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Assembly advances SB 27 to expand Care Court eligibility and streamline referrals; counties urge caution
Summary
SB 27 would expand and clarify eligibility and referral procedures for California's Care Court program (behavioral-health civil proceedings). The committee heard county behavioral-health directors and disability advocates warn of expansion risks; bill passed to Appropriations after debate and amended language to expedite petitions.
The committee advanced SB 27 to the Appropriations Committee after a lengthy hearing that included psychiatric clinicians, judicial council officials, county behavioral-health directors and advocates for people living with severe mental illness.
Sen. Umberg described SB 27 as a measure to refine the Care Court program to prioritize people with schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like conditions and to provide more efficient referral pathways for people found incompetent to stand trial on misdemeanor…
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