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Providing for a study regarding the possible establishment of a jail diversion program for offenders with a mental illness
Topics:Public safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2019
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill directs the division of criminal and juvenile justice planning of the department of human rights to conduct a study regarding the possible establishment of a jail diversion program for offenders with a mental illness for the purpose of reducing jail recidivism rates for nonviolent criminal offenders who suffer from mental illness. The bill requires the division to work with interested stakeholders including representatives from the department of human services, the department of corrections and other members of the criminal justice system, certain specially trained law enforcement personnel, and mental health providers.
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The study shall consider and review social, clinical, housing, and welfare services and shall also consider regulatory, liability, and funding issues. The division is required to submit a report with recommendations to the governor and the general assembly by December 15, 2019.
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