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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
appropriation; coordinated reentry planning
Purpose
Appropriates $10,000,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) to the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) in FY 2024 for distribution to Coconino, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal and Yavapai counties to continue to implement coordinated reentry services. Appropriates $3,000,000 from the state GF to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) in FY 2024 to develop a cross-system recidivism tracking database.
Background
Counties may establish a coordinated reentry planning services program within a county jail for the purpose of screening and assessing persons booked into county jail and connecting those persons with behavioral health and substance use disorder providers. Subject to available monies, programs must: 1) allow entities to access and use a cross-system recidivism tracking database that incorporates specified data; 2) allow entities to work in conjunction with counties, cities, towns, political subdivisions and superior courts to establish an information exchange mechanism; 3) allow county and community-wide collaborative efforts to be established and maintained for jail reentry planning services and all branches of the criminal justice and court systems; 4) establish working agreements with coalition partners; and 5) use the cross-system recidivism tracking database to record baseline and ongoing statistics. Counties that establish coordinated reentry planning service programs must also establish a planning committee to develop policies and procedures that meet minimum criteria (A.R.S. § 11-392).
H.B. 2333 appropriates $10,000,000 from the state GF to ADOA and appropriates $3,000,000 from the state GF to ACJC in FY 2024.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $10,000,000 from the state GF to ADOA in FY 2024 to be equally distributed in amounts of $2,000,000 each to Coconino, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal and Yavapai counties to continue to implement coordinated reentry services.
2. Appropriates $3,000,000 from the state GF to ACJC to develop a cross-system recidivism tracking database.
3. Specifies that the Legislature intends for these appropriations to be considered ongoing funding in future years.
4. Exempts the appropriations from lapsing.
5. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
JUD 2/1/23 DP 8-0-0-0
APPROP 2/8/23 DPA 13-0-2-0
3rd Read 2/22/23 56-4-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 7, 2023
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