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2008 SESSION

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SB 381 Mental health and substance abuse treatment providers; background checks.

Introduced by: Stephen H. Martin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (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 assault and battery, so long as such offense was substantially related to substance abuse or mental illness and the applicant has been rehabilitated.  This bill is identical to HB 1203 (Melvin). 

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084047840  pdf
• 02/27/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB381ER)  pdf
• 03/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/08/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084047840
• 01/08/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/16/08  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
• 01/24/08  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/08  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/29/08  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/12/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/08  House: Read first time
• 02/12/08  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/19/08  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (18-Y 3-N)
• 02/20/08  House: Read second time
• 02/21/08  House: Read third time
• 02/21/08  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/21/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/21/08  House: Passed House with amendments (81-Y 15-N)
• 02/21/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (81-Y 15-N)
• 02/25/08  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/27/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/27/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB381ER)
• 02/27/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)