Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB850 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXIS TING LAW.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 850
8	8	E2 2lr2723
9	9	CF 2lr1771
10	10	By: Senator West
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
13	13
14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
15	15
16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Criminal Procedure – Restorative Justice Program 2
19	19
20	20	FOR the purpose of establishing the Restorative Justice Program within the Victim 3
21	21	Services Unit of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim 4
22	22	Services; establishing the position of Restorative Justice Legal Specialist, the 5
23	23	Restorative Justice Program Revolving Fund, and the Maryland Restorative Justice 6
24	24	Council; and generally relating to restorative justice. 7
25	25
26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Correctional Services 9
28	28	Section 9–618 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2017 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
31	31
32	32	BY adding to 13
33	33	Article – Criminal Procedure 14
34	34	Section 11–502; and 11–1201 through 11–1206 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 15
35	35	12. Restorative Justice Program” 16
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
37	37	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
38	38
39	39	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19
40	40	Article – Criminal Procedure 20
41	41	Section 11–914(9) 21
42	42	Annotated Code of Maryland 22
43	43	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 23
44	44
45	45	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 24
46	46	Article – State Government 25
47	47	Section 9–3209(a) and (b)(1) 26
48	48	Annotated Code of Maryland 27 2 SENATE BILL 850
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51	51	(2021 Replacement Volume) 1
52	52
53	53	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 2
54	54	Article – State Government 3
55	55	Section 9–3209(b)(2) 4
56	56	Annotated Code of Maryland 5
57	57	(2021 Replacement Volume) 6
58	58
59	59	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
60	60	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 8
61	61
62	62	Article – Correctional Services 9
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64	64	9–618. 10
65	65
66	66	(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP POSTERS INFORMIN G AN 11
67	67	INMATE OF THE RIGHT TO PARTICI PATE IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM 12
68	68	UNDER TITLE 11, SUBTITLE 12 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE. 13
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70	70	(2) EACH CORRECTIONAL FAC ILITY SHALL PROMINEN TLY DISPLAY 14
71	71	THE POSTERS CREATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 15
72	72
73	73	(B) EACH CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y SHALL IMPLEMENT ST ANDARDS SET BY 16
74	74	THE MARYLAND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COUNCIL TO FACILITATE AN INMATE’S 17
75	75	PARTICIPATION IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM. 18
76	76
77	77	Article – Criminal Procedure 19
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79	79	11–502. 20
80	80
81	81	FOLLOWING CONVICTION OR ADJUDICATION AND SENTENCING OF A 21
82	82	DEFENDANT , OR DISPOSITION OF A CASE INVOLVING A CHI LD RESPONDENT , THE 22
83	83	STATE’S ATTORNEY SHALL : 23
84	84
85	85	(1) NOTIFY THE VICTIM OR THE VICTIM’S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 24
86	86	VICTIM’S RIGHT TO PARTICIPA TE IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM UNDER 25
87	87	SUBTITLE 12 OF THIS TITLE; AND 26
88	88
89	89	(2) PROVIDE THE VICTIM O R THE VICTIM’S REPRESENTATIVE WIT H 27
90	90	THE INFORMATION DEVE LOPED UNDER § 11–914(9) OF THIS TITLE REGARD ING HOW 28
91	91	TO REQUEST PARTICIPA TION IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM. 29
92	92
93	93	11–914. 30
