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- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
- Committee discharged and committed to alcoholism and drug abuse
- Referred to judiciary
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Establishes the chief administrator of the courts shall submit annually a report on the Drug Treatment Court Program during the preceding year
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Jeffrion Aubry
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BILL NUMBER:S1717
Title of bill
An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring the chief administrator of the courts to submit an annual report on the Drug Treatment Court Program
Purpose
This legislation would require the chief administrator of the courts to report annually to the legislature and the governor about the function and effectiveness of the Drug Courts Treatment Program.
Summary of provisions
The bill amends section 212 of the judiciary law to require the Chief administrator of the courts to report annually to the legislature and the governor about the function and effectiveness of drug courts in the state operating as part of the Drug Courts Treatment Program.
Justification
Drug treatment courts are currently operating in criminal and family courts throughout the state. These courts offer non-violent drug offenders an opportunity to participate in treatment programs as an alternative to incarceration. In many cases, community services organizations provide the required treatment to drug court participants. However, many of these community service providers suffer from a lack of resources and they are generally not able to access funding through the Drug Courts Treatment Program. This bill requires the Office of Court Administration to report to the governor and the legislature regarding the function of the drug courts, including information about the participation level of community service providers. This information will better enable the legislature to determine and realize the necessity of increased funding for the community service providers that play a vital role in the success of the Drug Courts Treatment Program.
Legislative history
02/20/09 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY 01/06/10 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY 02/09/10 1ST REPORT CAL. 122 02/22/10 2ND REPORT CAL. 02/23/10 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 02/24/10 SUBSTITUTED BY A.3581 A.3581 Aubry 01/27/09 referred to judiciary 06/02/09 Reported referred to ways and means 06/08/09 reported referred to rules 06/10/09 reported 06/10/09 rules report cal. 120 06/10/09 ordered to third reading rules cal. 120 06/10/09 passed assembly 06/10/09 delivered to senate 06/11/09 REFERRED TO RULES 01/06/10 DIED IN SENATE 01/06/10 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY 01/06/10 ordered to third reading cal. 271
02/23/10 passed assembly 02/23/10 delivered to senate 02/23/10 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY 02/24/10 SUBSTITUTED FOR S.2459 02/24/10 3RD READING CAL. 122
Fiscal implications
There may be some administrative costs to the Office of Court Administration.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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