AZ HB2164

Authorizes Arizona counties with populations not exceeding 1.5 million to establish coordinated reentry planning services programs within county jails to screen, assess, and connect inmates with behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment providers.

Requires programs to maintain a cross-system recidivism tracking database incorporating data from prearrest diversion, booking screenings, reentry planning, and postrelease treatment engagement.

Mandates establishment of a county committee including law enforcement, public defenders, prosecutors, superior court judges, court clerks, and other stakeholders to develop program policies, procedures, and eligibility criteria.

Appropriates $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2021-2022 and $7,000,000 each for fiscal years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 to the coordinated reentry planning services program fund, with up to $1,000,000 available annually for cross-system database development.

Distributes appropriated funds to eligible counties on a proportional basis according to population, with the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission administering the fund.