SB 134 Implementation and Cost Study (language only)

Item 428 #1s

Language

Page 453, after line 27, insert:

"B. The Department of Juvenile Justice, in coordination with the Office of the Executive Secretary, shall convene a work group to examine the costs and feasibility of the implementation of Senate Bill 134 of the 2022 Session of the General Assembly. The work group shall also include representatives of the Courts Services Units, Juvenile Detention Centers, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts, Department of Corrections, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Department of Planning and Budget, Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee. The work group shall develop cost estimates and the associated efforts necessary to implement the provisions of Senate Bill 134, to include the state and local fiscal impact and any cost savings realized by reducing the number of individuals in the adult criminal justice system. The Department shall submit a report of the work group's findings to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees by September 1, 2022."