AZ HB2273

Appropriates $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2017-2018 to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission from three specific state funds: $1,000,000 from the penitentiary land fund, $1,000,000 from the state charitable, penal and reformatory institutions land fund, and $750,000 from the inmate store proceeds fund.

Requires the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission to distribute funds proportionately to county attorney offices in counties with populations under three million persons to research, design, implement, and administer misdemeanor and felony pretrial intervention programs, including prearrest diversion programs.

Permits up to one percent of appropriated monies to be used by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission for administrative expenses, with remaining funds supporting pretrial intervention programs operated by county attorneys or their designees.

Authorizes pretrial intervention programs to provide substance abuse treatment (including medically assisted treatment with mandatory drug testing), cognitive behavioral therapy, and case management services for nondangerous offenders, including repeat offenders and those with co-occurring disorders.

Requires treatment providers to report to county attorneys on participant attendance records and drug test results.