Behavioral Health Services Coalition
Legislative Update: For Week Ending February 12, 2010
Days 14 - 17 of the Legislative Session
The House passed out the 2010 Budget without any changes to mental health dollars.
Bills to watch:
HB 339 - Sponsor: Representative Pat Gardner
Mental Health: Competent adult to control either directly or indirectly his/her mental health care decisions
HB 544 - Sponsor: Representative Wendell Willard
Records and hearings: Sharing of confidential information
HB 1144 - Sponsor: Representative Mary Margaret Oliver
Juvenile proceedings: detention
HB 882 - Sponsor: Representative Mike Jacobs
Public Schools: BULLYING
SB 304 - Sponsor: Senator Renee Unterman
Offenses: Mandate a minimum age for the prosecution of prostitution offenses
SB 395 - Sponsor: Senator Renee Unterman
Courts: Create mental health court division, provide for assignments of cases
SB 376 - Sponsor: Senator Renee Unterman
Behavioral Health/Developmental Disabilities: Revise provisions
SB 391- Sponsor: Senator Renee Unterman
Proceedings: Provide for certain children found incompetent to stand trial
The session is out Monday, February 15th and Friday, February 19th.
Please watch for these Public Policy Updates on a weekly basis throughout the session.
Feel free to share this information with all who are interested in mental health and addictive disease services.
