Mental health and vulnerable adult task force.

HB 169 continues Wyoming's Mental Health and Vulnerable Adult Task Force through December 2024. The task force, composed of 3 House members, 3 Senate members, and agency directors (including health, family services, corrections, and education), must study state mental health services, remove interagency barriers, and develop programs addressing unmet needs like adolescent behavioral services and court diversion for mentally ill individuals. It requires a final report by October 1, 2024, and is funded with $55,000 from the general fund for legislative members' expenses. The bill directly affects vulnerable adults and mental health service recipients by mandating coordinated system improvements.