2006 Utah Code - 63-25a-205.5 — Drug Offender Reform Pilot Study -- Creation.

     63-25a-205.5.   Drug Offender Reform Pilot Study -- Creation.
     (1) As used in this section:
     (a) "Council" means the Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council.
     (b) "Drug Offender Reform Pilot Study" and "study" mean the screening, assessment, and substance abuse treatment provided to convicted offenders as part of a study described in this section and conducted as described in Section 77-18-1.1 in the courts of the Third Judicial District located in Salt Lake County.
     (c) "Substance abuse authority" means the Salt Lake County substance abuse authority operating within the Third Judicial District.
     (2) There is established a Drug Offender Reform Pilot Study in the courts of the Third Judicial District located in Salt Lake County.
     (a) The study shall operate on and after July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2008, subject to legislative funding.
     (i) The study shall conduct screening under Subsection 77-18-1.1(2)(a) through June 30, 2007, and shall conduct assessments and substance abuse treatment based on this screening under Subsections 77-18-1.1(2)(b) and (c).
     (ii) The assessments and treatment based on screening conducted on and before June 30, 2007, shall be conducted by the study through June 30, 2008, the final date of the study.
     (b) The study shall provide screening and assessment under Section 77-18-1.1 to offenders convicted in the courts of the Third Judicial District in Salt Lake County of a felony offense.
     (c) The study shall provide substance abuse treatment under Section 77-18-1.1 to a maximum of 250 offenders convicted under Subsection (2)(b) and who are sentenced to probation in Salt Lake County if:
     (i) the assessment indicates treatment is appropriate; and
     (ii) the court finds treatment to be appropriate for the offender.
     (3) The council shall provide ongoing oversight of the implementation and functions of the study.
     (4) The council shall develop an implementation plan for the study, which shall:
     (a) include guidelines on how funds appropriated for the study should be used;
     (b) include guidelines on the membership of the Salt Lake County planning group under Subsection (5); and
     (c) require that treatment plans under the study are appropriate for criminal offenders.
     (5) (a) The Salt Lake County substance abuse authority located within the Third Judicial District shall establish a local planning group to develop and submit a plan to the council detailing the intended use of the study funds. The uses shall be in accordance with the guidelines established by the council under Subsection (4).
     (b) Upon approval of the plan by the council, the Department of Human Services shall allocate the funds to the substance abuse authority.
     (c) The substance abuse authority shall submit to the Department of Human Services and the council, on or before October 1 of each year, reports detailing use of the funds and the impact and results of the use of the funds.
     (6) The council shall evaluate the progress of the study and shall provide a written report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee and the Health and Human Services Interim Committee annually on or before November 1, and shall provide to these

interim committees a final written report on the impact and results of the study on or before November 1, 2008.

Amended by Chapter 61, 2006 General Session