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An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force To Address the Opioid Crisis in the State Regarding Increased Access to Drug Courts
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Z199
 
Initiative: Provides funds for case management and other ancillary services provided by the office for drug courts established by the Judicial Department. These funds must be used to provide services for up to 30 new participants either at a new drug court in the State or in existing drug courts in the State.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$150,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$150,000	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$150,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$150,000	

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
 
Initiative: Provides funds for active retired judges to cover other court time of full-time sitting judges assigned either to a new drug court in the State or to existing drug courts in the State to allow for up to 30 new participants.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$10,800	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$10,800	

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$10,800	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$10,800	

SECTION TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$160,800	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$160,800	

SUMMARY
This bill is reported out by the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary to implement a recommendation in the report of the Task Force To Address the Opioid Crisis in the State. It provides additional funding for the Judicial Department to establish a new drug court in the State for up to 30 participants or to expand by up to 30 the number of participants served by existing drug courts in the State pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 4, section 421. The bill also provides funding for the case management and ancillary services provided to drug court participants by the office of substance abuse and mental health services within the Department of Health and Human Services.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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