3rd Sub. H.B. 29
LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL
6 Approved for Filing: S. Larson 6
6 02-06-23 2:14 PM 6
H.B. 29
3rd Sub. (Cherry)
Representative Andrew Stoddard proposes the following substitute bill:
1 MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
2 CO-RESPONSE
3 2023 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard
6 Senate Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher
7
8LONG TITLE
9General Description:
10 This bill requires the Division of Integrated Healthcare to establish a grant program to
11fund best practice crisis intervention teams.
12Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 <requires the Division of Integrated Healthcare to establish a grant program to fund
15best practice crisis intervention teams; and
16 <requires tracking and reporting of activities and outcomes funded through the grant
17program.
18Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19 This bill appropriates for fiscal year 2024:
20 <to the Department of Health and Human Services - Integrated Health Care Services,
21as a one-time appropriation:
22 Cfrom the General Fund, One-time, $2,000,000.
23Other Special Clauses:
24 None
25Utah Code Sections Affected:
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26ENACTS:
27 26B-4-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
28
29Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 26B-4-102 is enacted to read:
31 26B-4-102. Best practice crisis intervention team grant program.
32 (1) As used in this section:
33 (a) "Best practice crisis intervention team" means a team created under a best practice
34crisis intervention team program that:
35 (i) is comprised of law enforcement officers and mental health professionals certified
36by the division; and
37 (ii) is intended to support an outcome for an individual in crisis that:
38 (A) increases engagement with appropriate community resources and services; and
39 (B) reduces the likelihood of commitment, hospitalization, or incarceration.
40 (b) "Best practice crisis intervention team program" means a community partnership
41between law enforcement, mental health systems, and advocates to improve mental health and
42substance use crisis response through best practice crisis intervention teams.
43 (c) "Division" means the Division of Integrated Healthcare created in Section
4426B-1-204.
45 (d) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section
4653-13-103.
47 (e) "Local law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section
4853-13-101.
49 (f) "Mobile crisis outreach team" means the same as that term is defined in Section
5062A-15-102.
51 (2) (a) The division shall establish and administer a grant program for local law
52enforcement agencies to create or expand a best practice crisis intervention program.
53 (b) A law enforcement agency awarded a grant under this section shall use the grant to
54assist best practice crisis intervention teams to respond to an incident upon request of a mobile
55crisis outreach team or if a mobile crisis outreach team is not available.
56 (3) A law enforcement agency that submits a proposal for a grant to the division shall 02-06-23 2:14 PM 3rd Sub. (Cherry) H.B. 29
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57include in the proposal:
58 (a) a plan for creating or expanding the law enforcement agency's best practice crisis
59intervention program;
60 (b) any funding sources in addition to the grant for the proposal;
61 (c) any existing or planned partnerships between the law enforcement agency and
62another entity to implement the proposal; and
63 (d) other information the division determines necessary to evaluate the proposal.
64 (4) The division:
65 (a) shall establish data tracking and reporting requirements for a local law enforcement
66agency that receives a grant that includes:
67 (i) activities;
68 (ii) outcomes; and
69 (iii) collaborations; and
70 (b) may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
71Rulemaking Act, to establish:
72 (i) standards, qualifications, and training requirements for the certification of best
73practice crisis intervention teams providing services under a best practice intervention program;
74and
75 (ii) (A) eligibility criteria for a grant;
76 (B) the form and process for submitting a proposal to the division for a grant;
77 (C) the method and formula for determining a grant amount; and
78 (D) reporting requirements for a grant recipient.
79 Section 2. Appropriation.
80 The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
812023, and ending June 30, 2024. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
82fiscal year 2024. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
83Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
84indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
85ITEM 1
86To Department of Health and Human Services - Integrated Health Care Services
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88 Schedule of Programs:
89 Non-Medicaid Behavioral Health Treatment and
90 Crisis Response 2,000,000
91 The Legislature intends that:
92 (1) the appropriation under this item be used to award grants under Section 26B-4-102;
93and
94 (2) under Section 63J-1-603, the appropriation under this item not lapse at the close of
95fiscal year 2024 and the use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to the purposes described in
96Subsection (1) of this item.