SB 237: "An Act relating to the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission; providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of sec. 73, ch.1, 4SSLA 2017; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 237 01 "An Act relating to the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission; providing for an effective 02 date by repealing the effective date of sec. 73, ch.1, 4SSLA 2017; and providing for an 03 effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 47.38.100(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) The commissioner [, IN COOPERATION WITH THE ALASKA 07 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED IN AS 44.19.641,] may 08 provide for programs that have, as a primary focus, rehabilitation and reduction of 09 recidivism for persons on probation or parole or incarcerated for offenses and recently 10 released from correctional facilities. The commissioner may enter into contracts to 11 provide for programs under this section. An eligible program under this section must 12 accomplish at least one of the following objectives: 13 (1) increasing access to evidence-based rehabilitation programs, 14 including drug and alcohol treatment, mental health treatment, and cognitive
01 behavioral programs; or 02 (2) supporting offenders' transition and re-entry from correctional 03 facilities to the community, including transitional housing services, employment 04 services, vocational training, educational support, counseling, and medical care. 05 * Sec. 2. AS 22.20.210; AS 44.19.641, 44.19.642, 44.19.643, 44.19.644, 44.19.645, 06 44.19.646, 44.19.647, 44.19.649; and AS 44.66.010(a)(12) are repealed. 07 * Sec. 3. Section 35, ch. 83, SLA 2014, as amended by sec. 177, ch. 36, SLA 2016, sec. 73, 08 ch. 1, 4SSLA 2017, and sec. 123, ch. 4, FSSLA 2019, are repealed. 09 * Sec. 4. Section 83, ch. 1, 4SSLA 2017, is repealed. 10 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).