Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-2304
Sponsor: Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]
Introduced: 2007-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administration of justice
Authorization
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Health
Higher education
Indian courts
Indian law enforcement
Juvenile delinquency
Law
Mental health services
Mental illness
Minorities
Parole
Police training
Pretrial procedure
Prison alternatives
Prisoners
Probation
Rehabilitation of criminals
School security
State courts
Students
Suicide

Summary:
action_date: 2007-11-05
text: 
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize through FY2013 the grant programs for: (1) adult and juvenile collaboration for access to adequate mental health treatment; and (2) mental health courts. 

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to train law enforcement and campus security personnel to respond appropriately to incidents involving mentally-ill individuals.

Requires the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the rate of occurrence of serious mental illnesses in offenders, including juveniles, who are incarcerated or on probation or parole. 

action_date: 2008-04-01
text: 
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the grant program for adult and juvenile collaboration for access to adequate mental health treatment and to extend such funding through FY2014. Directs the Attorney General to give priority to grant applications that promote effective strategies to identify and treat mentally-ill offenders and that meet other criteria.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for training programs and other services to assist law enforcement officers and campus security personnel in responding appropriately to incidents involving mentally-ill individuals. Requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop training models for law enforcement personnel for responding to the needs of individuals with mental illnesses, including suicide prevention. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2014.

(Sec. 5) Reauthorizes the mental health courts grant program for FY2009-FY2014. Expands the permissible uses of grant funds to include pretrial services and programs to provide alternatives to incarceration for offenders with mental illnesses.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Attorney General to examine and report on mental illness and the criminal justice system, including: (1) the rate of occurrence of serious mental illnesses in individuals (including juveniles) on probation, incarcerated in a jail, incarcerated in a prison, or on parole; and (2) the percentage of individuals in each of those populations with serious mental illnesses who received social security disability benefits. Authorizes appropriations.

action_date: 2008-09-26
text: 
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008
 - 
 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through 2014 the authorization of appropriations for the adult and juvenile mental health collaboration grant program. Includes within the priorities for awarding grants under such program the identification and treatment of mentally-ill offenders and the expanded use of mental health courts.

 Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to: (1) offer law enforcement officers and campus security personnel training to respond appropriately to incidents involving mentally-ill individuals; (2) establish specialized receiving centers to assess the mental health requirements and suicide risk of individuals in law enforcement custody; (3) provide computerized information systems to improve the response of law enforcement and criminal justice personnel to mentally-ill offenders; and (4) establish cooperative programs to promote public safety by using effective intervention for mentally-ill offenders. Requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop training models for law enforcement personnel for responding to the needs of individuals with mental illnesses, including suicide prevention. Prohibits federal matching funds from exceeding 50% of the cost of a grant program.

 Directs the Attorney General to examine and report to Congress on mental illness and the criminal justice system, including: (1) the rate of occurrence of serious mental illnesses in individuals (including juveniles) on probation, incarcerated in a jail or prison, or on parole; and (2) the percentage of individuals in each of those populations who have a serious mental illness and have received social security disability benefits. Authorizes appropriations.

action_date: 2008-09-29
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 26, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008
 - 
 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through 2014 the authorization of appropriations for the adult and juvenile mental health collaboration grant program. Includes within the priorities for awarding grants under such program the identification and treatment of mentally-ill offenders and the expanded use of mental health courts.

 Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to: (1) offer law enforcement officers and campus security personnel training to respond appropriately to incidents involving mentally-ill individuals; (2) establish specialized receiving centers to assess the mental health requirements and suicide risk of individuals in law enforcement custody; (3) provide computerized information systems to improve the response of law enforcement and criminal justice personnel to mentally-ill offenders; and (4) establish cooperative programs to promote public safety by using effective intervention for mentally-ill offenders. Requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop training models for law enforcement personnel for responding to the needs of individuals with mental illnesses, including suicide prevention. Prohibits federal matching funds from exceeding 50% of the cost of a grant program.

 Directs the Attorney General to examine and report to Congress on mental illness and the criminal justice system, including: (1) the rate of occurrence of serious mental illnesses in individuals (including juveniles) on probation, incarcerated in a jail or prison, or on parole; and (2) the percentage of individuals in each of those populations who have a serious mental illness and have received social security disability benefits. Authorizes appropriations.

action_date: 2008-10-14
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 26, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008
 - 
 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through 2014 the authorization of appropriations for the adult and juvenile mental health collaboration grant program. Includes within the priorities for awarding grants under such program the identification and treatment of mentally-ill offenders and the expanded use of mental health courts.

 Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to: (1) offer law enforcement officers and campus security personnel training to respond appropriately to incidents involving mentally-ill individuals; (2) establish specialized receiving centers to assess the mental health requirements and suicide risk of individuals in law enforcement custody; (3) provide computerized information systems to improve the response of law enforcement and criminal justice personnel to mentally-ill offenders; and (4) establish cooperative programs to promote public safety by using effective intervention for mentally-ill offenders. Requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop training models for law enforcement personnel for responding to the needs of individuals with mental illnesses, including suicide prevention. Prohibits federal matching funds from exceeding 50% of the cost of a grant program.

 Directs the Attorney General to examine and report to Congress on mental illness and the criminal justice system, including: (1) the rate of occurrence of serious mental illnesses in individuals (including juveniles) on probation, incarcerated in a jail or prison, or on parole; and (2) the percentage of individuals in each of those populations who have a serious mental illness and have received social security disability benefits. Authorizes appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-14
text: Became Public Law No: 110-416.
action_date: 2008-10-14
text: Became Public Law No: 110-416.
action_date: 2008-10-14
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-14
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/27/2008 H10268-10269)
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/27/2008 H10268-10269)
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10631)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2304.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10268-10270)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9595-9599; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9595-9596)
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 622.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-03-06
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2007-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13770-13771)
action_date: 2007-11-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13769-13770)
action_date: 2007-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 110-416