HB 2189 — coordinated reentry planning services programs.

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coordinated  reentry  planning  services  programs.State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       HOUSE BILL 2189       AN ACT   amending title 11, chapter 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 15;

        State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       HB 2189   Introduced by Representative Pratt     AN ACT   amending title 11, chapter 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 15;

Section 1.  TitleSection 1. 11, chapter 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 15, to read:

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ARTICLE 15.

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Coordinated reentry planning services programs;

fund A.  AA. county may establish a coordinated reentry planning services program within a county jail for the purpose of screening and assessing persons who are booked into a county jail and connecting those persons with behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment providers at the earliest possible stage in the criminal justice process.

B.  aA county may establish a coordinated reentry planning services program must:within a county jail for the purpose of screening and assessing persons who are booked into a county jail and connecting those persons with behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment providers at the earliest possible stage in the criminal justice process.

1.  AllowB. entities to access and use a cross‑system recidivism tracking database that incorporates data that is obtained from prearrest diversion programs, reentry screenings that occur during the booking process, reentry planning that occurs before and during release and postrelease treatment engagement.

2.  Allowa Entitiescoordinated to work in conjunction with counties, cities, towns and other political subdivisions of this state and superior courts to CREATE AN information exchange mechanism that includes reentry planning efforts.services program must:

3.  Allow1. county and community‑wide collaborative efforts to be established and maintained for jail reentry planning services that include treatment, peer support, housing, transportation and employment services and all branches of the criminal justice and court systems through the development of a new or the extension of an existing coalition.

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5.  Use2. the cross‑system recidivism tracking database to record baseline and ongoing statistics for identified needs, referrals and future recidivism of reentry coordination participants.

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1.  Representatives3. of the law enforcement agencies participating in the program.

2.  AAllow representativecounty and community-wide collaborative efforts to be established and maintained for jail reentry planning services that include treatment, peer support, housing, transportation and employment services and all branches of the programcriminal servicesjustice provider.and court systems through the development of a new or the extension of an existing coalition.

3.  A4. public defender or the public defender's designee.

4.  AEstablish prosecutingworking attorneyagreements orwith coalition partners in which treatment providers use the prosecutingcross-system attorney'srecidivism designee.tracking database to record postrelease treatment engagement.

5.

Use the cross-system recidivism tracking database to record baseline and ongoing statistics for identified needs, referrals and future recidivism of reentry coordination participants.

C.

A county that establishes a coordinated reentry planning services program shall establish a committee to develop the program's policies and procedures, including eligibility criteria, program implementation and operation.  At a minimum the committee shall consist of the following persons:

1.

Representatives of the law enforcement agencies participating in the program.

2.

A representative of the program services provider.

3.

A public defender or the public defender's designee.

4.

A prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's designee.

6.  A6. clerk of the court or the clerk's designee.

7.  OtherA stakeholders.clerk of the court or the clerk's designee.

D.  The7. coordinated reentry planning services program fund is established to provide monies to counties that establish a coordinated reentry planning services program.  The Arizona criminal justice commission shall administer the fund.  The fund consists of monies appropriated to the fund.  Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation.

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D.

The coordinated reentry planning services program fund is established to provide monies to counties that establish a coordinated reentry planning services program.

The Arizona criminal justice commission shall administer the fund.

The fund consists of monies appropriated to the fund.  Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation.