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ADOPTED
Senator
Hamrick of the 30th offered the following amendment:
Amend
the Senate Judiciary Committee substitute to HB 254 by striking lines 15 through
19 of page 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(3)
Each drug court division shall establish a planning group to develop a work
plan. The planning group shall include the judges, prosecuting attorneys, public
defenders, probation officers, and persons having expertise in the field of
substance abuse. The work plan shall address the operational, coordination,
resource, information management, and evaluation needs of the drug court
division. The work plan shall include eligibility criteria for the drug court
division. The drug court division shall combine judicial supervision, treatment
of drug court division participants, and drug testing.
(4)
The Judicial Council of Georgia and The Council of Superior Court Judges of
Georgia shall adopt standards for the drug court divisions. The Judicial Council
of Georgia standards and The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia
standards shall be consistent with each other. Each drug court division shall
adopt standards that are consistent with the standards of the Judicial Council
of Georgia and the standards of The Council of Superior Court Judges. The
standards are to serve as a flexible framework for developing effective drug
court divisions and to provide a structure for conducting research and
evaluation for program accountability. The standards are not intended to be a
certification or regulatory
checklist."
By
striking "(4)" from line 20 of page 3 and inserting in lieu thereof
"(5)".
By
striking "(5)" from line 27 of page 3 and inserting in lieu thereof
"(6)".
By
striking "(6)" from line 31 of page 3 and inserting in lieu thereof
"(7)".
By
striking "(7)" from line 33 of page 3 and inserting in lieu thereof
"(8)".
By
striking "(8)" from line 1 of page 4 and inserting in lieu thereof
"(9)".
By
striking "(9)" from line 4 of page 4 and inserting in lieu thereof "(10)".