HB 883 DCJS; costs and benefits of implementing a deflection to treatment program, report

About HB-883

DCJS; costs and benefits of implementing a deflection to treatment program; report. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to evaluate the costs and benefits of implementing a deflection to treatment program for individuals with substance use disorder or mental illness generally, and the Five Deflection Pathways in accordance with the Police, Treatment and Community Collaborative specifically, and to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020. DCJS; costs and benefits of implementing a deflection to treatment program; report. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to evaluate the costs and benefits of implementing a deflection to treatment program for individuals with substance use disorder or mental illness generally, and the Five Deflection Pathways in accordance with the Police, Treatment and Community Collaborative specifically, and to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020.