The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1102 concerning criminal justice matters authored by Rep. Steuerwald and sponsored by Sen. Steele. The bill came as a recommendation from the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council to add county jails, pretrial service programs, and diversion programs to the list of eligible entities for funding from savings realized by the Department of Correction, clarify that the Department of Correction and Division of Mental Health and Addiction shall coordinate in issuing funding, add to the collaboration plans coordination among any local criminal justice agency receiving funding, and clarify eligible offenders for mental health and addiction forensic treatment services.
The Committee adopted a technical amendment and received supporting testimony from the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council, Mental Health America, and the Association of Community Mental Health Centers. The amended bill passed 9-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1102