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95	95	Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Board shall: 31 SENATE BILL 850 3
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99	99	(9) (i) develop pamphlets to notify victims and victim’s representatives 1
100	100	of the rights, services, and procedures provided under Article 47 of the Maryland 2
101	101	Declaration of Rights or State law, how to request information regarding an unsolved case, 3
102	102	[and] how to request that an offender be placed on electronic monitoring or electronic 4
103	103	monitoring with victim stay–away alert technology, AND HOW TO REQUEST 5
104	104	PARTICIPATION IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM UNDER SUBTITLE 12 OF 6
105	105	THIS TITLE, including: 7
106	106
107	107	1. one pamphlet relating to the MDEC system protocol 8
108	108	registration process and the time before and after the filing of a charging document other 9
109	109	than an indictment or information in circuit court; and 10
110	110
111	111	2. a second pamphlet relating to the time after the filing of 11
112	112	an indictment or information in circuit court; and 12
113	113
114	114	(ii) develop a poster to notify victims of the right to request a private 13
115	115	room in a law enforcement agency or unit to report crimes under Title 3 of the Criminal 14
116	116	Law Article; and 15
117	117
118	118	SUBTITLE 12. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM. 16
119	119
120	120	11–1201. 17
121	121
122	122	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18
123	123	INDICATED. 19
124	124
125	125	(B) “COUNCIL” MEANS THE MARYLAND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COUNCIL. 20
126	126
127	127	(C) “MDEC” MEANS THE MARYLAND ELECTRONIC COURTS SYSTEM. 21
128	128
129	129	(D) “OFFENDER” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL : 22
130	130
131	131	(1) CHARGED WITH OR FOUN D GUILTY OF A CRIME ; OR 23
132	132
133	133	(2) ALLEGED TO HAVE COMM ITTED OR FOUND TO HA VE COMMITTED 24
134	134	A DELINQUENT ACT . 25
135	135
136	136	(E) “OFFENSE” MEANS: 26
137	137
138	138	(1) A CHARGE LISTED IN A CHARGING DOCUMENT IN A CRIMINAL 27
139	139	CASE; OR 28
140	140
141	141	(2) A CHARGE LISTED IN A PETITION ALLEGING A DELINQUENT ACT . 29 4 SENATE BILL 850
142	142
143	143
144	144
145	145	(F) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM 1
146	146	ESTABLISHED UNDER § 11–1203 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 2
147	147
148	148	(G) “TRAUMA–INFORMED METHODOLOGY ” MEANS A METHODOLOGY : 3
149	149
150	150	(1) BASED ON A N UNDERSTANDING OF A ND A RESPONSIVENESS TO 4
151	151	THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA ON AN INDIVIDUAL ; 5
152	152
153	153	(2) THAT EMPHASIZES THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL , AND 6
154	154	EMOTIONAL SAFETY OF PARTIES; AND 7
155	155
156	156	(3) THAT CREATES AN OPPO RTUNITY FOR AN INDIV IDUAL TO 8
157	157	REBUILD A SENSE OF C ONTROL AN D EMPOWERMENT . 9
158	158
159	159	(H) (1) “VICTIM” INCLUDES A VICTIM ’S REPRESENTATIVE AS DEFINED 10
160	160	UNDER § 11–401 OF THIS TITLE. 11
161	161
162	162	(2) “VICTIM” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN OFFENDER OR AN INDIV IDUAL 12
163	163	WHO ADVOCATES FOR AN OFFENDER. 13
164	164
165	165	(I) “VICTIM SERVICES UNIT” MEANS THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT WITHIN 14
166	166	THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, AND VICTIM SERVICES 15
167	167	ESTABLISHED UNDER § 11–1102 OF THIS TITLE. 16
168	168
169	169	11–1202. 17
170	170
171	171	(A) THE PURPOSE OF THIS S UBTITLE IS TO: 18
172	172
173	173	(1) AMELIORATE THE HARMF UL EFFECTS OF OFFENS ES ON A VICTIM 19
174	174	IN A MANNER THAT TREATS THE VICT IM WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT, AND SENSITIVITY; 20
175	175
176	176	(2) ADDRESS THE RATES OF INCARCERATION AND CO MMITMENT OF 21
177	177	OFFENDERS; 22
178	178
179	179	(3) REINFORCE THAT : 23
180	180
181	181	(I) WHILE THE STATE IS A PARTY IN M ATTERS OF THE JUSTIC E 24
