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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Watts
Statewide Co-Response Coordinator

Item 392 #2h

Item 392 #2h

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Department of Criminal Justice Services FY2027 $125,000 FY2028 $125,000 GF
FY2027 1.00 FY2028 1.00 FTE

Language
Page 470, line 17, strike "$3,805,987" and insert "$3,930,987".
Page 470, line 17, strike "$3,405,987" and insert "$3,530,987".

Page 470, after line 51, insert:

"I. Included within the appropriation for this item is $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the second year from the general fund to support one-full time statewide co-response coordinator."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $125,000 from the general fund each year to support a full-time statewide co-response coordinator to track, support, and develop best practices for co-response times. Co-response teams in Virginia vary widely in terms of their composition, hours, policies, and practices, and there is limited state guidance or oversight to ensure they maximize their potential for diverting individuals from the criminal justice system. This is a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission.)