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CA AB860
Bill
Status
7/31/2017
Primary Sponsor
Ken Cooley
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission to conduct factfinding tours of facilities not open to the public, including locked mental health facilities, prisons, jails, and schools, if opening them would compromise safety or security.
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Requires the commission to provide notice under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act prior to tours, including the location, date, purpose, and reason the facility is not open to the public.
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Mandates the commission notify media of proposed tours and allow at least one media representative to attend, with provisions for a pool reporter if excessive requests would compromise facility safety.
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Prohibits the commission from taking formal action or discussing unrelated business during factfinding tours.
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Requires the commission to post a summary of each factfinding tour on its website within 10 days of completion.
Legislative Description
Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission: factfinding tour.
Last Action
Stricken from file.
9/11/2017