Mental Health of Minors
Summary
Mental Health of Minors; Provides requirements for initiation of mental health examination & treatment of minors; provides monitoring duties for DCF & DOE relating to use of involuntary examinations & other mandatory mental health treatments of minors; provides reporting duties for schools; requires school districts, charter school sponsors, & other entities to develop & implement policies & procedures; requires school districts to submit policies & procedures to DOE.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Jan 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Fentrice Driskell
DDemocratic
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