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2014 SESSION
SJ 47 Mental health; joint subcommittee to study services in the Commonwealth in twenty-first century.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Study; joint subcommittee to study the mental health services in the Commonwealth; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study mental health services in the Commonwealth in the 21st century. The joint subcommittee shall consist of 12 legislative members. Members shall be appointed as follows: five members of the Senate, of whom two shall be members of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, two shall be members of the Senate Committee on Finance, and one shall be a member at-large, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and seven members of the House of Delegates, of whom two shall be members of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, two shall be members of the House Committee on Appropriations, and three shall be members at-large, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. The joint subcommittee may appoint work groups to assist it with its work. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) review and coordinate with the work of the Governor's Task Force on Improving Mental Health Services and Crisis Response; (ii) review the laws of the Commonwealth governing the provision of mental health services, including involuntary commitment of persons in need of mental health care; (iii) assess the systems of publicly funded mental health services, including emergency, forensic, and long-term mental health care and the services provided by local and regional jails and juvenile detention facilities; (iv) identify gaps in services and the types of facilities and services that will be needed to serve the needs of the Commonwealth in the 21st century; (v) examine and incorporate the objectives of House Joint Resolution 240 (1996) and House Joint Resolution 225 (1998) into its study; (vi) review and consider the report The Behavioral Health Services Study Commission: A Study of Virginia's Publicly Funded Behavioral Health Services in the 21st Century; and (vii) recommend statutory or regulatory changes needed to improve access to services, the quality of services, and outcomes for individuals in need of services. In reviewing the need for facility beds at the community level, the joint subcommittee shall give consideration to whether the current fiscal incentives for expanding regional jail capacity should be eliminated and replaced with a new incentive for construction, renovation, or enlargement of community mental health facilities or programs, which may or may not be co-located with selected jails on a regional basis. The joint subcommittee shall consider the appropriate location of such facilities; cooperative arrangements with community services boards, behavioral health authorities, and public and private hospitals; licensing, staffing, and funding requirements; and the statutory and administrative arrangements for the governance of such facilities. The joint subcommittee shall give consideration to the development of such facilities or programs on a pilot basis. The joint subcommittee must submit its report to the Governor and the 2018 Regular Session of the General Assembly. This bill incorporates SJR 16 and SB 301.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101821D pdf
- 01/17/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104144D-S1 pdf
- 01/28/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104262D-S2 pdf
- 03/03/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105215D-H1 pdf
- 03/08/14 Senate: Conference substitute printed 14105644D-S3 pdf
- 03/08/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ47ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101821D
- 01/06/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/17/14 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute by voice vote
- 01/17/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104144D-S1
- 01/17/14 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/20/14 Senate: Incorporates SJ16
- 01/20/14 Senate: Incorporates SB301
- 01/28/14 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104262D-S2
- 01/29/14 Senate: Incorporates SJ16
- 01/29/14 Senate: Incorporates SB301
- 01/29/14 Senate: Read first time
- 01/30/14 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/14 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 14104144D-S1
- 01/30/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14104262D-S2
- 01/30/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ47S2
- 01/31/14 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/07/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/14 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/18/14 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
- 02/19/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/14 House: Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105215D-H1
- 03/05/14 House: Taken up
- 03/05/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14105215D-H1
- 03/05/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SJ47H1
- 03/05/14 House: Agreed to by House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/14 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate
- 03/06/14 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/06/14 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/06/14 Senate: Senate acceded to request
- 03/06/14 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/14 Senate: Senators: Deeds, Hanger, Puckett
- 03/06/14 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/14 House: Delegates: Cline, Bell, R.B., Watts
- 03/08/14 Senate: Conference substitute printed 14105644D-S3
- 03/08/14 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 1-N)
- 03/08/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 1-N)
- 03/08/14 Senate: Rules suspended (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/14 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate
- 03/08/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ47ER)