Bill > S2581

Introduced Session

This bill requires the Department of Law and Public Safety, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, to establish a training program for law enforcement officers to educate those most likely to encounter persons in crisis about police interactions with persons with behavioral health issues. The training program curriculum under the bill is to include information on identifying and recognizing different forms of behavioral health disorders or issues; techniques for intervening with, interviewing, de-escalating, and assessing a person who may have such a disorder; issues relating to suicide and prevention techniques; recognizing, identifying, and understanding the main effects of commonly prescribed prescription medications used to treat those who may have a behavioral health disorder; community resources and options for treatment, including identification of local resources; methods of determining appropriate treatment options; and standards utilized in this State for involuntary commitment to inpatient and outpatient treatment. The Attorney General is authorized to issue guidelines or directives governing the law enforcement training required by the bill.

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Vin Gopal (D)*,  Tom Kean (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 06/15/2020)