Connecticut 2017 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 849 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT REFERRAL PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 849 establishes a task force focused on studying substance abuse treatment referral programs initiated by municipal police departments. The updated text specifies the task force's responsibilities, including examining existing programs, identifying barriers, and assessing the feasibility of state-wide implementation. Additionally, the composition of the task force now includes specific roles, such as police chiefs and elected officials from towns of varying populations. This change provides more targeted input from stakeholders involved in substance abuse treatment and law enforcement.

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849 January Session, 2017   *_____SB00849PS____031517____* AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT REFERRAL PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
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  (PS)   AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT REFERRAL PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
(Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study substance abuse treatment referral programs established by municipal police departments that refer persons with an opioid use disorder or persons seeking recovery from drug addiction to substance abuse treatment facilities.
(Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study substance abuse treatment referral programs that have been established by municipal police departments to refer persons with an opioid use disorder or persons seeking recovery from drug addiction to substance abuse treatment facilities.
The task force shall (1) review such referral programs, (2) identify any barriers faced by such referral programs, and (3) determine the feasibility of expanding such programs on a state-wide basis.
The task force shall (1) examine such referral programs, (2) identify any barriers faced by such referral programs, and (3) determine the feasibility of implementing such programs on a state-wide basis.
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be a municipal police chief;
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be a chief elected official from a town with a population of less than twenty-five thousand persons;
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives;
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a member of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be a municipal police chief who oversees a substance abuse treatment referral program;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a chief elected official from a town with a population of or greater than twenty-five thousand persons;
Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose:
Section 1 from passage New section PS Joint Favorable Subst.
To study substance abuse treatment referral programs established by municipal police departments that refer persons with an opioid use disorder or persons seeking recovery from drug addiction to substance abuse treatment facilities.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
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Action History

  1. MOVED TO FOOT OF CAL., SENATE

  2. FILE NO. 302

  3. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 175

  4. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  5. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  6. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/28/17

  7. Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. FILED WITH LCO

  9. PUBLIC HEARING 0221

  10. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Safety and Security

Sponsors

  • Public Safety and Security Committee · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Public Safety and Security Committee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (186)

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Who sponsors SB 849?
SB 849 is sponsored by Public Safety and Security Committee.
What is the current status of SB 849?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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