Expanding Peace Officers Mental Health Grant Program
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2021 Regular Session |
Concerning expanding the peace officers behavioral health support grant program to include community partnerships, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
The act expands the peace officers mental health support grant program (grant program) to include law enforcement agencies, behavioral health entities, county or district public health agencies, community-based social service and behavioral health providers, peace officer organizations, and public safety agencies as eligible entities. The act renames the grant program the peace officers behavioral health support and community partnerships grant program to reflect these changes.
The act also expands the purposes for which grant money can be used to include co-responder community responses and community-based alternative responses. Public safety agencies, law enforcement agencies, and peace officer organizations that apply for a grant are encouraged to do so in collaboration with mental health centers and other community-based social service or behavioral health providers in their region. The act specifies which funding opportunities each entity may apply for.
The act appropriates $1,000,000 to the department of local affairs for the grant program.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Prime Sponsors
Representative
Julie McCluskie
Committees
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Related Documents & Information
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/08/2021 | Senate Amendments | REPASS |
59
AYE
5
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 06/08/2021 | Senate Amendments | CONCUR |
59
AYE
4
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/10/2021 | Third Reading | BILL |
57
AYE
6
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2021 | Third Reading | BILL |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 06/27/2021 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 06/22/2021 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 06/22/2021 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 06/22/2021 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 06/08/2021 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 06/08/2021 | House | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 06/07/2021 | House | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily |
| 06/07/2021 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily |
| 06/04/2021 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 06/03/2021 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 06/03/2021 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 05/18/2021 | Senate | Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 05/10/2021 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government |
| 05/10/2021 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/07/2021 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 05/07/2021 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 03/08/2021 | House | House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 02/16/2021 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services + Appropriations |