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OFA Bill Analysis
HB 5433
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMITTEE ON BEHAVIORAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH POLICY AND OVERSIGHT.
SUMMARY:
The bill establishes a Behavioral and Mental Health Policy and
Oversight Committee to evaluate the availability and efficacy of
prevention, early intervention, and mental health treatment services
and options for children.
The Committee must make recommendations regarding the
governance and administration of the mental health care system for
children and report to the Appropriations, Public Health, Social Services,
and Children's Committees, and the Office of Policy and Management
(OPM) by January 1, 2023. The Committee must then develop a strategic
plan that integrates such recommendations, and report on the progress
made toward implementing the plan as well as recommendations
related to implementing any goals identified in the plan, by August 1,
2023.
The bill requires the Committee to consult with one or more
organizations that focus on the quality of services for children or
research related to the well-being of children, and allows the Committee
to accept administrative support and technical and research assistance
from any such organization.
While members of the Committee serve without compensation, the
bill allows for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
member duties and requires the Committee to have allocated funds to
provide staffing support for the committee's work.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage 2022HB-05433-R000636-BA.DOCX
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COMMITTEE ACTION
Appropriations Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 50 Nay 0 (04/07/2022)