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County lobbyists highlight public-safety funding, deflection and behavioral health bills at legislative update
Summary
Washington County government relations staff told the Board of Commissioners on April 1 that the county is tracking multiple public-safety and behavioral-health bills that would change funding formulas and grant eligibility for local deflection and community corrections programs.
Washington County government relations staff told the Board of Commissioners on April 1 that the county is tracking a set of public safety and behavioral health bills intended to shore up funding for community corrections, deflection programs and court services.
The county’s Government Relations Manager Pablo Nieves Valenzuela told the board that HB 3009 — and related language included in SB 236 — would allow funding tied to the jail-based medication for opioid use disorder program to be used in a county community corrections center. He said the bill is expected to move easily once scheduled for a work session and that conferees are discussing packaging that language with SB 236.
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