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HB 1459: Mental Health of Minors

GENERAL BILL by Driskell

Mental Health of Minors; Provides requirements for initiation of mental health examination & treatment of minors; provides monitoring duties for DCF & DOE relating to use of involuntary examinations & other mandatory mental health treatments of minors; provides reporting duties for schools; requires school districts, charter school sponsors, & other entities to develop & implement policies & procedures; requires school districts to submit policies & procedures to DOE.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2022 House • Filed
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/16/2022 House • Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

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  • HB 1459, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/10/2022 at 2:33 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1510 Mental Health of Minors Powell Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.462 Transportation. Page 6 (pdf)
    394.463 Involuntary examination. Page 35 (pdf)
    394.4635 Page 7 (pdf)
    394.467 Involuntary inpatient placement. Page 26 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 28 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 30 (pdf)

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