HB491 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Mental Health Department, certain institutions, leasing, transferring, or management by nongovernmental entities, approval by Legislature required, Sec. 22-50-9 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Department of
Mental Health, through its commissioner, is
authorized to act in any prudent way to provide
mental health services and mental retardation
services for the people of Alabama</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that those
institutions over which the Department of Mental
Health has control may not be leased, transferred,
or placed under the supervision or management of a
nongovernmental entity without first obtaining the
consent of the Legislature</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 22-50-9 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the Department of Mental Health; to provide
that those institutions over which the Department of Mental
Health has control may not be leased, transferred, or placed
under the supervision or management of a nongovernmental
entity without first obtaining the consent of the Legislature.
</p>
Subjects
Mental Health Department
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Government Appropriations |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB491 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |