NC H887

Appropriates $2,000,000 in nonrecurring General Fund money to the Department of Public Safety in fiscal year 2023-2024 to establish a pilot program providing grants to municipal police departments and county sheriffs' offices for mental health crisis response initiatives.

Distributes $800,000 to establish eight nonpolice response units ($100,000 each), $700,000 to establish seven co-responder models with law enforcement and mental health specialists ($100,000 each), and $500,000 for five grants ($100,000 each) to increase Crisis Intervention Training for officers and 911 communications personnel.

Eligible grant recipients must have active mental or behavioral health crisis response models or be developing models that will be operational by January 1, 2024.

Requires grant recipients to report by February 1, 2025 on grant utilization, demographics served, dispatch case types, unit frequency, backup requests, involuntary commitment rates, complaints, operating costs, emergency response metrics, and outcomes.

Directs the Department of Public Safety to report findings to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety by March 1, 2025, with the act becoming effective July 1, 2023.