45842BBA88F0624387258B6200591CDF Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For OVERVIEW OF ADVISORY TASK FORCE AND SUBCOMMITTEE ACTIVITIESINTERIM COMMITTEE TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN THE CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMSDate Jul 22, 2024 Location SCR 357 Overview of Advisory Task Force and Subcommittee Activities - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/B8A7DC4110B0E...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 10:13:22 AM Jack Johnson, Task Force Chair, gave an update on Task Force activities over the past year and detailed the subcommittee work. The subcommittees focused on crisis systems, competency, youth, and not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). Task Force legislative recommendations may be found in Attachment A. 10:19:32 AM Mr. Johnson first spoke speak the Youth Subcommittee recommendation to add levels of oversight and develop additional guidelines. He also spoke about amending statutes related to juvenile competency. Committee members asked questions about the recommendations. 10:31:41 AM Mr. Johnson next recapped recommendations made by the Crisis Subcommittee, including a catalog of current programs and best practices. The subcommittee also recommended funding a facility to provide many of the needed services and digitizing the mental health hold process. Kevin Bishop, Chair of Crisis System Subcommittee, answered questions from members of the committee. Shelby Ross rejoined the table to answer a question from the committee. 10:45:34 AM Mr. Johnson summarized NGRI subcommittee recommendations. Among others, one suggested to remove from statute outdated language and methods for evaluations, as well as another to change videoing of examinations to require plain clothing and not correctional facility clothing. Committee members asked questions about the recommendations. 10:54:06 AM Dr. Erin Crites, Task Force Co-Chair, gave an overview of the Systems Subcommittee recommendations including incentivizing alternative and complementary treatments and creating a grant program to help study these programs. Dr. Crites answered questions from members of the committee.
