33A5D0C800F30EB58725846B00799851 Hearing Summary

Senator Todd suggested that committee members review COYAC's statute and consider changes to make COYAC more effective in the future.

Jacob Baus and Conrad Imel, Office of Legislative Legal Services, reminded the committee that this meeting is the only one at which bill drafts can be requested. Mr. Baus added that bill sponsors would need to provide additional details on any requested bill drafts within three days.

Mr. Baus provided a list of questions about the possible bill on a youth behavioral health budget. He responded to a question from Senator Coram about other ways to require reporting, perhaps within SMART Act reporting. Representative McKean explained the SMART Act to the student committee members.

Committee members discussed the start date for reporting and the level of detail that would be provided in the budget document. They discussed the reporting department, flexibility in their selections of what to report, and the age of youth to be included.

Representative McKean made a motion to draft a bill incorporating reporting on state behavioral health spending for school age children into SMART Act hearings. Senator Court seconded the motion. The motion failed on a vote of 2-2. Voting yes: Senator Court, Representative McKean. Voting no: Senator Coram, Senator Todd.

Representative McKean suggested that Mr. Schwartz and Ms. Logan prepare a memo to the committee explaining their proposal. The committee discussed the agenda for their October 18 meeting.