Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-1194
Sponsor: Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH]
Introduced: 2003-06-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Alcohol and youth
Alcoholism
Arrest
Case management
Child abuse
Child health
Child sexual abuse
Community health services
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Courts of special jurisdiction
Disabled
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Drug addiction
Drugs
Drugs and youth
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Employee training
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Ex-offenders
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to child health services
Federal aid to law enforcement
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Housing and Community Development
Indian law enforcement
Indian medical care
Job hunting
Juvenile delinquency
Labor and Employment
Law
Learning disabilities
Legal services
Mental health services
Mental illness
Mentally disabled
Minorities
Performance measurement
Police training
Prison alternatives
Prisoners
Rehabilitation of criminals
Social Welfare
State-local relations

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: 
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award non-renewable grants to eligible applicants to prepare a comprehensive plan for and implement an adult or juvenile collaboration program, which targets adults or juveniles with mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders in order to promote public safety and public health.
 
Directs that grants be used to create or expand: (1) mental health courts or other court-based programs for preliminarily qualified offenders; (2) programs that offer specialized training to the officers and employees of a criminal or juvenile justice agency and mental health personnel in procedures for identifying the symptoms of mental illness; (3) programs that support cooperative efforts by criminal, juvenile justice, and mental health agencies to promote public safety by offering mental health and substance abuse treatment services; and (4) programs that support intergovernmental cooperation between State and local governments with respect to the mentally ill offender..
 
Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop a procedure under which applicants may apply simultaneously for a planning grant and an implementation grant; and (2) establish an interagency task force to identify policies which hinder or facilitate local collaborative initiatives. Directs the Attorney General to develop a list of best practices for appropriate diversion from incarceration of adult and juvenile offenders.

action_date: 2003-10-23
text: 
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible State and local governments and Indian tribes and organizations to plan and implement programs that: (1) promote public safety by ensuring access to mental health and other treatment services for mentally ill adults or juveniles; and (2) are overseen cooperatively by a criminal justice agency, juvenile justice agency, or mental health court and a mental health agency (collaboration programs). Requires such programs to target nonviolent adults or juveniles who: (1) have been diagnosed as having a mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders or who manifest obvious signs of such an illness or disorder during arrest or confinement or before any court; and (2) face criminal charges and are deemed eligible on the ground that the commission of the offense is the product of the person's mental illness.
 
Directs that grants be used to create or expand: (1) mental health courts or other court-based programs for such persons; (2) programs that offer specialized training to criminal or juvenile justice agency officers and employees and mental health personnel in identifying symptoms in order to respond appropriately to individuals with mental illnesses; (3) programs that support cooperative efforts by criminal, juvenile justice, and mental health agencies to promote public safety by offering mental health and substance abuse treatment services; and (4) programs that support intergovernmental cooperation between State and local governments with respect to the mentally ill offender.
 
Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop a procedure for applying simultaneously for a planning grant and an implementation grant; and (2) establish an interagency task force to identify policies which hinder or facilitate local collaborative initiatives for such offenders. Directs the Attorney General to develop a list of best practices for appropriate diversion from incarceration of adult and juvenile offenders.

action_date: 2003-10-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 23, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible State and local governments and Indian tribes and organizations to plan and implement programs that: (1) promote public safety by ensuring access to mental health and other treatment services for mentally ill adults or juveniles; and (2) are overseen cooperatively by a criminal justice agency, juvenile justice agency, or mental health court and a mental health agency (collaboration programs). Requires such programs to target nonviolent adults or juveniles who: (1) have been diagnosed as having a mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders or who manifest obvious signs of such an illness or disorder during arrest or confinement or before any court; and (2) face criminal charges and are deemed eligible on the ground that the commission of the offense is the product of the person's mental illness.
 
Directs that grants be used to create or expand: (1) mental health courts or other court-based programs for such persons; (2) programs that offer specialized training to criminal or juvenile justice agency officers and employees and mental health personnel in identifying symptoms in order to respond appropriately to individuals with mental illnesses; (3) programs that support cooperative efforts by criminal, juvenile justice, and mental health agencies to promote public safety by offering mental health and substance abuse treatment services; and (4) programs that support intergovernmental cooperation between State and local governments with respect to the mentally ill offender.
 
Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop a procedure for applying simultaneously for a planning grant and an implementation grant; and (2) establish an interagency task force to identify policies which hinder or facilitate local collaborative initiatives for such offenders. Directs the Attorney General to develop a list of best practices for appropriate diversion from incarceration of adult and juvenile offenders.

action_date: 2004-10-05
text: 
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible State and local governments and Indian tribes and organizations to plan and implement programs that: (1) promote public safety by ensuring access to mental health and other treatment services for mentally ill adults or juveniles; and (2) are overseen cooperatively by a criminal justice agency, juvenile justice agency, or mental health court and a mental health agency (collaboration programs). Requires such programs to target nonviolent adults or juveniles who: (1) have been diagnosed as having a mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders or who manifest obvious signs of such an illness or disorder during arrest or confinement or before any court; and (2) face criminal charges and are deemed eligible on the ground that the commission of the offense is the product of the person's mental illness.
 
Directs that grants be used to create or expand: (1) mental health courts or other court-based programs for such persons; (2) programs that offer specialized training to criminal or juvenile justice agency officers and employees and mental health personnel in identifying symptoms in order to respond appropriately to individuals with mental illnesses; (3) programs that support cooperative efforts by criminal, juvenile justice, and mental health agencies to promote public safety by offering mental health and substance abuse treatment services; and (4) programs that support intergovernmental cooperation between State and local governments with respect to the mentally ill offender.
 
Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop a procedure for applying simultaneously for a planning grant and an implementation grant; and (2) establish an interagency task force to identify policies which hinder or facilitate local collaborative initiatives for such offenders. Directs the Attorney General to develop a list of best practices for appropriate diversion from incarceration of adult and juvenile offenders.

action_date: 2004-10-06
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 5, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible State and local governments and Indian tribes and organizations to plan and implement programs that: (1) promote public safety by ensuring access to mental health and other treatment services for mentally ill adults or juveniles; and (2) are overseen cooperatively by a criminal justice agency, juvenile justice agency, or mental health court and a mental health agency (collaboration programs). Requires such programs to target nonviolent adults or juveniles who: (1) have been diagnosed as having a mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders or who manifest obvious signs of such an illness or disorder during arrest or confinement or before any court; and (2) face criminal charges and are deemed eligible on the ground that the commission of the offense is the product of the person's mental illness.
 
Directs that grants be used to create or expand: (1) mental health courts or other court-based programs for such persons; (2) programs that offer specialized training to criminal or juvenile justice agency officers and employees and mental health personnel in identifying symptoms in order to respond appropriately to individuals with mental illnesses; (3) programs that support cooperative efforts by criminal, juvenile justice, and mental health agencies to promote public safety by offering mental health and substance abuse treatment services; and (4) programs that support intergovernmental cooperation between State and local governments with respect to the mentally ill offender.
 
Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop a procedure for applying simultaneously for a planning grant and an implementation grant; and (2) establish an interagency task force to identify policies which hinder or facilitate local collaborative initiatives for such offenders. Directs the Attorney General to develop a list of best practices for appropriate diversion from incarceration of adult and juvenile offenders.

action_date: 2004-10-30
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 5, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible State and local governments and Indian tribes and organizations to plan and implement programs that: (1) promote public safety by ensuring access to mental health and other treatment services for mentally ill adults or juveniles; and (2) are overseen cooperatively by a criminal justice agency, juvenile justice agency, or mental health court and a mental health agency (collaboration programs). Requires such programs to target nonviolent adults or juveniles who: (1) have been diagnosed as having a mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders or who manifest obvious signs of such an illness or disorder during arrest or confinement or before any court; and (2) face criminal charges and are deemed eligible on the ground that the commission of the offense is the product of the person's mental illness.
 
Directs that grants be used to create or expand: (1) mental health courts or other court-based programs for such persons; (2) programs that offer specialized training to criminal or juvenile justice agency officers and employees and mental health personnel in identifying symptoms in order to respond appropriately to individuals with mental illnesses; (3) programs that support cooperative efforts by criminal, juvenile justice, and mental health agencies to promote public safety by offering mental health and substance abuse treatment services; and (4) programs that support intergovernmental cooperation between State and local governments with respect to the mentally ill offender.
 
Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop a procedure for applying simultaneously for a planning grant and an implementation grant; and (2) establish an interagency task force to identify policies which hinder or facilitate local collaborative initiatives for such offenders. Directs the Attorney General to develop a list of best practices for appropriate diversion from incarceration of adult and juvenile offenders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-30
text: Became Public Law No: 108-414.
action_date: 2004-10-30
text: Became Public Law No: 108-414.
action_date: 2004-10-30
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-10-30
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-10-21
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-10-21
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-10-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-10-11
text: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11261-11263; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S11261-11263)
action_date: 2004-10-11
text: Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11261-11263; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S11261-11263)
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8239-8242)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8239-8242)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1194.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8239-8245)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-732.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-732.
action_date: 2004-09-30
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2004-09-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-09-23
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2004-09-23
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2003-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-10-28
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-10-28
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-10-27
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13317-13322; text as passed Senate: CR S13317-13322)
action_date: 2003-10-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13317-13322; text as passed Senate: CR S13317-13322)
action_date: 2003-10-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 321.
action_date: 2003-10-23
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2003-10-23
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2003-10-23
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2003-07-30
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-372.
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7484-7486)
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7483-7484)
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 108-414