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2019 OK H.B. 2890

Title - Mental health

Law Number - 2019 OK H.B. 2890

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Relates to mental health,relates to disclosure of confidential and privileged information,prohibits certain entities from contacting law enforcement under certain circumstances for persons seeking treatment,provides an effective date.

2019 OK S.B. 1660

Title - Mental health diversion by law enforcement

Law Number - 2019 OK S.B. 1660

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Relates to mental health diversion by law enforcement,relates to intoxicated persons in public places,modifies language,modifies allowable facilities,allows certain program establishment,directs certain authorization,provides an effective date.

2020 MS H.B. 385

Title - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A CHANCELLOR TO REQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO REMOVE FIREARMS FROM THE POSSESSION AND CONTROL OF ANY PERSON DETERMINED TO BE MENTALLY ILL,AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Law Number - 2020 MS H.B. 385

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Requires a chancellor to require the appropriate law enforcement officers to remove firearms from the possession and control of any person determined to be mentally ill.

2020 MS H.B. 309

Title - AN ACT TO REQUIRE A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO PROVIDE AN ARRESTED INDIVIDUAL WHO REASONABLY APPEARS TO EXHIBIT BEHAVIORAL OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE INDIVIDUAL’S ARREST,TO REQUIRE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO TAKE THE INDIVIDUAL TO A MEDICAL FACILITY FOR TREATMENT,TO REQUIRE AT LEAST TWO EMPLOYEES OF EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND JAIL OR PRISON TO RECEIVE ANNUAL CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM (CIT) TRAINING,TO REQUIRE THE BOARD ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING TO PROMULGATE RULES RELATING TO CIT TRAINING,TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION,AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Law Number - 2020 MS H.B. 309

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Requires a law enforcement agency to provide an arrested individual who reasonably appears to exhibit behavioral or mental health issues a mental health evaluation within 24 hours of the individual's arrest,requires a law enforcement officer to take the i...

Requires a law enforcement agency to provide an arrested individual who reasonably appears to exhibit behavioral or mental health issues a mental health evaluation within 24 hours of the individual’s arrest,requires a law enforcement officer to take the individual to a medical facility for treatment,requires at least two employees of every law enforcement agency and jail or prison to receive annual Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training,requires the board on law enforcement officer standards for CIT.

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2021 HI H.B. 1283

Title - A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH.

Law Number - 2021 HI H.B. 1283

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Permits the employers of first responder personnel to obtain dementia training for first responder personnel. Permits the executive office on aging to coordinate the dementia training schedules and standards with all public and private entities and agenci...

Permits the employers of first responder personnel to obtain dementia training for first responder personnel. Permits the executive office on aging to coordinate the dementia training schedules and standards with all public and private entities and agencies responsible for services provided by first responder personnel. (CD1)

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2020 AZ S.B. 1333

Title - AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 38-1104, 38-1105, 38-1106, 38-1110 AND 38-1112, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES ,RELATING TO PEACE OFFICER RIGHTS.

Law Number - 2020 AZ S.B. 1333

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Allows, in an interview during an administrative investigation, an employer to ask a law enforcement officer only questions that are material and relevant to an alleged misconduct,prohibits intentionally misrepresenting that direct evidence of the offi...

Allows, in an interview during an administrative investigation, an employer to ask a law enforcement officer only questions that are material and relevant to an alleged misconduct,prohibits intentionally misrepresenting that direct evidence of the officer’s misconduct exists when it doesn’t,allows an employer to establish that the alleged misconduct is part of a pattern or habit,allows a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress to be made only by a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist.

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2020 NJ A.B. 673

Title - An Act concerning correctional police officer training and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.

Law Number - 2020 NJ A.B. 673

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Requires correctional police officers receive a certain amount of in service training, including prevention of sexual misconduct, nonfraternization, and manipulation.

2020 NJ A.B. 847

Title - An Act concerning police training and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

Law Number - 2020 NJ A.B. 847

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Requires police training for interactions with persons who may have behavioral health issues.

2019 NH H.B. 1174

Title - AN ACT requiring screening for all law enforcement officers for psychological stability prior to assuming their duties as certified officers.

Law Number - 2019 NH H.B. 1174

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Establishes a fund for psychological stability screening for candidates for certification as law enforcement officers,transfers money from the drug forfeiture fund to the psychological stability screening fund,allows the police standards and training coun...

Establishes a fund for psychological stability screening for candidates for certification as law enforcement officers,transfers money from the drug forfeiture fund to the psychological stability screening fund,allows the police standards and training council to reimburse the state or a political subdivision for psychological stability screening for candidates for certification as law enforcement.

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2020 IN S.B. 25

Title - A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning pensions.

Law Number - 2020 IN S.B. 25

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Relates to mental health disability review panels,establishes mental health disability review panels for evaluation of members of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund who have been determined to have an impairment for me...

Relates to mental health disability review panels,establishes mental health disability review panels for evaluation of members of the 1977 police officers’ and firefighters’ pension and disability fund who have been determined to have an impairment for mental illness,includes mental illness in the description of “occupational diseases” for purposes of determining whether a 1977 fund member has an impairment.

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2019 ME H.B. 938

Title - An Act To Determine the Need To Increase the Number of Forensic Emergency and Crisis Beds

Law Number - 2019 ME H.B. 938

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Determines the need to increases the number of forensic emergency and crisis beds for incarcerated persons

2019 MA H.B. 2060

Title - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO STUDY POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

Law Number - 2019 MA H.B. 2060

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Relates to post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers.