Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
The bill amends the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act so that COPS grant money can be used to hire mental‑health professionals, paramedics, and other staff, and to create mobile crisis units, paired police‑clinician teams, and follow‑up outreach programs. Its purpose is to improve outcomes for people experiencing mental‑health, homelessness, or substance‑use crises and to reduce confrontations with law‑enforcement officers. It affects police departments, community mental‑health providers, and the individuals they serve.
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