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MH/MR support bill approved by Senate

County Records Law Updated

Approval of a bill to support community mental health and mental retardation services highlighted the Senate’s week of June 2^nd, according to Senator Bob Regola (R-39).

Senate Bill 1373, the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Maintenance of Community Services Act, would establish a funding mechanism that consistently supports community-based services for individuals with mental retardation or mental illness receiving services.  In an effort to stabilize the community-based system and insure the health and safety of individuals with mental retardation and mental illness, the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Maintenance of Community Services Act would require the Budget Secretary to allocate the appropriate funding level for existing and new services, as well as require the allocation of a cost-of-living adjustment for that funding level every year.

The Senate also approved Senate Bill 1369, a bill co-sponsored by Senator Regola, to insure representation of Clerks of Orphans’ Courts on the statewide County Records Committee.  The County Records Committee is a 15-member panel whose members are appointed for a four-year term by the Governor and are vested with the power to promulgate guidelines for the disposal of defined “county records” in 2^nd - 8^th class counties. 

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