General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to DMH for additional ID/DD Home- and Community-Based Waiver slots and additional staff.

SB 2940 appropriates $36 million from Mississippi's General Fund for fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Mental Health (DMH). The funds will directly support 2,850 additional ID/DD (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) Home- and Community-Based Waiver program slots (increasing total slots to 4,600) and hire additional staff to manage these services. This funding, $35 million for slots and $1 million for staff, applies to residents in Mississippi who qualify for community-based waiver services instead of institutional care. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026, and is a direct funding allocation without new policy requirements.