Amendment #594 to H4600

Middlesex County Restoration Center

Mr. Gordon of Bedford moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4000-0300, by adding the following words:

“provided further, not less than $1,850,000 shall be expended for the implementation of a county restoration center to be overseen by the Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission to divert persons suffering from mental health and/or substance use conditions who interact with law enforcement or the court system during a pre-arrest investigation or the pre-adjudication process from lock-up facilities and hospital emergency departments to appropriate treatment”; in said section 2, in said item 4000-0300, by striking out the figure “$160,747,888” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$162,597,888”.