Higher educational institutions; mental health record release authorization when enrolling. (HB752)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville) with support from 14 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Enrollment in an institution of higher education; mental health record release authorization. Requires institutions of higher education to obtain a mental health record release authorization from students prior to enrollment. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2008 | Committee |
01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088427432 |
01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/22/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB752) |
02/04/2008 | Continued to 2009 in Education |
Comments
This is making assumptions about mental health treatment and danger to self and others that is false. If the purpose is to promote a safe campus for all, it would be more appropriate to make students reveal juvenile criminal convictions, like the UVA student who killed someone on the corner and never had to tell UVA he had a criminal history. But you can't make people reveal juvenile crimes so why should you be able to force people who have never been convicted of any crime nor committed any violence to sign away their right to privacy about past or current mental health treatment? This does not promote safety, it promotes prejudice and discrimination and will have a chilling effect on families and children who might otherwise seek treatment.