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S.F. No. 1998 - Establishing a Working Group for Offenders with Mental Illness, Second Engrossment
 
Author: Senator Barbara Goodwin
 
Prepared By: Joan White, Senate Counsel (651/296-3814)
 
Date: March 21, 2014



 

     S.F. No. 1998 requires the Commissioners of Human Services and Corrections to convene a working group to address issues related to offenders with mental illness who are arrested or subject to arrest.  The working group’s main objective is to explore the establishment of a facility that would serve as a hub for offenders with mental illness in the metropolitan area, to which the offenders could be transported by law enforcement and assessed.  The working group may also consider how similar facilities could function out state.  The bill provides the commissioners with the authority to compile the working group that has expertise and represents a broad range of interests.  The first meeting must be convened by August 1, 2014, with the report due by January 15, 2015, summarizing the working groups activities, recommendations, and draft legislation.   This section is effective the day following final enactment.

 
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