Legislature poised to rework the Baker Act.

A tense 13-hour standoff between a sheriff's deputy and a schizophrenic man off of his medication ended both of their lives and inspired a major rewrite of the Baker Act that calls for judges to order involuntary out-patient treatment.

In the works for three years since that 1998 deadly drama, CS/SB 700 is primed for passage this year, touted as a way to prevent tragedies and save lives. But others warn that if the proposed legislation is not adequately funded, it will overburden the courts and create chaos in the delivery of mental health services that are already gro