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SB 1532: appropriations; felony pretrial intervention programs

PRIME SPONSOR: Senator Brophy McGee, LD 28

BILL STATUS:  Judiciary: DPA 6-4-0-0

                                 Appropriations

   

 

Overview

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteAppropriates $750,000 from the General Fund (GF) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 and FY 2021 to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) for felony pretrial intervention programs, and appropriates $750,000 from the GF in FY 2020 and FY 2021 to an unspecified entity for purchasing a patient-engagement mobile application system.

History

Laws 2017, Chapter 286 (SB 1278) proportionately appropriated $2,750,000 to county attorney offices of counties with less than 3 million people to administer felony pretrial intervention programs. Felony pretrial intervention programs provide substance abuse treatment (including medically assisted treatment with mandatory drug testing), cognitive behavioral therapy, and case management services for non-dangerous, non-repetitive offenders. The county attorney requires felony pretrial intervention program providers to report each offender's attendance and drug test results.

For intensive probation, probation and surveillance officers must:

1.       Keep a complete identification record of each probationer they supervise and a written terms-of-probation statement;

2.       Observe the probationer by visual contact at least four times per week;

3.       Verify the probationer's employment each week;

4.       Report the probationer's conduct to the court;

5.       Bring a probationer whose conduct justifies revoking probation to court;

6.       Bring a probationer who fails to pay restitution or fees to court; and

7.       Execute other responsibilities required by the probation terms and conditions (A.R.S. § 13-916).

Provisions

1.       Appropriates $750,000 from the GF in FY 2020 and FY 2021 to the YCSO for felony pretrial intervention programs, probation surveillance, and case management costs.

2.       Appropriates $750,000 from the GF in FY 2020 and FY 2021 to an unspecified entity for purchasing and supporting a patient-engagement mobile application system.

3.       Mandates that the patient-engagement mobile application system:

a.       Comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy standards;

b.       Provide DNA-matched urinalysis samples to monitor the probationer's substance use;

c.        Provide live audio and video communication between the probationer and the probation officer;

d.       Track the probationer in real time, 24 hours a day;

e.       Allow the probationer to access a personalized treatment plan; and

f.         Integrate the probationer's electronic health records.

4.       Requires the unspecified entity to distribute the monies to a drug treatment provider that is eligible to receive monies from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS).

5.       Exempts the appropriations from lapsing.

Amendments

Committee on Judiciary

1.       Changes the name of the felony pretrial intervention programs to criminal justice pretrial intervention programs (programs).

2.       Specifies that the appropriations for the programs go to the Department of Administration for distribution to the Yavapai County Attorney's Office (YCAO).

a.       Allows the YCAO to distribute the monies to the YCSO and other criminal justice agencies to implement and administer the programs.

3.       Clarifies that the appropriations for the patient-engagement mobile application system (system) go to the AHCCCS administration for purchasing the system.

a.       Requires the AHCCCS administration to distribute the monies to drug treatment providers contracted with the administration.

4.       Prohibits the DNA drug testing samples from being used, tested, or accessed by any other entity for any purpose.

a.       Stipulates the samples must only be used to confirm the client's identity and ensure the sample's validity.

b.       Provides that any evidence or information gained through a violation of this protection may not be used against the person in a criminal proceeding.

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f.         Fifty-fourth Legislature                               SB 1532

g.       First Regular Session                    Version 2: Appropriations

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