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GA HR1093
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/24/2016
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Alexander
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Study Committee on Mental Illness Initiative, Reform, Public Health, and Safety, composed of five House members appointed by the Speaker of the House
- Directs the committee to study mental health conditions, needs, and problems in Georgia, including treatment efforts, community-based housing, residential mental health facilities, and county/municipality infrastructure for care housing options
- Cites that at least 1.4 million Georgia adults have some form of mental illness, Georgia ranks last nationally in mental health professional availability (1 per 1,440 people), and spends only $59.00 per capita on state mental health agencies
- Notes that in 2015, law enforcement in 73 of 159 Georgia counties traveled nearly 2 million miles and spent over 12,000 hours transporting mental health patients, and that one in six state prisoners has been diagnosed with a mental illness
- Requires the committee to file a report of findings and legislative recommendations with the Clerk of the House prior to the committee's abolishment date of December 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Joint Study Committee on Mental Illness Initiative, Reform, Public Health, and Safety; create
Last Action
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
3/24/2016
Full Bill Text
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