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2001 SESSION
HB 1898 Human rights committees; persons with mental illness, etc.
Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Persons with mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse problems; state and local human rights committees. Clarifies that the two consumers that must serve on state or local human rights committees may be individuals who are receiving (as in current law) or individuals who have received, within five years of their initial appointment, public or private mental health, mental retardation, or substance abuse treatment or habilitation services.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Persons with mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse problems; state and local human rights committees. Clarifies that at least two consumers must serve on state or local human rights committees who have received, within five years of their initial appointment, public or private mental health, mental retardation, or substance abuse treatment or habilitation services.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Persons with mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse problems; state and local human rights committees. Clarifies that at least two consumers shall serve on state or local human rights committees who are receiving or have received public or private mental health, mental retardation, or substance abuse treatment or habilitation services. The clarification permitting former recipients of services to be members of such committees conforms to the definition of consumer in this title.