Chapter 0153 - 522R - H Ver of SB1246

House Engrossed Senate Bill

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

Second Regular Session

2016

CHAPTER 153

SENATE BILL 1246

AN ACT

amending section 42‑3106, Arizona Revised Statutes; Appropriating monies; relating to the state department of corrections.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 42-3106, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE42-3106. Monies allocated to the drug treatment and education fund; state department of corrections revolving fund

A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, seven per cent percent of the monies collected pursuant to section 42‑3052, paragraph 1 and eighteen per cent percent of the monies collected pursuant to section 42‑3052, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall be deposited in the drug treatment and education fund established by section 13‑901.02.

B. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, three per cent percent of the monies collected pursuant to section 42‑3052, paragraph 1 and seven per cent percent of the monies collected pursuant to section 42‑3052, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall be deposited in a separate revolving fund of the state department of corrections.

C. Monies in the separate revolving fund of the state department of corrections shall be used for the following purposes:

1. Implementing section 31‑411.01.

2. Offender participation in appropriate drug treatment or education programs that are administered by the state department of corrections or by a qualified agency, organization or individual and that are is approved or licensed by the department of health services for offenders who the state department of corrections determines have a history of substance abuse and who have been released from confinement or the board of behavioral health examiners.

3. Reentry, education or mental health assistance programs that are administered by the state department of corrections or by a qualified agency, organization or individual.

D. Monies that are deposited in the state department of corrections revolving fund pursuant to subsection B of this section shall not revert to the state general fund if unexpended at the close of the fiscal year.

E. If the state department of corrections receives a federal grant, any portion of the monies that are deposited pursuant to subsection B of this section may be used as a cash match. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Appropriation; transition program

The sum of $596,000 is appropriated from the transition program fund established by section 31‑284, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2016‑2017 to the state department of corrections for the expansion of the transition program.