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SB 242: Mental Health

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families

Mental Health; directs CFS Dept. to develop cooperative agreements with local agencies for diverting from criminal justice system to civil mental health system persons with mental illness arrested for misdemeanor; directs Louis de la Parte Fla. Mental Health Institute at USF to report to Legislature on cost-effective diversion strategies; directs FDLE & CFS Dept. to jointly review training curricula for law enforcement officers, etc. APPROPRIATION: $100,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2003 (Ch. 99-396)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/8/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/20/1999 Senate • Referred to Children and Families; Fiscal Policy
1/26/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/03/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S --Not considered
2/9/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/17/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S
2/17/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Children and Families; Now in Fiscal Policy
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00030; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/03/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S --Not considered; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/17/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S; Comm. Action: Favorable by Children and Families -SJ 00014; Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00014
3/24/1999 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 00298; Placed on Calendar
4/8/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00481
4/13/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00481, -SJ 00512
4/15/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00512, -SJ 00575
4/16/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00575
4/21/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00637
4/22/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00637, -SJ 00707; Read second time -SJ 00668; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00669; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00669
4/23/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00770; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00770; Immediately certified -SJ 00770
4/23/1999 House • In Messages
4/30/1999 House • Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2003 (Ch. 99-396)