ME LD779

Establishes a new drug treatment court in Aroostook County with total funding of $740,783 for fiscal year 2026-27

Transfers $561,283 from the Opioid Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Fund to the Office of Behavioral Health to contract for required pretrial services

Appropriates $140,500 from the General Fund to create one limited-period Assistant District Attorney position to facilitate the drug treatment court

Allocates $39,000 to the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to provide legal representation for drug treatment court participants

Transfers $179,500 from the Opioid Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Fund to the General Fund's unappropriated surplus, with all transfers due by June 30, 2027