‘An Act To Establish an Additional Veterans Treatment Court’
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679
Initiative: Provides funds for case management services provided by the office of substance abuse and mental health services within the Department of Health and Human Services for a veterans treatment program.
| GENERAL FUND | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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All Other
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$125,000 | $125,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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GENERAL FUND
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$125,000 | $125,000 |
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| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $125,000 | $125,000 |
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
Initiative: Provides funds for active retired judges to cover other court time of full-time sitting judges assigned to a veterans treatment court.
| GENERAL FUND | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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Personal Services
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$10,800 | $14,400 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $10,800 | $14,400 |
| JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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GENERAL FUND
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$10,800 | $14,400 |
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| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $10,800 | $14,400 |
| SECTION TOTALS | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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GENERAL FUND
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$135,800 | $139,400 |
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| SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $135,800 | $139,400 |
summary
This amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary. This amendment replaces the bill, which requires the establishment of a veterans treatment court in Androscoggin County. Instead, this amendment relies on the enabling language already in statute for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to establish veterans treatment courts where appropriate and provides the funding for the courts as well as for the services to be provided.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)