Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 37 (2017GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Thatcher, D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/15/2017

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• creates the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission;
• addresses the membership and duties of the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission;
• requires the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission to report to the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee; and
• provides a repeal date.

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Bill text

STATEWIDE CRISIS LINE
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher
House Sponsor: 
Steve Eliason
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill enacts provisions related to the creation of a statewide mental health crisis
line.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ creates the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission;
▸ addresses the membership and duties of the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission;
▸ requires the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission to report to the Political
Subdivisions Interim Committee; and
▸ provides a repeal date.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-263
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapters 65, 136, 156, 322, and 408
ENACTS:
63C-18-101
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63C-18-102
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63C-18-201
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63C-18-202
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63C-18-203
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63C-18-101
 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 18. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS LINE COMMISSION
Part 1. General Provisions
 63C-18-101.
Title.
(1) This chapter is known as the "Mental Health Crisis Line Commission."
(2) This part is known as "General Provisions."
Section 2. Section 
63C-18-102
 is enacted to read:
 63C-18-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission created in Section
63C-18-202
.
(2) "Local mental health crisis line" means a phone number or other response system
that is:
(a) accessible within a particular geographic area of the state; and
(b) intended to allow an individual to contact and interact with a qualified mental or
behavioral health professional.
(3) "Statewide mental health crisis line" means a statewide phone number or other
response system that allows an individual to contact and interact with a qualified mental or
behavioral health professional 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
Section 3. Section 
63C-18-201
 is enacted to read:
Part 2. Commission Creation
 63C-18-201.
Title.
This part is known as "Commission Creation."
Section 4. Section 
63C-18-202
 is enacted to read:
 63C-18-202.
Commission established -- Members.
(1) There is created the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission, composed of the
following 11 members:
(a) the executive director of the University Neuropsychiatric Institute;
(b) the governor or the governor's designee;
(c) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health;
(d) one representative of the Office of the Attorney General, appointed by the attorney
general;
(e) one member of the public, appointed by the chair of the commission;
(f) two individuals who are mental or behavioral health clinicians licensed to practice
in the state, appointed by the chair of the commission, at least one of whom is an individual
who:
(i) is licensed as a physician under:
(A) Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act;
(B) Title 58, Chapter 67b, Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; or
(C) Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; and
(ii) is board eligible for a psychiatry specialization recognized by the American Board
of Medical Specialists or the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic
Specialists;
(g) one individual who represents a county of the first or second class, appointed by the
Utah Association of Counties;
(h) one individual who represents a county of the third, fourth, or fifth class, appointed
by the Utah Association of Counties;
(i) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House
of Representatives; and
(j) one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate.
(2) (a) The executive director of the University Neuropsychiatric Institute is the chair
of the commission.
(b) The chair of the commission shall appoint a member of the commission to serve as
the vice chair of the commission, with the approval of the commission.
(c) The chair of the commission shall set the agenda for each commission meeting.
(3) (a) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum.
(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the commission.
(4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a member may not receive
compensation, benefits, per diem, or travel expenses for the member's service on the
commission.
(b) Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by
Section 
36-2-2
 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.
(5) The Office of the Attorney General shall provide staff support to the commission.
Section 5. Section 
63C-18-203
 is enacted to read:
 63C-18-203.
Commission duties -- Reporting requirements.
(1) (a) The commission shall:
(i) identify a method to integrate existing local mental health crisis lines to ensure each
individual who accesses a local mental health crisis line is connected to a qualified mental or
behavioral health professional, regardless of the time, date, or number of individuals trying to
simultaneously access the local mental health crisis line;
