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HB 1203 Mental health and substance abuse treatment providers; background checks.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Mental health and substance abuse treatment providers; background checks. Allows community services boards and providers licensed by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to hire as a direct care employee in adult substance abuse or mental health treatment programs a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor violation relating to assault and battery as long as such offenses were substantially related to substance abuse or mental illness and the applicant has been rehabilitated. This bill is identical to SB 381 (Martin).
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084059840 pdf
- 01/28/08 House: Printed as engrossed 084059840-E pdf
- 02/27/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1203ER) pdf
- 03/11/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084059840
- 01/09/08 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/24/08 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (18-Y 4-N)
- 01/25/08 House: Read first time
- 01/28/08 House: Read second time
- 01/28/08 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/28/08 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1203E
- 01/28/08 House: Printed as engrossed 084059840-E
- 01/29/08 House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 22-N)
- 01/29/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (75-Y 22-N)
- 01/29/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/30/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/21/08 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/08 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/08 House: Enrolled
- 02/27/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1203ER)
- 02/27/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 383 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/11/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383)