Senate Bill 136 Summary

• Creates the Criminal Justice Efficiency and Safety Act of 2017 to improve criminal justice system efficiency and safety through enhanced monitoring of probationers and parolees and evidence-based supervision practices.

• Establishes the Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Protocol Act of 2017, requiring crisis stabilization units and crisis intervention teams to handle individuals with behavioral health impairments as an alternative to incarceration, with a maximum 72-hour detention period.

• Mandates all law enforcement officers complete crisis intervention training on mental health awareness and de-escalation techniques, with Crisis Intervention Team training of at least 40 hours over 5 consecutive days.

• Creates intermediate sanctions procedures for probation and parole violations, distinguishing between technical and serious conditions violations with specified incarceration limits (up to 90 days for technical, exactly 180 days for serious violations).

• Establishes the Interagency Task Force for Implementation of Criminal Justice Prevention Initiatives composed of 17 members to coordinate criminal justice initiatives and track implementation of sentencing, probation, and community correction policies.