House
File
361
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
361
BY
MILLER
,
THEDE
,
HUNTER
,
HANSON
,
KACENA
,
ISENHART
,
GASKILL
,
KEARNS
,
BEARINGER
,
OURTH
,
M.
SMITH
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
STECKMAN
,
WOLFE
,
MASCHER
,
WINCKLER
,
LENSING
,
NIELSEN
,
R.
SMITH
,
BRECKENRIDGE
,
McCONKEY
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
OLSON
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
FORBES
,
JACOBY
,
HEDDENS
,
KURTH
,
GAINES
,
COHOON
,
PRICHARD
,
OLDSON
,
and
RUNNING-MARQUARDT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
study
regarding
the
possible
1
establishment
of
a
jail
diversion
program
for
offenders
with
2
a
mental
illness.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
JAIL
DIVERSION
PROGRAM
FOR
OFFENDERS
WITH
1
A
MENTAL
ILLNESS
——
STUDY.
The
division
of
criminal
and
2
juvenile
justice
planning
of
the
department
of
human
rights
3
shall
conduct
a
study
regarding
the
possible
establishment
4
of
a
jail
diversion
program
for
the
purpose
of
reducing
5
jail
recidivism
rates
for
nonviolent
criminal
offenders
who
6
suffer
from
mental
illness.
The
division
shall
solicit
input
7
from
the
department
of
human
services;
the
department
of
8
corrections
and
other
members
of
the
criminal
justice
system
9
including
judges,
prosecutors,
and
defense
counsel;
specially
10
trained
law
enforcement
crisis
intervention
teams
and
crisis
11
intervention
response
teams;
and
the
Iowa
association
of
12
community
providers,
the
Iowa
behavioral
health
association,
13
and
other
mental
health
service
providers
including
providers
14
of
crisis
stabilization
services
and
providers
of
integrated
15
mental
health
and
substance
abuse
inpatient,
outpatient,
and
16
rehabilitation
services.
17
The
study
shall
consider
and
review
social,
clinical,
18
housing,
and
welfare
services
currently
available
and
services
19
that
should
be
developed
to
meet
the
needs
of
nonviolent
20
criminal
offenders
who
suffer
from
mental
illness.
The
system
21
elements
addressed
by
the
study
shall
also
include
but
are
not
22
limited
to
regulatory,
liability,
and
funding
issues.
The
23
division
shall
establish
the
membership,
scope,
and
duties
of
24
the
study
committee
and
shall
also
consider
the
feasibility
25
of
establishing
a
jail
diversion
pilot
program.
The
division
26
shall
submit
a
report
on
the
study
and
make
recommendations
to
27
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2017.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
directs
the
division
of
criminal
and
juvenile
32
justice
planning
of
the
department
of
human
rights
to
conduct
a
33
study
regarding
the
possible
establishment
of
a
jail
diversion
34
program
for
offenders
with
a
mental
illness
for
the
purpose
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of
reducing
jail
recidivism
rates
for
nonviolent
criminal
1
offenders
who
suffer
from
mental
illness.
The
bill
requires
2
the
division
to
work
with
interested
stakeholders
including
3
representatives
from
the
department
of
human
services,
the
4
department
of
corrections
and
other
members
of
the
criminal
5
justice
system,
certain
specially
trained
law
enforcement
6
personnel,
and
mental
health
providers.
The
study
shall
7
consider
and
review
social,
clinical,
housing,
and
welfare
8
services
and
shall
also
consider
regulatory,
liability,
and
9
funding
issues.
The
division
is
required
to
submit
a
report
10
with
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
11
by
December
15,
2017.
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