Date: 02/17/2012
Final
Update on the CCJJ
TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
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02:14 PM -- Update on the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Ms. Kathy McGuire, on behalf of Ms. Jeanne Smith, provided the committee with an update on the work of the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ). She listed bills that the CCJJ is recommending, including Senate Bill 12-104, concerning the consolidation of drug treatment funds, and House Bill 12-1213, concerning the penalties for escape from community corrections. She said that the CCJJ is still working on legislation addressing a change in sex offender registration definitions concerning the term "lacking a fixed residence," the possibility of allowing five-day flexibility for quarterly sex offender registration, and consistent standards by which school boards provide educational materials to juveniles who are incarcerated.
02:19 PM
Senator Tochtrop spoke about Senate Bill 12-122, concerning conflicts of interest in probation services.
02:20 PM -- Mr. Chris Habgood, representing the Division of Behavioral Health within the Department of Human Services, came to the table to discuss Senate Bill 12-122.
02:21 PM
Representative Acree asked whether the CCJJ has explored whether juveniles are entering the penal system instead of receiving mental health services. Representative Labuda thanked Ms. McGuire for her update.