DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL AND

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES ________

TOTAL $107,820

PART B

Sec. B-1. 34-B MRSA §1219, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

3. Court-based diversion program.__The department shall develop a program to facilitate the diversion of persons with mental illness away from incarceration.__The department shall designate at least one liaison to the District Courts within each of the prosecutorial districts established under Title 30-A, section 254 to work with district attorneys, defense attorneys, judges, bail commissioners and others to help develop and design plans for meeting the needs of persons with mental illness and diverting them away from incarceration.

By January 30th of each year, beginning in 2003, the department shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice matters on the department's implementation of the diversion program developed pursuant to this subsection.

Sec. B-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL

SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Mental Health Services - Community

New Initiative: Provides funds for 8 Intensive Case Manager positions and 8 Clerk III positions to aid District Courts in diverting persons with mental illness away from incarceration and to appropriate mental health services. This request will generate $242,282 in General Fund revenue in fiscal year 2002-03.

General Fund 2002-03

Positions - Legislative Count (16.000)

Personal Services $606,493

Regional Operations

New Initiative: Provides funds for the overhead costs for 8 Intensive Case Manager positions and 8 Clerk III positions to aid

District Courts in diverting persons with mental illness away from incarceration and to appropriate mental health services.

General Fund 2002-03

All Other $160,000

DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL AND

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES ________

TOTAL $766,493

Sec. B-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL

SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Mental Health Services - Community

New Initiative: Provides funds for community mental health services for diverted individuals.

General Fund 2002-03

All Other $1,262,563

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid

New Initiative: Provides funds for community mental health services for diverted individuals.

General Fund 2002-03

All Other $1,495,999

Mental Health Services - Community

New Initiative: Provides funds for psychiatric inpatient treatment for diverted individuals.

General Fund 2002-03

All Other $453,721

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid

New Initiative: Provides funds for psychiatric inpatient treatment for diverted individuals.

General Fund 2002-03

All Other $537,610

DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL AND

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES __________

TOTAL $3,749,893

Sec. B-4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL

SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid

New Initiative: Allocates federal matching funds for community mental health services for diverted individuals.

General Fund 2002-03

All Other $2,980,360

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid

New Initiative: Allocates federal matching funds for psychiatric inpatient treatment for diverted individuals.

General Fund 2002-03

All Other $1,071,037

DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL AND

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES __________

TOTAL $4,051,397

PART C

Sec. C-1. Mental illness training for judiciary, jail staff and others. The Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services shall establish a research-based training program designed to increase awareness of the needs of persons with mental illness within the criminal justice system. The training must be made available to trial judges, jail staff and others within the criminal justice system who do not currently receive such training. The department shall provide, no later than January 30, 2003, a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice matters on the development and implementation of the training program.

Sec. C-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL

SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Mental Health Services - Community

New Initiative: Provides funds to establish training programs regarding mental illness awareness and understanding within the criminal justice system.

General Fund 2002-03

All Other $50,000

PART D

Sec. D-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL

SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Mental Health Services - Community

New Initiative: Provides funds for one Intensive Case Manager position to serve as a criminal justice liaison to consult with jails and the Department of Corrections on issues relating to the diversion of persons with mental illness away from an incarcerated setting. This request will generate $17,452 in General Fund revenue in fiscal year 2002-03.

General Fund 2002-03

Positions - Legislative Count (1.000)

Personal Services $43,910

All Other 10,000

______

Total $53,910

SUMMARY

This bill implements the recommendations of the Committee to Study the Needs of Persons with Mental Illness Who Are Incarcerated relating to diversion from prisons and jails.