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STATEWIDE CRISIS LINE

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher

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House Sponsor: Steve Eliason

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7     LONG TITLE
8     Committee Note:
9          The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee recommended this bill.
10     General Description:
11          This bill enacts provisions related to the creation of a statewide mental health crisis
12     line.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This bill:
15          ▸     defines terms;
16          ▸     creates the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission;
17          ▸     addresses the membership and duties of the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission;
18          ▸     requires the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission to report to the Political
19     Subdivisions Interim Committee; and
20          ▸     provides a repeal date.
21     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22          None
23     Other Special Clauses:
24          None
25     Utah Code Sections Affected:
26     AMENDS:
27          63I-1-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapters 65, 136, 156, 322, and 408

28     ENACTS:
29          63C-18-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
30          63C-18-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
31          63C-18-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
32          63C-18-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
33          63C-18-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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35     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
36          Section 1. Section 63C-18-101 is enacted to read:
37     
CHAPTER 18. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS LINE COMMISSION

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Part 1. General Provisions

39          63C-18-101. Title.
40          (1) This chapter is known as the "Mental Health Crisis Line Commission."
41          (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."
42          Section 2. Section 63C-18-102 is enacted to read:
43          63C-18-102. Definitions.
44          As used in this chapter:
45          (1) "Commission" means the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission created in Section
46     63C-18-202.
47          (2) "Local mental health crisis line" means a phone number or other response system
48     that is:
49          (a) accessible within a particular geographic area of the state; and
50          (b) intended to allow an individual to contact and interact with a qualified mental or
51     behavioral health professional.
52          (3) "Statewide mental health crisis line" means a statewide phone number or other
53     response system that allows an individual to contact and interact with a qualified mental or
54     behavioral health professional 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
55          Section 3. Section 63C-18-201 is enacted to read:
56     
Part 2. Commission Creation

57          63C-18-201. Title.
58          This part is known as "Commission Creation."

59          Section 4. Section 63C-18-202 is enacted to read:
60          63C-18-202. Commission established -- Members.
61          (1) There is created the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission, composed of the
62     following 11 members:
63          (a) the executive director of the University Neuropsychiatric Institute;
64          (b) the governor or the governor's designee;
65          (c) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health;
66          (d) one representative of the Office of the Attorney General, appointed by the attorney
67     general;
68          (e) one representative of the Utah Communications Authority, appointed by the
69     executive director of the Utah Communications Authority;
70          (f) two individuals who are mental or behavioral health clinicians licensed to practice
71     in the state, appointed by the chair of the commission, at least one of whom is an individual
72     who:
73          (i) is licensed as a physician under:
74          (A) Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act;
75          (B) Title 58, Chapter 67b, Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; or
76          (C) Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; and
77          (ii) is board eligible for a psychiatry specialization recognized by the American Board
78     of Medical Specialists or the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic
79     Specialists;
80          (g) one individual who represents a county of the first or second class, appointed by the
81     chair of the commission;
82          (h) one individual who represents a county of the third, fourth, or fifth class, appointed
83     by the chair of the commission;
84          (i) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House
85     of Representatives; and
86          (j) one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate.
87          (2) (a) The executive director of the University Neuropsychiatric Institute is the chair
88     of the commission.
89          (b) The chair of the commission shall appoint a member of the commission to serve as

90     the vice chair of the commission, with the approval of the commission.
91          (c) The chair of the commission shall set the agenda for each commission meeting.
92          (3) (a) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum.
93          (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the commission.
94          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a member may not receive
95     compensation, benefits, per diem, or travel expenses for the member's service on the
96     commission.
97          (b) Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by
98     Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.
99          (5) The Office of the Attorney General shall provide staff support to the commission.
100          Section 5. Section 63C-18-203 is enacted to read:
101          63C-18-203. Commission duties -- Reporting requirements.
102          (1) (a) The commission shall:
103          (i) identify a method to integrate existing local mental health crisis lines to ensure each
104     individual who accesses a local mental health crisis line is connected to a qualified mental or
105     behavioral health professional, regardless of the time, date, or number of individuals trying to
106     simultaneously access the local mental health crisis line;
107          (ii) study how to establish and implement a statewide mental health crisis line,
108     including identifying:
109          (A) a statewide phone number or other means for an individual to easily access the
110     statewide mental health crisis line;
111          (B) a supply of qualified mental or behavioral health professionals to staff the
112     statewide mental health crisis line; and
113          (C) a funding mechanism to operate and maintain the statewide mental health crisis
114     line; and
115          (iii) coordinate with local mental health authorities in fulfilling the commission's duties
116     described in Subsections (1)(a)(i) and (ii).
117          (b) The commission may conduct other business related to the commission's duties
118     described in Subsection (1)(a).
119          (2) Before November 30, 2017, the commission shall report to the Political
120     Subdivisions Interim Committee regarding:

