Brown Signs Legislation Designed To Help Mentally Ill Homeless People
Currently, conservatorship laws often block counties from helping people suffering from both mental illness and substance abuse if they refuse assistance, officials say. The new legislation would create pilot programs in San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles to expand that power. It was one of several bills that Gov. Jerry Brown approved this week, but a closely watched measure on abortion pills at public universities is still sitting on his desk.
San Francisco Chronicle:
SF Gets State OK To Expand Involuntary Holds For Severely Mentally Ill
Officials in San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles counties will be able to expand conservatorship rules to give them more control over who can be involuntarily held for mental-health treatment. Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB1045 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, on Thursday. The bill creates a five-year pilot program in the three counties intended to get more mentally ill people who suffer from substance abuse off the streets and into treatment. (Gutierrez, 9/27)
Capital Public Radio:
Gov. Brown Signs Bills On Immigration, Family Leave, Marijuana Use
In other legislative actions Thursday, Brown signed a bill that expands California’s paid family leave program to cover military families. The new law, SB 1123 by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), will allow family members to help care for a spouse, parent, son or daughter who is about to deploy abroad. (Adler, 9/27)
San Francisco Chronicle:
Net Neutrality, Abortion Pills At UC And CSU Awaiting Jerry Brown’s Verdict
Gov. Jerry Brown has until Sunday to decide the fate of 350 bills on his desk, including legislation that would create net neutrality regulations in California, expand access to abortion pills at public universities and increase public access to police misconduct records. Brown can either sign or veto bills or let them become law without his signature. (Gutierrez, 9/27)