The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
SR 61 Original 2022 Regular Session Jackson
Reestablishes a task force, originally created by SR 130 of the 2021 R.S., to study the
implementation of a partnership between law enforcement agencies and safety net hospitals in order
to reduce or eliminate incidents of law enforcement officers handling nonviolent calls or behavioral
or social crises, and requires that the task force submit a report to the Senate and the David R.
Poynter Legislative Research Library no later than March 1, 2023.
The task force membership is comprised of the following:
(1)A representative of the Louisiana Department of Health, office of behavioral health, to be
designated by the secretary of the department.
(2)A representative of the governor's office of disability affairs, to be designated by the
governor.
(3)A representative of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Louisiana Chapter and
a patient advocate for mental health, to be designated by the president of the chapter.
(4)A representative of the Louisiana Psychological Association, to be designated by the
president of the association.
(5)A representative of the Capital Area Human Services and a patient advocate for mental
health, to be designated by the chair of the board of directors.
(6)A representative of the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police, to be designated by the
president of the association.
(7)A representative of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association, to be designated by the president of
the association.
(8)A representative of Louisiana State University Shreveport, to be designated by the chancellor
of the university.
(9)A representative of Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Monroe Medical Center, to be
designated by the chief executive officer of the medical center.
(10)A representative of Louisiana Children's Medical Center, to be designated by the chief
executive officer of the medical center. (11)A representative of Louisiana's Mental Health Advocacy Service and a patient advocate for
mental health, to be designated by the chief of the board of trustees of the agency.
(12)A representative of the Tulane University School of Social Work, to be designated by the
dean of the school of social work.