| HOUSE AMENDED |
| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 381 | PRINTER'S NO. 1608 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ORIE, LEACH, GREENLEAF, KITCHEN, RAFFERTY, FONTANA, BRUBAKER, STACK, BOSCOLA, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, WASHINGTON, FERLO AND HUGHES, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 |
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| AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 25, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the |
2 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in organization and |
3 | jurisdiction of courts of common pleas, authorizing the |
4 | establishment of problem solving courts. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes |
8 | is amended by adding a section to read: |
9 | § 916. Problem solving courts. |
10 | (a) Establishment.--The court of common pleas of a judicial |
11 | district and the Municipal Court of Philadelphia may establish, | <-- |
12 | from available funds, one or more problem solving courts which |
13 | have specialized jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, |
14 | drug courts, mental health courts and driving under the |
15 | influence courts, whereby defendants are admitted to a court- |
16 | supervised individualized treatment program. The court may adopt |
17 | local rules for the administration of problem solving courts and |
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1 | their related treatment services. The local rules may not be |
2 | inconsistent with this section or any rules established by the |
3 | Supreme Court. |
4 | (b) Statewide problem solving courts coordinator.--The To | <-- |
5 | the extent that funds are available, the Supreme Court may |
6 | appoint a Statewide problem solving courts coordinator. The |
7 | coordinator may: |
8 | (1) Encourage and assist in the establishment of problem |
9 | solving courts in each judicial district. |
10 | (2) Identify sources of funding for problem solving |
11 | courts and their related treatment services, including the |
12 | availability of grants. |
13 | (3) Provide coordination and technical assistance for |
14 | grant applications. |
15 | (4) Develop model guidelines for the administration of |
16 | problem solving courts and their related treatment services. |
17 | (5) Establish procedures for monitoring problem-solving |
18 | courts and their related treatment services and for |
19 | evaluating the effectiveness of problem solving courts and |
20 | their related treatment services. |
21 | (c) Advisory committee.--The Supreme Court may establish, | <-- |
22 | from available funds, an interdisciplinary and interbranch |
23 | advisory committee to advise and assist the Statewide problem |
24 | solving courts coordinator in monitoring and administrating |
25 | problem solving courts Statewide. |
26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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