General Assembly RaisedSubstitute Bill No.
849 January Session, 2017 LCO*_____SB00849PS____031517____* No.AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT REFERRAL PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
4000 *04000_______PS_* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by:
(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 that have been established by municipal police departments thatto refer persons with an opioid use disorder or persons seeking recovery from drug addiction to substance abuse treatment facilities.
The task force shall (1) reviewexamine such referral programs, (2) identify any barriers faced by such referral programs, and (3) determine the feasibility of expandingimplementing such programs on a state-wide basis.
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;Representatives, one of whom shall be a municipal police chief;
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;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;Representatives, who shall be a member of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;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;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 StatementPS ofJoint Purpose: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.
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