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2012 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB1301 (Conference Report)

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Add Funding for Jail Diversion - Drop Off Centers

Item 315 #2c

Item 315 #2c

First Year - FY2013 Second Year - FY2014
Health And Human Resources
Grants To Localities FY2013 $600,000 FY2014 $600,000 GF

Language
Page 243, line 40, strike "$346,271,560" and insert "$346,871,560".
Page 243, line 40, strike "$316,321,560" and insert "$316,921,560".
Page 245, after line 53, insert:
"U.  Out of this appropriation, $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the second year from the general fund shall be used to expand capacity for up to five drop-off centers to provide an alternative to incarceration for people with serious mental illness.  Priority for new funding shall be given to programs that have implemented Crisis Intervention Teams pursuant to § 9.1-102 and § 9.1-187 et seq. of the Code of Virginia and have undergone planning to implement drop-off centers."


Explanation
(This amendment adds $600,000 from the general fund each year to expand capacity for up to five new jail diversion programs to support the development of law enforcement drop-off centers. Drop-off centers provide an alternative to incarceration for people with serious mental illness by ensuring prompt assessment and appropriate treatment for individuals picked up by local law enforcement officials. Funding will be targeted to programs that have implemented Crisis Intervention Teams and have undergone planning to implement drop-off centers.)