OH HB635

Requires courts to consider offender's alcoholism or drug addiction as a sentencing factor when determining if it was a contributing factor to the offense, applicable to felonies and misdemeanors.

Authorizes judges to impose sentences requiring offenders to complete alcohol and drug addiction treatment programs established by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, including residential secure facilities for certain offenders.

Mandates the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to establish 2-3 alcohol and drug addiction treatment programs serving rural and underserved regions, offering counseling, medication-assisted treatment, and abstinence-based treatment.

Requires all state correctional institutions to offer treatment programs for prisoners with alcoholism or drug addiction, with assessment and individualized treatment options.

Appropriates up to $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2015 from the Local Government Innovation Fund to the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to implement prisoner treatment programs.