(ii) study how to establish and implement a statewide mental health crisis line,
including identifying:
(A) a statewide phone number or other means for an individual to easily access the
statewide mental health crisis line;
(B) a supply of qualified mental or behavioral health professionals to staff the
statewide mental health crisis line; and
(C) a funding mechanism to operate and maintain the statewide mental health crisis
line; and
(iii) coordinate with local mental health authorities in fulfilling the commission's duties
described in Subsections (1)(a)(i) and (ii).
(b) The commission may conduct other business related to the commission's duties
described in Subsection (1)(a).
(2) Before November 30, 2017, the commission shall report to the Political
Subdivisions Interim Committee regarding:
(a) the extent to which the commission fulfilled the commission's duties described in
Subsection (1); and
(b) recommendations for future legislation related to integrating local mental health
crisis lines or establishing a statewide mental health crisis line.
Section 6. Section 
63I-1-263
 is amended to read:
63I-1-263.
Repeal dates, Titles 63A to 63N.
(1) Subsection 
63A-5-104
(4)(h) is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(2) Section 
63A-5-603
, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1, 2023.
(3) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
1, 2018.
(4) Title 63C, Chapter 4b, Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, is
repealed November 30, 2019.
(5) Title 63C, Chapter 16, Prison Development Commission Act, is repealed July 1,
2020.
(6) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
repealed July 1, 2021.
(7) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Mental Health Crisis Line Commission, is repealed July 1,
2018.
[
(7)
] 
(8)
 Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed
July 1, 2020.
[
(8)
] 
(9)
 Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
[
(9)
] 
(10)
 On July 1, 2025:
(a) in Subsection 
17-27a-404
(3)(c)(ii), the language that states "the Resource
Development Coordinating Committee," is repealed;
(b) Subsection 
23-14-21
(2)(c) is amended to read "(c) provide notification of proposed
sites for the transplant of species to local government officials having jurisdiction over areas
that may be affected by a transplant.";
(c) in Subsection 
23-14-21
(3), the language that states "and the Resource Development
Coordinating Committee" is repealed;
(d) in Subsection 
23-21-2.3
(1), the language that states "the Resource Development
Coordinating Committee created in Section 
63J-4-501
 and" is repealed;
(e) in Subsection 
23-21-2.3
(2), the language that states "the Resource Development
Coordinating Committee and" is repealed;
(f) Subsection 
63J-4-102
(1) is repealed and the remaining subsections are renumbered
accordingly;
(g) Subsections 
63J-4-401
(5)(a) and (c) are repealed;
(h) Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(b) is renumbered to Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(a) and the
word "and" is inserted immediately after the semicolon;
(i) Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(d) is renumbered to Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(b);
(j) Sections 
63J-4-501
, 
63J-4-502
, 
63J-4-503
, 
63J-4-504
, and 
63J-4-505
 are repealed;
and
(k) Subsection 
63J-4-603
(1)(e)(iv) is repealed and the remaining subsections are
renumbered accordingly.
[
(10)
] 
(11)
 The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
63M-7-504
, is repealed July 1, 2017.
[
(11)
] 
(12)
 Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1,
2017.
[
(12)
] 
(13)
 Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2018.
[
(13)
] 
(14)
 (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 4, Recycling Market Development Zone Act,
is repealed January 1, 2021.
(b) Subject to Subsection [
(13)
] 
(14)
(c), Sections 
59-7-610
 and 
59-10-1007
 regarding
tax credits for certain persons in recycling market development zones, are repealed for taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
(c) A person may not claim a tax credit under Section 
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
:
(i) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section 
59-7-610
 or
59-10-1007
, if the machinery or equipment is purchased on or after January 1, 2021; or
(ii) for an expenditure described in Subsection 
59-7-610
(1)(b) or 
59-10-1007
(1)(b), if
the expenditure is made on or after January 1, 2021.
(d) Notwithstanding Subsections [
(13)
] 
(14)
(b) and (c), a person may carry forward a
tax credit in accordance with Section 
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
 if:
(i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
; and
(ii) (A) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
, the machinery or equipment is purchased on or before December 31,
2020; or
(B) for an expenditure described in Subsection 
59-7-610
(1)(b) or 
59-10-1007
(1)(b), the
expenditure is made on or before December 31, 2020.
[
(14)
] 
(15)
 Section 
63N-2-512
 is repealed on July 1, 2021.
[
(15)
] 
(16)
 (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 6, Utah Small Business Jobs Act, is repealed
January 1, 2021.
(b) Section 
59-9-107
 regarding tax credits against premium taxes is repealed for
calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection [
(15)
] 
(16)
(b), an entity may carry forward a tax credit
in accordance with Section 
59-9-107
 if:
(i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 
59-9-107
 on or before December
31, 2020; and
(ii) the qualified equity investment that is the basis of the tax credit is certified under
Section 
63N-2-603
 on or before December 31, 2023.
[
(16)
] 
(17)
 Title 63N, Chapter 12, Part 3, Utah Broadband Outreach Center, is repealed
July 1, 2018.