Community Colleges, State Board for; Board shall develop mental health referral policies, etc. (HB2322)

Introduced By

Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

State Board for Community Colleges; mental health policies. Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to develop a mental health referral policy that would require community colleges to designate at least one individual at each college to serve as a point of contact with an emergency services system clinician at a local community services board, or another qualified mental health services provider, for screenings and referrals of students who may have emergency or urgent mental health needs. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/18/2013Presented and ordered printed 13103706D
01/18/2013Referred to Committee on Education
01/22/2013Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts
01/25/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2322)
01/29/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
01/30/2013Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2013Read first time
02/01/2013Read second time and engrossed
02/04/2013Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/04/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/05/2013Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/14/2013Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2013Read third time
02/18/2013Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2013Enrolled
02/21/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2322ER)
02/21/2013Signed by Speaker
02/22/2013Signed by President
02/26/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2322ER)
03/20/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 606 (effective 7/1/13)
03/20/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0606)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.

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