§ 25 §5101 — Substance Use Disorder Assistance Program

1.
Substance Use Disorder Assistance Program.
The Substance Use Disorder Assistance Program is established to support persons with presumed substance use disorder by providing grants to municipalities and counties to carry out programs designed to reduce substance use, substance use-related crimes and recidivism.
2.
Eligibility; program targets; programs.
Grants may be awarded to:
3.
Requirements.
A grant application for a program described in subsection 2 must include the following:
4.
Selection of grant recipients.
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall review applications submitted by municipalities, counties and regional jails for grants under this chapter. Preference must be given to collaborative approaches that include treatment providers or community-based organizations.
5.
Administration of funds.
The policy board established in this State to carry out the State's responsibilities under the federal Justice Assistance Act of 1984, the federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, the federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the federal Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, known as "the Justice Assistance Council," shall administer grant funds appropriated for use under this chapter.
6.
Reports.
A recipient of a grant under subsection 4 shall report to the Commissioner of Public Safety annually on the anniversary date of the grant award regarding the status of the program for which the grant was awarded. The report must include a description of how the grant funds were spent, the results of the program and any recommendations for modification of the program, including any available information concerning the program's effectiveness in reducing substance use disorder and recidivism.

Legislative History

PL 2015, c. 481, Pt. E, §1 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §104 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. CCCCC, §1 (AMD).