Mental health awareness training; law enforcement officers, firefighters, etc. (SB1064)
Introduced By
Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath) with support from co-patron Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)
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
Mental health awareness training; law-enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to establish and administer a mental health awareness program for training persons in emergency services professions in recognizing potential mental health issues and assisting themselves and each other with mental health issues. The bill requires DBHDS to create and administer a process by which a program not created by DBHDS can be certified as a qualified mental health awareness program. The bill requires law-enforcement officers, emergency medical services personnel, and firefighters other than volunteer firefighters to participate in a mental health awareness program created or certified by DBHDS once every two years. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/06/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101027D |
| 01/06/2017 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 01/18/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1064) |
| 01/19/2017 | Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/19/2017 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 01/25/2017 | Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104652D-S1 |
| 01/26/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2017 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/27/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1064S1) |
| 01/30/2017 | Read second time |
| 01/30/2017 | Committee amendment rejected |
| 01/30/2017 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 01/30/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104652D-S1 |
| 01/30/2017 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1064S1 |
| 01/31/2017 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/03/2017 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/07/2017 | Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health |
| 02/08/2017 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
| 02/21/2017 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Comments
Excellent bill. Mental awareness training will help immensely in helping both police and firemen in dealing with people with anxiety, etc.
This is an excellent bill. Any increased help in helping a person who is anxious, depressed, acting out, confused, etc. is very necessary.
This is a very good, commonsense bill that will help emergency responders perform their jobs better. It has the potential to not only prevent tragic incidents, but also the loss of confidence in public servants resulting from such incidents.