Redirection Criminal Justice Behavioral Health
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2018 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning establishing alternative programs in the criminal justice system to divert individuals with a mental health condition to community treatment, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
Mental health - pilot programs to divert individuals with low-level criminal behavior and mental health conditions to community treatment - mental health criminal justice diversion grant program - appropriation. The act creates up to 4 pilot programs in judicial districts in the state that divert individuals with low-level criminal behavior and a mental health condition to community resources and treatment rather than continued criminal justice involvement (program). The programs must be developed in accordance with the principles and proposed model recommended by the Colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice, adopted on January 12, 2018.The state court administrator office (SCAO) and the Colorado district attorneys' council shall collaborate to identify potential program sites, with the agreement of the elected district attorneys and chief judges in a judicial district.
Once a judicial district has been selected as a program site, the chief judge and district attorney for the judicial district shall work collaboratively with interested and necessary participants to decide which courts and counties within the judicial districts are best suited to implement the pilot program. Interested and necessary participants include law enforcement, jail officials, public defenders, judges, pretrial service providers, and local community mental health and behavioral health service providers. The chief judge of a designated program district is responsible for the local implementation of the program, including establishing policies and procedures and facilitating formal agreements that might be required for implementation.
The SCAO is responsible for overall program administration, including ensuring that, on or before January 1, 2019, each judicial district implements its own unique program.
The mental health criminal justice diversion grant program (grant program) is created within the SCAO. The SCAO shall administer and monitor the grant program, including establishing funding guidelines and acceptable expenses, making specific grant awards, and disbursing grant award money to district attorneys' offices for the implementation of local programs.
The program is repealed, effective December 1, 2021.
The act appropriates $750,000 to the judicial department for the implementation of the act.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment J.002 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 18-249, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-4. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.006 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.007. | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 18-249, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 8-3. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 18-249 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Reconsider | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| J.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 18-249, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.003 | The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 18-249, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/07/2018 | Third Reading | BILL |
44
AYE
21
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/07/2018 | House Amendments | REPASS |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/07/2018 | House Amendments | CONCUR |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/03/2018 | Third Reading | BILL |
33
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/30/2018 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/16/2018 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/16/2018 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/15/2018 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/07/2018 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 05/07/2018 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/04/2018 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 05/04/2018 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 05/03/2018 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 05/03/2018 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 05/03/2018 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/02/2018 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 05/01/2018 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/30/2018 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 04/17/2018 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/30/2018 | 320 | Redirection Crim Jus Behavioral Health |