REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; pretrial intervention programs

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2020

HB 2273

Introduced by

Representative Thorpe

AN ACT

amending Laws 2017, chapter 286, section 1, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 344, section 2; relating to the Arizona criminal justice commission.

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

Section 1.  Laws 2017, chapter 286, section 1, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 344, section 2, is amended to read:

Section 1.  Appropriation; pretrial intervention programs; exemption

A.  The sum of $2,750,000 is appropriated from the following funds in the following amounts in fiscal year 2017-2018 to the Arizona criminal justice commission:

1.  $1,000,000 from the penitentiary land fund established by section 37‑525, Arizona Revised Statutes.

2.  $1,000,000 from the state charitable, penal and reformatory institutions land fund established by section 37‑525, Arizona Revised Statutes.

3.  $750,000 from the inmate store proceeds fund established by section 41‑1604.02, Arizona Revised Statutes.

B.  The Arizona criminal justice commission shall proportionately distribute the monies to county attorney offices that are located in counties with a population of less than three million persons for the purpose of researching, studying, designing, implementing and administering misdemeanor and felony pretrial intervention programs, including prearrest programs that result in a diversion from prosecution. Monies received pursuant to this appropriation may be used only for felony pretrial intervention programs administered by of the respective county attorney offices or their designees, except that the Arizona criminal justice commission may spend up to one percent of the monies for administrative expenses. Felony Pretrial intervention programs shall may provide substance abuse treatment including medically assisted treatment with mandatory drug testing when appropriate, cognitive behavioral therapy and case management services as appropriate for nondangerous, offenders. The county attorney may place persons who are repeat offenders or who have co‑occurring disorders in a felony pretrial intervention program that is funded pursuant to this section. The county attorney shall require each felony designated pretrial intervention program treatment provider to provide the county attorney with a report on each offender's attendance record and whether an offender fails a drug test.

C.  The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.