Sunset Domestic Violence Management Board

Sunset Process - House Judiciary Committee. The bill implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report concerning the domestic violence offender management board (board). The bill extends the board until September 1, 2033 2027 . The bill requires the board to conduct annual compliance reviews on at least 5% least 10% of the treatment providers who provide services to domestic violence offenders every two years beginning no later than July 1, 2023 . The bill conforms the fingerprint-based background check process for treatment providers to current law and practice.The bill requires the board to develop a data collection plan and requires providers to begin data collection pursuant to the plan by January 1, 2023. The bill requires the board to produce an annual report that includes:

• The number of people who received domestic violence offender treatment in the preceding year, the number of those who successfully completed the treatment, the number of those who did not complete the treatment, and the number of those who reoffended and were removed from treatment;
• The number of treatment providers who provided domestic violence offender treatment in the preceding year;
• The number of treatment providers who applied to be placed on the list of approved treatment providers and the number of treatment providers placed on the list;
• The best practices for the treatment and management of domestic violence; and
• Any other relevant information, including any board recommendations for legislation to carry out the purpose and duties of the board to protect the community.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)