The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1006 concerning forensic treatment services authored by Rep. Steuerwald. The bill was amended to clarify that the services provided under the Recovery Works program could be available under a misdemeanor pilot program if recommended by the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council and funding is available. The amended bill passed 9-0 and was … [Read more...] about Forensic treatment services
Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council
Forensic treatment services
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1006 on forensic treatment services, authored by Rep. Steuerwald. The bill provides the following: makes various changes to the criminal justice institute's annual report on the impact of criminal code reform on local units of government, the department of correction, and the office of judicial administration requires the annual report to be … [Read more...] about Forensic treatment services
Annual report on criminal code reform
H.E.A. 1065, P.L. 12 Effective: July 1, 2017 Requires the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to prepare its annual report for the governor and the Legislative Council before December 1 of each year (instead of July 1 of each year). The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1065 … [Read more...] about Annual report on criminal code reform
Rehabilitation progress and recidivism reporting
H.E.A. 1079, P.L. 185 Effective: July 1, 2017 Requires the Division of State Court Administration to weekly transmit a list of persons convicted of specified crimes to the Department of Education (Department), and requires the Department to: (1) compare this list with the Department's list of licensed employees; and (2) revoke the license of a licensed employee who has been … [Read more...] about Rehabilitation progress and recidivism reporting
Mental health matters
The Senate Appropriations Committee heard HB 1006 sponsored by Sen. Merritt and Sen. Charbonneau on mental health matters. An amendment was adopted making the bill language discretionary upon approval of the Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse and removing the proposed pilot program to serve misdemeanants. The amended bill passed 11-0. Read the bill at … [Read more...] about Mental health matters