121          (a) the extent to which the commission fulfilled the commission's duties described in
122     Subsection (1); and
123          (b) recommendations for future legislation related to integrating local mental health
124     crisis lines or establishing a statewide mental health crisis line.
125          Section 6. Section 63I-1-263 is amended to read:
126          63I-1-263. Repeal dates, Titles 63A to 63N.
127          (1) Subsection 63A-5-104(4)(h) is repealed on July 1, 2024.
128          (2) Section 63A-5-603, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1, 2023.
129          (3) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
130     1, 2018.
131          (4) Title 63C, Chapter 4b, Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, is
132     repealed November 30, 2019.
133          (5) Title 63C, Chapter 16, Prison Development Commission Act, is repealed July 1,
134     2020.
135          (6) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
136     repealed July 1, 2021.
137          (7) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Mental Health Crisis Line Commission, is repealed July 1,
138     2018.
139          [(7)] (8) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed
140     July 1, 2020.
141          [(8)] (9) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
142          [(9)] (10) On July 1, 2025:
143          (a) in Subsection 17-27a-404(3)(c)(ii), the language that states "the Resource
144     Development Coordinating Committee," is repealed;
145          (b) Subsection 23-14-21(2)(c) is amended to read "(c) provide notification of proposed
146     sites for the transplant of species to local government officials having jurisdiction over areas
147     that may be affected by a transplant.";
148          (c) in Subsection 23-14-21(3), the language that states "and the Resource Development
149     Coordinating Committee" is repealed;
150          (d) in Subsection 23-21-2.3(1), the language that states "the Resource Development
151     Coordinating Committee created in Section 63J-4-501 and" is repealed;

152          (e) in Subsection 23-21-2.3(2), the language that states "the Resource Development
153     Coordinating Committee and" is repealed;
154          (f) Subsection 63J-4-102(1) is repealed and the remaining subsections are renumbered
155     accordingly;
156          (g) Subsections 63J-4-401(5)(a) and (c) are repealed;
157          (h) Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(b) is renumbered to Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(a) and the
158     word "and" is inserted immediately after the semicolon;
159          (i) Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(d) is renumbered to Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(b);
160          (j) Sections 63J-4-501, 63J-4-502, 63J-4-503, 63J-4-504, and 63J-4-505 are repealed;
161     and
162          (k) Subsection 63J-4-603(1)(e)(iv) is repealed and the remaining subsections are
163     renumbered accordingly.
164          [(10)] (11) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
165     63M-7-504, is repealed July 1, 2017.
166          [(11)] (12) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1,
167     2017.
168          [(12)] (13) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2018.
169          [(13)] (14) (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 4, Recycling Market Development Zone Act,
170     is repealed January 1, 2021.
171          (b) Subject to Subsection [(13)] (14)(c), Sections 59-7-610 and 59-10-1007 regarding
172     tax credits for certain persons in recycling market development zones, are repealed for taxable
173     years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
174          (c) A person may not claim a tax credit under Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007:
175          (i) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section 59-7-610 or
176     59-10-1007, if the machinery or equipment is purchased on or after January 1, 2021; or
177          (ii) for an expenditure described in Subsection 59-7-610(1)(b) or 59-10-1007(1)(b), if
178     the expenditure is made on or after January 1, 2021.
179          (d) Notwithstanding Subsections [(13)] (14)(b) and (c), a person may carry forward a
180     tax credit in accordance with Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007 if:
181          (i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007; and
182          (ii) (A) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section

183     59-7-610 or 59-10-1007, the machinery or equipment is purchased on or before December 31,
184     2020; or
185          (B) for an expenditure described in Subsection 59-7-610(1)(b) or 59-10-1007(1)(b), the
186     expenditure is made on or before December 31, 2020.
187          [(14)] (15) Section 63N-2-512 is repealed on July 1, 2021.
188          [(15)] (16) (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 6, Utah Small Business Jobs Act, is repealed
189     January 1, 2021.
190          (b) Section 59-9-107 regarding tax credits against premium taxes is repealed for
191     calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
192          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection [(15)] (16)(b), an entity may carry forward a tax credit
193     in accordance with Section 59-9-107 if:
194          (i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 59-9-107 on or before December
195     31, 2020; and
196          (ii) the qualified equity investment that is the basis of the tax credit is certified under
197     Section 63N-2-603 on or before December 31, 2023.
198          [(16)] (17) Title 63N, Chapter 12, Part 3, Utah Broadband Outreach Center, is repealed
199     July 1, 2018.






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