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Rules and Forms | Collaborative Justice: Guidelines for Adult Collaborative Treatment Courts (Action Required)
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Summary
Senate Bill 910 (Stats. 2024, ch. 641) amended Health and Safety Code section 11972 to require counties and courts with treatment court programs to design and operate these programs in accordance with specified state and national best practices and guidelines. Health and Safety Code section 11972(b), as amended, also requires the Judicial Council to revise standards of judicial administration to reflect the specified best practices and guidelines. To fulfill this statutory requirement, the Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee recommends amending standard 4.10 of the California Standards of Judicial Administration to expand the scope of its application from diversion drug court programs to adult collaborative treatment courts.
Recommendation
The Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective July 1, 2026, amend California Standards of Judicial Administration, standard 4.10 to reflect state and national best practices and guidelines for adult collaborative treatment courts.