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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill amends provisions relating to the composition and responsibilities of the
11 Forensic Mental Health Coordinating Council.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 ▸ amends the composition of the Forensic Mental Health Coordinating Council;
15 ▸ clarifies the responsibilities of the Forensic Mental Health Coordinating Council;
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17 ▸ makes technical changes.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19 None
20 Other Special Clauses:
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22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 62A-15-605, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 366
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26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 62A-15-605 is amended to read:
28 62A-15-605. Forensic Mental Health Coordinating Council -- Establishment and
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30 (1) There is established the Forensic Mental Health Coordinating Council composed of
31 the following members:
32 (a) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health or the director's
33 appointee;
34 (b) the superintendent of the state hospital or the superintendent's appointee;
35 (c) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's
36 appointee;
37 (d) a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole or its appointee;
38 (e) the attorney general or the attorney general's appointee;
39 (f) the director of the Division of Services for People with Disabilities or the director's
40 appointee;
41 (g) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services or the director's appointee;
42 (h) the director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or the director's
43 appointee;
44 (i) the state court administrator or the administrator's appointee;
45 (j) the state juvenile court administrator or the administrator's appointee;
46 (k) a representative from a local mental health authority or an organization, excluding
47 the state hospital that provides mental health services under contract with the Division of
48 Substance Abuse and Mental Health or a local mental health authority, as appointed by the
49 director of the division;
50 (l) the executive director of the [
51 Developmental Disabilities Council or the director's appointee; and
52 (m) other [
53 organizations with an interest in the mission described in Subsection (3), as appointed by the
54 members described in Subsections (1)(a) through (l).
55 (2) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
56 may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
57 (a) Section 63A-3-106;
58 (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
59 (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
60 63A-3-107.
61 (3) The purpose of the Forensic Mental Health Coordinating Council is to:
62 (a) advise the director regarding the state hospital admissions [
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64 (b) develop policies for coordination between the division and the Department of
65 Corrections;
66 (c) advise the executive director of the Department of Corrections regarding [
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68 Department of Corrections who are mentally ill;
69 (d) promote communication between and coordination among all agencies dealing with
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71 the civil commitment system or in the criminal or juvenile justice system;
72 (e) study, evaluate, and recommend changes to laws and procedures relating to
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74 the civil commitment system or in the criminal or juvenile justice system;
75 (f) identify and promote the implementation of specific policies and programs to deal
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77 who become involved in the civil commitment system or in the criminal or juvenile justice
78 system; and
79 (g) promote judicial education relating to [
80 disability or mental illness who become involved in the civil commitment system or in the
81 criminal or juvenile justice system.