AZ SB1312

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 11-392 to authorize counties 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 coordinated reentry programs to maintain a cross-system recidivism tracking database, establish county-wide collaborative coalitions, and create working agreements with treatment providers to record postrelease treatment engagement.

Mandates counties receiving grant funds to report annually to the legislature beginning December 1, 2027, including screening results by mental health and substance use risks, recidivism rates, and percentages of released individuals connected to services.

Appropriates $20,000,000 from the consumer restitution subaccount for fiscal year 2025-2026 to the attorney general to distribute grants to counties on a two-year cycle, with a maximum of $3,000,000 per county and $2,000,000 available for statewide database development.

Excludes Maricopa and Pima counties from grant eligibility and requires grantees to demonstrate establishment of formal coalitions, dedicated staff, database installation, data-sharing agreements, screening tools, and local financial commitment by the end of the two-year grant cycle.