Sec. 37.14.003. - Responsibilities of the governor. - Alaska Statutes

(a) At the time the governor submits the report under AS 37.07.060(b), the governor shall submit to the legislature a separate appropriation bill limited to appropriations for the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program.

(b) If the appropriations in the bill submitted by the governor under (a) of this section differ from those proposed by the authority, the bill must be accompanied by a report explaining the reasons for the differences between the proposed appropriations in the governor's bill and the authority's recommendations for expenditures from the general fund for the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program.

(c) If the governor vetoes all or a part of an appropriation for the integrated comprehensive mental health program, the governor's veto message must explain the vetoes in light of the authority's recommendations for expenditures from the general fund for the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program.