NC H786

Appropriates $2,000,000 in nonrecurring funds for fiscal year 2021-2022 to the Department of Public Safety for grants to municipal police departments and county sheriffs' offices

Allocates $800,000 for eight nonpolice response units ($100,000 each) to address nonviolent, noncriminal 911 calls regarding mental health, homelessness, substance use, or behavioral health crises

Allocates $700,000 for seven co-responder models ($100,000 each) with law enforcement and mental health specialists jointly responding to mental or behavioral health crisis calls

Allocates $500,000 for five separate $100,000 grants to establish mental health divisions or increase Crisis Intervention Training for law enforcement and 911 communications personnel

Requires grant recipients to report by February 1, 2023 on grant utilization, demographics, dispatch case types, backup requests, involuntary commitment rates, complaints, operating costs, and 911 response metrics; Department of Public Safety must report findings to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety by March 1, 2023