PUBLIC BENEFITS-MENTAL HEALTH

Session: 104th General Assembly
Year: 2025
Bill #: SB1589
Category: Public Safety and Law Enforcement
Position: Oppose
Mandate?
Revenue Loss?
Authority Preemption?

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Summary as Introduced

Amends the Public Employee Disability Act, the Line of Duty Compensation Act, and the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Includes mental health professionals within the scope of the Acts. Defines "mental health professional" as any person employed and dispatched by a unit of local government to respond to crisis calls received on public emergency service lines instead of or in conjunction with law enforcement.



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