Bill Text: NJ A444 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit persons with mental illness unless they pose danger.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-16 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee [A444 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2014-A444-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 444

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

216th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman  MILA M. JASEY

District 27 (Essex and Morris)

Assemblyman  RALPH R. CAPUTO

District 28 (Essex)

Assemblyman  JASON O'DONNELL

District 31 (Hudson)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen Eustace and McKeon

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit persons with mental illness unless they pose danger.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

  

An Act concerning emergency shelters for the homeless and supplementing P.L.1985, c.48 (C.55:13C-1 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    An emergency shelter for the homeless shall admit a person who has a mental illness and seeks shelter, or food and shelter, at the emergency shelter for the homeless, unless the person poses a danger to self, others, or property.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill concerns the admission of persons with mental illness to emergency shelters for the homeless, and requires the emergency shelters to admit persons with mental illness, unless they pose a danger to self, others, or property.