Law enforcement groups, civil rights advocates, behavioral health experts, prosecutors, and local government have aligned in support of 2SHB 1767, which would create a grant program supporting the design and implementation of law enforcement diversion options for individuals committing law violations related to their behavioral health challenges.
The Arc of King County supports this bill and has signed the community letter. The original bill was amended and passed out of the House with strong support. Now it is in the Senate, due for committee action on March 29. The challenge, though, is not just passage, but funding.
Something that stands out to us is the potential loss of Medicaid and homeless housing priority when someone is booked into jail.
