Assembly OKs Bill on Mental-Health Homes
A bill that would require state officials to draw up regulations for screening patients admitted to small, community mental-health facilities in California won unanimous approval Thursday in the Assembly.
The measure was prompted by the protests of Thousand Oaks residents over two homes in the city and was authored by Assemblyman Tom McClintock (R-Thousand Oaks).
Homeowners in the Newbury Park area have complained that residents of the homes wander through their neighborhoods and have exposed themselves and urinated on lawns.
In its original form, the legislation would have allowed cities to close the homes after five years of operation if they found that they had caused problems in their communities. But, in a move that frustrated Thousand Oaks officials, that provision was deleted.
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