Plain English Breakdown
The official status indicates the bill was vetoed, and while lawmakers may override a veto, the provided text does not confirm if an override occurred.
Behavioral Health Teams for Justice-Involved People
This vetoed bill would have allowed counties to create teams that help people with mental illness in jail or just released get connected to support services.
What This Bill Does
- Allows counties to form a behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel team for justice-involved individuals diagnosed with mental illness.
- Helps these teams quickly identify, assess, and connect people to supportive services while they are in jail or after release from county jail.
- Permits agencies and team members to share confidential information so care continues without interruption.
- Requires each county to create specific rules for how this private information is shared.
- Lets the team add a qualified person as a member just for one specific case if needed.
Who It Names or Affects
- Counties that choose to establish these new teams.
- People involved with the justice system who have been diagnosed with mental illness.
- Provider agencies and members of the personnel team who share or receive private records.
Terms To Know
- Justice-involved person
- A person defined by this bill as someone currently in jail or recently released from county jail.
- Multidisciplinary personnel team
- A group of people from different agencies working together to coordinate care and services.
Limits and Unknowns
- The governor vetoed this bill, so it did not become law unless lawmakers later overrode the veto.
- Counties are allowed but not required to create these teams under this proposal.
- Specific details about how counties must develop their information-sharing protocols are left for each county to decide.