Amendment #923 to H4000

Community Centered Response Pilot Program for the City of Boston

Ms. Tyler of Boston Ms. Tyler of Boston, moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 8200-0222 the following item:

“XXXX-XXXX. For the City of Boston to launch a pilot program to implement the use of unarmed staff members trained and equipped for certain 911 calls, particularly those related to residents experiencing extreme emotional states, non-medical related incidents and those related to substance use disorder and issues of homelessness. This work will re-envision the role of crisis response and will be a national model for non-police emergency-response strategies…………………………………………………………………………..…...$2,000,000

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Community Centered Response Pilot Program for the City of Boston