Amendment ID: S2133-7
Amendment 7
Prohibiting Commitments at Certain Facilities
Ms. Spilka moves to amend the bill by inserting at the end thereof the following sections:-
SECTION XX. Section 7 of chapter 111B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 26 – 29, the words, “or if any such person is committed for rehabilitative purposes to the Massachusetts correctional institution, Bridgewater or to the Massachusetts correctional institution, Framingham, he shall be required to remain for a period of not less than ten days.”
SECTION XX. Section 7 of chapter 111B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following sentence:-
The department shall ensure that no one is committed to the Massachusetts correctional institutions at Bridgewater and Framingham for rehabilitative purposes, pursuant to this section or pursuant to section 35 of chapter 123 of the General Laws.
SECTION XX. Section 35 of chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “psychologist,” in line 33, the following words:- The person shall be assessed using a standardized evaluation tool to be created by the Department of Mental Health in collaboration with the Department of Public Health.
SECTION XX. Said Section 35 of chapter 123 is hereby amended by striking out the following sentence:- “The person may be committed to the Massachusetts correctional institution at Bridgewater, if a male, or at Framingham, if a female, if there are not suitable facilities available under said chapter 111B; provided, however, that the person so committed shall be housed and treated separately from convicted criminals.”
SECTION XX. Said Section 35 of chapter 123 is hereby further amended by striking out the words, “including the separated facilities at the Massachusetts correctional institutions at Bridgewater and Framingham”.
SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of mental health in collaboration with the department of public health shall study and report to the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the joint committee on public health the budgetary needs required to provide enough secure treatment beds to meet the requirements of this section by December 31, 2015. The report shall include immediate budgetary needs for fiscal year 2016 and projected annual expenditure requirements through fiscal year 2020.