File Code: Juvenile Law
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 692
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Green and Kasemeyer
- Entitled:
-
Juvenile Justice - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Screening and
Assessment
Requiring a juvenile justice intake officer, within a specified period
of time, to refer for a mental health and substance abuse screening a
child who is the subject of a specified complaint; requiring a
comprehensive mental health or substance abuse assessment of the child
under specified circumstances; requiring the officer to take the
assessment into account in making a determination concerning the best
interest of the child; and requiring the Secretaries of Juvenile
Justice and Health and Mental Hygiene jointly to adopt regulations.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/10
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANG SUB; DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG.
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- JUVENILE CAUSES
- JUVENILE JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- MENTAL HEALTH
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-801 ,
3-810 ,
3-810
)
- Health - General
- (
15-130
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
