Date: 03/04/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB10-014

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-014 to the CommitteePASS



01:31 PM -- Senate Bill 10-014

Representative Solano presented Senate Bill 10-014 which was recommended by the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System. She stated the bill makes several technical changes to clarify the role of family advocates in the juvenile justice family advocacy demonstration program. She stated that it also adds transitional services for juveniles to the demonstration project.

01:34 PM -- Chris Habgood, Division of Behavioral Health, Department of Human Services, spoke in support of the bill and provided a program profile to the committee (Attachment A).

100304AttachA.pdf

01:35 PM -- Thomas Dillingham, Executive Director, Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, spoke in support of the bill. He stated that he oversees the Jefferson County program site. He stated that the bill clearly defines what a family advocate is and defines what a family system navigator is.

01:37 PM -- Lacey Beruman, National Alliance on Mental Illness, spoke in support of the bill. She concurred with Mr. Dillingham's testimony.

01:38 PM

Representative Solano stated that the bill adds transitional services to the program. She spoke to the need for transitional services for juveniles coming out of the criminal justice system.

BILL:SB10-014
TIME: 01:39:20 PM
MOVED:Gagliardi
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-014 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Acree
VOTE
Acree
Yes
Apuan
Yes
Gerou
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Kerr J.
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Gagliardi
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS