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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 AND FERLO, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 |
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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 | one or more problem solving courts which have specialized |
13 | jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, drug courts, mental |
14 | health courts and driving under the influence courts, whereby |
15 | defendants are admitted to a court-supervised individualized |
16 | treatment program. The court may adopt local rules for the |
17 | administration of problem solving courts and their related |
18 | treatment services. The local rules may not be inconsistent with |
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1 | this section or any rules established by the Supreme Court. |
2 | (b) Statewide problem solving courts coordinator.--The |
3 | Supreme Court may appoint a Statewide problem solving courts |
4 | coordinator. The coordinator may: |
5 | (1) Encourage and assist in the establishment of problem |
6 | solving courts in each judicial district. |
7 | (2) Identify sources of funding for problem solving |
8 | courts and their related treatment services, including the |
9 | availability of grants. |
10 | (3) Provide coordination and technical assistance for |
11 | grant applications. |
12 | (4) Develop model guidelines for the administration of |
13 | problem solving courts and their related treatment services. |
14 | (5) Establish procedures for monitoring problem-solving |
15 | courts and their related treatment services and for |
16 | evaluating the effectiveness of problem solving courts and |
17 | their related treatment services. |
18 | (c) Advisory committee.--The Supreme Court may establish an |
19 | interdisciplinary and interbranch advisory committee to advise |
20 | and assist the Statewide problem solving courts coordinator in |
21 | monitoring and administrating problem solving courts Statewide. |
22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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