§ 4107 — Evaluation

(a) Final report.--(Deleted by amendment).

(b) Evaluation and report to General Assembly.--The department shall monitor and evaluate the State drug treatment program to ensure that the programmatic objectives are met. Every three years, the department shall present a report of its evaluation to the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives no later than February 1. The report shall include:

(1) The number of persons evaluated for the State drug treatment program.

(2) The number of persons placed into the State drug treatment program.

(3) The number of persons sentenced to a State correctional institution who may have been eligible for the State drug treatment program.

(4) The number of persons successfully completing the State drug treatment program.

(5) The six-month, one-year, three-year and five-year recidivism rates for persons who have completed the State drug treatment program and for a comparison group of persons who were not placed in the State drug treatment program.

(6) Any changes the department believes will make the State drug treatment program more effective.

Legislative History

(Dec. 18, 2019, P.L.776, No.115, eff. 60 days)