Higher educational institutions; mental health treatment coordination. (SB623)
Introduced By
Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) with support from co-patron Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Higher education; mental health treatment coordination. Requires the governing board of each public institution of higher education to establish a written memorandum of understanding with their local community services board or behavioral health authority, local hospitals, and other local mental health facilities in order to coordinate the care of current students. Each institution of higher education shall designate a contact person to be notified when a student is involuntarily committed, or when a student is discharged from a facility and he consents to such notification. Each memorandum shall include the institution of higher education in the post-discharge planning of a student who has been committed, to the extent allowable under state and federal privacy laws. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/20/2012 | Presented and ordered printed 12104179D |
| 01/20/2012 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 01/23/2012 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
| 02/01/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB623) |
| 02/02/2012 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105006D-S1 |
| 02/03/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2012 | Read second time |
| 02/06/2012 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/06/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105006D-S1 |
| 02/06/2012 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB623S1 |
| 02/07/2012 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/13/2012 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2012 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 02/14/2012 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts |
| 02/21/2012 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
| 03/10/2012 | Left in Education |