Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy's latest education veto and the Legislature's ...
This second round of education relief funding was called "ESSER 2.0" by the U.S. Department of Education. A third round of relief funding, ESSER 3.0, sent $122 billion to K-12 public education on March 11, 2021 through the American Rescue Plan Act signed by President Joe Biden. In total, $190 billion in relief fund was sent to K-12 education in ...
Cline's two grants were among 10 the foundation awarded around the district, meant to help spur above-and-beyond projects the foundation determined will make the most difference for USD 501 students.