DENVER —Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday will announce an $18.5 million plan to “redesign and strengthen” the state’s mental health system, a step in response to the Aurora shootings in July.

Hickenlooper, whose plan would have to be approved by lawmakers, wants to streamline civil commitment procedures and make mental health records more easily available for gun purchase background checks.

His plan also would call for a single, statewide mental health crisis hotline and open five, 24-hour urgent mental health care centers. It would add capacity for patients in the Denver area by 20 beds and develop two, 15-bed facilities for people transitioning to the community.

“I think that we’re looking at figuring out how to expand background checks to all private sales and, you know, extending the time and restriction (on) sales if there are mental health holds.” Hickenlooper said Monday in an interview with National Public Radio.