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(a)The justice reinvestment advisory council
is established. The advisory council consists of the following members:
(1)The executive director of the Indiana public defender council
or the executive director's designee.
(2)The executive director of the Indiana prosecuting attorneys
council or the executive director's designee.
(3)The director of the division of mental health and addiction or
the director's designee.
(4)The president of the Indiana Sheriffs' Association or the
president's designee.
(5)The commissioner of the Indiana department of correction or
the commissioner's designee.
(6)The chief administrative officer of the office of judicial
administration or the chief administrative officer's designee.
(7)The executive director of the Indiana criminal justice institute
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(a) The justice reinvestment advisory council
is established. The advisory council consists of the following members:
(1) The executive director of the Indiana public defender council
or the executive director's designee.
(2) The executive director of the Indiana prosecuting attorneys
council or the executive director's designee.
(3) The director of the division of mental health and addiction or
the director's designee.
(4) The president of the Indiana Sheriffs' Association or the
president's designee.
(5) The commissioner of the Indiana department of correction or
the commissioner's designee.
(6) The chief administrative officer of the office of judicial
administration or the chief administrative officer's designee.
(7) The executive director of the Indiana criminal justice institute
or the executive director's designee.
(8) The president of the Indiana Association of Community
Corrections Act Counties or the president's designee.
(9) The president of the Probation Officers Professional
Association of Indiana or the president's designee.
(10) The budget director or the budget director's designee.
(11) The executive director of the Association of Indiana Counties
or the executive director's designee.
(12) The president of the Indiana Judges Association or the
president's designee.
(13) The chair of the Indiana commission on court appointed
attorneys or the chair's designee.
(14) The chair of the senate corrections and criminal law
committee or the chair's designee.
(15) The ranking minority member of the senate corrections and
criminal law committee or the ranking minority member's
designee.
(16) The chair of the house courts and criminal code committee
or the chair's designee.
(17) The ranking minority member of the house courts and
criminal code committee or the ranking minority member's
designee.
(18) The governor or the governor's designee.
(19) The president and chief executive officer of the Indiana
Council of Community Mental Health Centers or the president
and chief executive officer's designee.
(20) The president and chief executive officer of Mental Health
America of Indiana or the president and chief executive officer's
designee.
(b) The chief justice or the chief justice's designee shall serve as
chairperson of the advisory council.
(c) The duties of the advisory council include:
(1) reviewing and evaluating state and local criminal justice
systems and corrections programs, including pretrial services,
behavioral health treatment and recovery services, community
corrections, county jails, parole, and probation services;
(2) reviewing the processes used by the department of correction
and the division of mental health and addiction in awarding
grants;
(3) reviewing and evaluating jail overcrowding to identify a range
of possible solutions;
(4) coordinating with other criminal justice funding sources;
(5) establishing committees to inform the work of the advisory
council; and
(6) performing other relevant duties as determined by the advisory
council.
(d) The advisory council may make recommendations to:
(1) the department of correction, community corrections advisory
boards, and the division of mental health and addiction
concerning the award of grants;
(2) criminal justice systems and corrections programs concerning
best practices to improve outcomes of persons under supervision;
(3) the Indiana general assembly concerning legislation and
funding for criminal justice initiatives;
(4) the Indiana criminal justice institute concerning criminal
justice funding priorities;
(5) the office of judicial administration concerning veterans
problem solving court grants; and
(6) the county sheriffs concerning strategies to address jail
overcrowding and implementing evidence based practices for
reducing recidivism for individuals in county jails.
(e) The office of judicial administration shall staff the advisory
council.
(f) The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting members
appointed to the advisory council are required for the advisory council
to take action on any measure.
(g) The advisory council shall meet as necessary to:
(1) work with the department of correction and the division of
mental health and addiction to establish the grant criteria and
grant reporting requirements described in subsection (k);
(2) review grant applications;
(3) make recommendations and provide feedback to the
department of correction and the division of mental health and
addiction concerning grants to be awarded;
(4) review grants awarded by the department of correction and the
division of mental health and addiction; and
(5) suggest areas and programs in which the award of future
grants might be beneficial.
(h) The advisory council, in conjunction with the Indiana criminal
justice institute, shall jointly issue an annual report under IC 5-2-6-24.
(i) The advisory council shall review the composition of the
community corrections advisory board described in IC 11-12-2-2 and
make a recommendation to the legislative council in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6 before November 1, 2022, regarding how to
reduce the membership of a community corrections advisory board and
the recommended membership for a community corrections advisory
board.
(j) Any entity that receives funds:
(1) recommended by the advisory council; and
(2) appropriated by the department of correction;
for the purpose of providing additional treatment or supervision
services shall provide the information described in subsection (k) to the
department of correction to aid in the compilation of the report
described in subsection (h).
(k) The department of correction shall provide the advisory council
with the following information:
(1) The total number of participants, categorized by offense level,
who were served by the entity through funds described in
subsection (j).
(2) The total number of participants, categorized by offense level,
who completed a funded treatment program, service, or level of
supervision.
(3) The total number of participants, categorized by offense level,
who were discharged from a funded treatment program, service,
or level of supervision.