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Senate advances JRI-focused bill tightening data reporting, with funding consequences for noncompliance
Summary
Senate sponsors and supporters said the substitute to SB179 strengthens Justice Reinvestment Initiative implementation by requiring better county data reporting, creating coordinating councils and withholding CCJJ grant funds for noncompliance; senators debated county cost concerns and a corrected fiscal note of $1.3 million.
Senator Wyler told the Utah Senate Feb. 14 that the second substitute of Senate Bill 179 is aimed at rescuing the state’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) by improving oversight and data collection. The measure requires more complete reporting from counties and the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, creates or requires county criminal-justice coordinating councils and contains provisions intended to strengthen supervision and treatment for offenders.
Wyler said the bill includes enforcement: "we actually, shut off CCJJ funding for organizations that are not…
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