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Committee advances bill to create voluntary "green envelope" identifier for people with serious mental illness
Summary
A sponsor told the committee House Bill 1798 would create a voluntary program—similar to a prior "blue envelope" program—to let clinicians notify authorities that a person has a diagnosis that may help law enforcement de-escalate encounters. The bill advanced out of committee by voice vote.
Representative Jason Azarenko, House District 4, presented House Bill 1798, which he said would establish a voluntary "green envelope" program to help law enforcement identify callers or drivers with diagnosed mental illnesses and to give officers information aimed at preventing encounters from escalating.
"Due to the mental illness that the couple suffered, that situation caused a great deal of stress and anxiety. It escalated very quickly for both the couple and the law enforcement officers that were involved," Azarenko said, recounting an incident he used to illustrate the bill's intent. He said a clinician would inform…
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