§ 2.2-223. Interagency Drug Offender Screening and Assessment Committee
The Secretary shall establish and chair an Interagency Drug Offender Screening and Assessment Committee to oversee the drug screening, assessment and treatment provisions of §§ 16.1-273, 16.1-278.1, 16.1-278.8, 18.2-251.01, 18.2-251, 18.2-252, 19.2-299 and 19.2-299.2 for defendants convicted in the criminal courts of the Commonwealth. The Committee shall include the Directors or Commissioners of the Department of Corrections; Department of Criminal Justice Services; Department of Juvenile Justice; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services; the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program; and the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission. The Committee shall have the responsibility to: (i) assist and monitor agencies in implementing the above-listed Code of Virginia sections, (ii) ensure quality and consistency in the screening and assessment process, (iii) promote interagency coordination and cooperation in the identification and treatment of drug abusing or drug dependent offenders, (iv) implement an evaluation process and conduct periodic program evaluations, and (v) make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly regarding proposed expenditures from the Drug Assessment Fund. The Committee shall report on the status and effectiveness of offender drug screening, assessment and treatment to the Virginia State Crime Commission and the House Committees on Courts of Justice and Appropriations, and the Senate Committees on Courts of Justice and Finance by January 1 of each year.
(1999, cc. 891, 913, § 2.1-51.18:3; 2001, c. 844.)
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