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Collaborative Justice | Fiscal Year 2023-24 Substance Abuse Focus Grant and Dependency Drug Court Augmentation Grant Funding (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
As part of the Budget Act of 2023, the Legislature allocated $1.16 million for the Substance Abuse Focus Grant Program to the superior courts to maintain, expand, or enhance collaborative courts. $75,000 in federal Court Improvement Program funds are also available in fiscal year 2023-24 to fund Dependency Drug Courts. In September 2023, the Judicial Council established a population-based methodology for allocation of the Substance Abuse Focus Grants and Dependency Drug Court funding to the courts. The Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council allocate the fiscal year 2023-24 funds using the council’s population-based methodology.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective November 17, 2023, approve the distribution of grants from the Collaborative Justice Courts Substance Abuse Focus Grant Program and the Dependency Drug Court Augmentation for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 to courts using the population-based methodology approved at the Judicial Council meeting on September 19, 2023.
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