OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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sSB-1505
AN ACT ALLOWING COURT DISCRETION TO ADD A FAMILY
VIOLENCE COMPONENT TO THE PRETRIAL SUPERVISED
DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH PSYCHIATRIC
DISABILITIES.
Primary Analyst: BP 4/23/25
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Judicial Dept. GF - Cost up to $1
million
up to $1.28
million
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill adds a domestic violence treatment component for certain
participants in the pretrial supervised diversionary program (SDP)
which results in an estimated cost of up to $1 million in FY 26 and up to
$1.28 million in FY 27 for contracting with private providers for
treatment services.
The estimate for FY 26 includes one-time costs for updating
assessments and training of about $45,000 and is adjusted for partial
year implementation of the treatment program.
The average annual referral rate for SDP is about 1,700, and the
average cost for domestic violence treatment is approximately $750 per
person. This results in an estimated annual cost of $1.28 million
depending on the number of referrals to SDP and the number of
referrals that are eligible for treatment.
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The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to actual referrals to domestic violence
treatment.