Date: 10/29/2015

Final
Bill 3 - Law Enforcement Mental Health Collaboration Grants

TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved that Bill 3 (Attachment J) be included as onTIE



03:03 PM -- Bill 3 - Law Enforcement Mental Health Collaboration Grants

Jane Ritter, Office of Legislative Legal Services, provided an overview of Bill 3 (Attachment J). The bill creates a grant program in the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to provide local law enforcement agencies with funding to hire mental health professionals. These additional mental health staff will provide immediate services and assistance to persons exhibiting signs of mental illness or substance abuse who are involved in an investigation by a law enforcement agency. Grant recipients are required to collect data on the program and provide this to the DPS. The DPS cannot spend more than 5 percent of program funds for administrative purposes. Representative Singer commented on the bill and discussed the handouts he provided on Project EDGE (Attachment K, Attachment L, and Attachment M), which is a similar program to the one outlined in the bill.

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03:10 PM

The committee discussed the bill and the fiscal note for the bill (Attachment N). Representative Singer answered questions about whether similar programs as the one outlined in the bill exist in other parts of the country or in Colorado. He further discussed the bill.

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03:18 PM

Mr. Zepernick responded to questions about the bill's fiscal note. Representative Singer outlined how the bill could create cost savings for the state. He responded to questions about the bill and Project EDGE. Committee discussion about the bill ensued.
BILL:Bill 3 - Law Enforcement Mental Health Collaboration Grants
TIME: 03:27:33 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Moved that Bill 3 (Attachment J) be included as one of the bills forward by the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems to Legislative Council. The motion failed on a 3-3 vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Humphrey
No
Lee
Yes
Newell
Yes
Woods
No
Singer
Yes
Martinez Humenik
No
Final YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE