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Criminal Justice Commission budget includes $40 million for behavioral health deflection grants; some enforcement grant components dropped
Summary
The Public Safety Subcommittee on June 2, 2025 advanced House Bill 5,005 with a Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation of $317,626,234 for the Criminal Justice Commission, funding multiple grant programs for restorative justice, behavioral health deflection, opioid treatment and family preservation.
On June 2, 2025 the Public Safety Subcommittee advanced House Bill 5,005, recommending a Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) budget of $317,626,234 and 35 positions (35 FTE), and approved multiple grant packages that reallocate one‑time and ongoing funds for restorative justice, behavioral health and treatment programs.
Major elements in the LFO recommendation include a $40,000,000 one‑time general fund deposit to support behavioral health deflection grants and a separate $40,000,000 other‑funds limitation that gives the commission authority to disperse those grants (the LFO described the pair of entries as a deposit plus permission to spend from a separate Treasury account). The commission also received one‑time appropriations for the jail medication for opioid use disorder program ($6,000,000 general…
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