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Council duties -- Training grants.

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Affected by 63I-2-262 on 1/1/2023

Effective 5/5/2021
62A-15-1903. Council duties -- Training grants.

(1) The council shall develop a program to:
- (a) train crisis intervention teams throughout the state; and
- (b) establish standards for crisis intervention teams, including coordination within and between teams.

(2) The program shall:
- (a) include required curriculum and required practice standards based on best practices for crisis intervention;
- (b) establish standards for completion of initial crisis intervention team training and annual continuing education training, including:
  - (i) at least 40 hours of initial training; and
  - (ii) successful completion of an approved exam;
- (c) prioritize crisis intervention efforts by collaborating with law enforcement and statewide mental health advocacy efforts;
- (d) take into consideration local training needs; and
- (e) establish mental health and law enforcement coordinator roles and responsibilities for implementation and oversight of crisis intervention teams on a statewide basis, and in each mental health catchment area, that utilizes input and representation from:
  - (i) for statewide implementation and oversight:
    - (A) individuals who have experienced mental illness; and
    - (B) statewide mental health advocates; and
  - (ii) for implementation and oversight in a mental health catchment area:
    - (A) individuals who reside within the mental health catchment area and have experienced mental illness; and
    - (B) mental health advocates within the mental health catchment area.

(3) The council shall:
- (a) before July 1, 2022, develop and present the program, in writing, to the director;
- (b) before August 1, 2022, present the program, and other recommendations related to the duties of the council, for review and input to:
  - (i) the Government Operations Interim Committee;
  - (ii) the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, the Utah Sheriffs' Association, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Corrections, and the Utah Association of Counties;
  - (iii) the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council, created in Section 63M-7-301; and
  - (iv) the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, created in Section 63C-18-202; and
- (c) before December 1, 2022, submit the plan in final form to the Government Operations Interim Committee for consideration as a potential committee bill, which may include a grant of administrative rulemaking authority as appropriate.

(4) The division shall, as funding becomes available, provide training grants to crisis intervention teams.

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