Health Care & Hospital Law,
Government
Jun. 22, 2022
Committee OKs Newsom’s homeless court bill
Much of the debate around CARE Court has focused on whether it makes the mental health care system more coercive or less. A 38-page committee analysis written for Tuesday’s hearing appeared to validate some critics.
An amended bill to change how California manages homeless and mentally ill people passed a key Assembly committee on Tuesday. But the committee’s chairman, Assemblyman Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley, warned major parts of SB 1338 remain in flux “very late in the process.”
The bill is the central piece of legislation behind the California Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court plan Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in March. AB 1338 lays out the ...
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