HB 2686 — Relating to permitting the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia to create a family drug court pilot program

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session CommitteeOriginating Substitute for House Bill 2686 By delegates Rohrbach, Hollen, Ellington, Hanna, Hornbuckle, Kelly, D., Kessinger, Mandt, Pushkin, Robinson, and Walker [Originating in the Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse;

Reported on January 24, 2019] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §62-15B-1, and §62-15B-2, all relating to permitting the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia to create a family drug treatment court pilot program;program.

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restricting family drug treatment courts to individuals with substance use disorders who are involved in a child abuse and neglect case;

permitting the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia to provide oversight, technical assistance and training;

establishing a state family drug treatment court advisory committee;

establishing a local family drug treatment court advisory committee;

requiring each local family drug treatment court advisory committee to establish criteria for the eligibility and participation of adult responders who have been adjudicated an abusing or neglecting parent and who have been granted a post-adjudicatory improvement period and who have a substance use disorder;

prohibiting certain respondents from being eligible for participation in a family drug treatment court;

and providing that participation by an adult respondent in a family drug treatment court shall be voluntary and made pursuant only to a written agreement by and between the adult respondent and the department with concurrence of the court.  Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

(a) The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia may implement a Family Drug Treatment Court pilot program in atfive leastcounties. four circuits.

and, (4) report by January 1, annually, to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability regarding legislation to enhance family drug treatment courts.court.

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