Behavioral Health Crisis Response Improvements Act

Bill: 115-s-2879
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2018-05-17
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Mental health
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Behavioral Health Crisis Response Improvements Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to make grants to law enforcement agencies for behavioral health crisis response training.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2879 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 17, 2018 Mrs. McCaskill introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to promote behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Improvements Act . 2. Behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers (a) In general Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: NN Behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers. 3041. Behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers (a) Definition In this section— (1) the term Director means the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; (2) the term eligible entity means a State, local, tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency; and (3) the term training provider means a person with which, using funds from a grant awarded under this section, an eligible entity contracts for behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement officers. (b) Grants (1) Authority to make grants The Director may make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to assist those eligible entities in acquiring behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement officers. (2) Applications An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information, as the Director may reasonably require. (3) Qualification standards The Director shall establish and publish qualification standards for training providers. . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (28) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part NN $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021. .