182	182	SYSTEM AND A VICTIM IS NOT A PARTY, A VICTIM HAS BEEN HARM ED BY AN OFFENSE 25
183	183	AND THE VICTIM HAS P ARTICIPATORY RIGHTS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTE M UNDER THE 26
184	184	CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE; 27
185	185
186	186	(II) A VICTIM HAS A CRITI CAL NEED FOR ACKNOWL EDGMENT, 28 SENATE BILL 850 5
187	187
188	188
189	189	INFORMATION , PRIVACY, SAFETY, RESTITUTION, AND INVOLVEMENT IN MATTERS OF 1
190	190	THE JUSTICE SYSTEM ; 2
191	191
192	192	(III) THERE IS A NEED TO C REATE MEANINGFUL CHA NGE IN AN 3
193	193	OFFENDER AND THAT AL TERNATIVE OPTIONS AR E NEEDED TO IMPACT R ATES OF 4
194	194	RECIDIVISM; 5
195	195
196	196	(IV) THERE IS A NEED TO F OCUS ON THE HARM TO A VICTIM AS 6
197	197	WELL AS THE NEE DS OF AN OFFENDER AN D OF AFFECTED COMMUN ITIES BY USING 7
198	198	TRAUMA–INFORMED METHODOLOGI ES; 8
199	199
200	200	(V) THERE IS A NEED FOR AN OFFENDER AND COMM UNITIES TO 9
201	201	ACKNOWLEDGE AND TO M AKE A VICTIM AS WHOL E AS POSSIBLE TO MAK E RIGHT THE 10
202	202	HARM THAT HAS OCCURR ED TO THE VICTIM; 11
203	203
204	204	(VI) DEVELOPING AN INCLUS IVE PROCESS THAT INV OLVES 12
205	205	VICTIMS AND OFFENDER S CREATES AN OPPORTU NITY FOR BETTER JUST ICE FOR 13
206	206	ALL; AND 14
207	207
208	208	(VII) RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AS A PRACTICE AND AS A POLICY 15
209	209	SOLUTION IS UNIQUELY SITUATED TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN THE JUSTIC E SYSTEM AS 16
210	210	IT ATTEMPTS TO REPAI R THE HARM CAUSED TO THE VICTIM AND ENCOU RAGES 17
211	211	BEHAVIORAL CHANGE IN OFFENDERS; 18
212	212
213	213	(4) CREATE A VICTIM –CENTERED APPROACH OF RESTORATIVE 19
214	214	JUSTICE THAT SEEKS A ND OBTAINS POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR VICTIMS , OFFENDERS, 20
215	215	AND COMMUNITIES ; 21
216	216
217	217	(5) DEVELOP A RESTORATIV E JUSTICE APPROACH A S AN OPTION FOR 22
218	218	APPROPRIATE MATTERS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTE M THAT ENSURES THE B ALANCING 23
219	219	OF: 24
220	220
221	221	(I) PUBLIC SAFETY AND TH E PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY ; 25
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223	223	(II) ACCOUNTABILITY OF AN OFFENDER TO A VICTIM AND THE 26
224	224	COMMUNITY FOR AN OFF ENSE COMMITTED ; 27
225	225
226	226	(III) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY A N OFFENDER OF THE HA RM 28
227	227	CAUSED TO A VICTIM A ND REPAIRING THAT HA RM TO THE EXTENT POS SIBLE; AND 29
228	228
229	229	(IV) UNDERSTANDING BY AN OFFENDER OF THE HARM CAUSED 30
230	230	AS A MEANS OF PROVID ING MEANINGFUL CHAN GE IN THE BEHAVIOR O F THE 31
231	231	OFFENDER TO PREVENT RECIDIVISM; AND 32 6 SENATE BILL 850
232	232
233	233
234	234
235	235	(6) DEVELOP A POSTADJUDI CATORY RESTORATIVE J USTICE 1
236	236	APPROACH THAT ADDRES SES THE NEED OF A VI CTIM FOR ACKNOWLEDGM ENT, 2
237	237	INFORMATION , PRIVACY, SAFETY, AND INVOLVEMENT IN M ATTERS OF THE JUSTIC E 3
238	238	SYSTEM. 4
239	239
240	240	(B) THIS SUBTITLE SHALL B E LIBERALLY CONSTRUE D TO EFFECTUATE THE 5
241	241	PURPOSE SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 6
242	242
243	243	11–1203. 7
244	244
245	245	(A) (1) THERE IS A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM WITHIN THE 8
246	246	VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. 9
247	247
248	248	(2) THE PROGRAM SHALL CARRY O UT THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED I N 10
249	249	§ 11–1202 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 11
250	250
251	251	(B) (1) (I) A VICTIM MAY REQUEST P ARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM 12
252	252	THROUGH THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. 13
253	253
254	254	(II) AN OFFENDER MAY REQUE ST PARTICIPATION IN THE 14
255	255	PROGRAM THROUGH THE O FFENDER’S CASE MANAGER . 15
256	256
257	257	(2) ALL REQUESTS FOR PART ICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM SHALL BE 16
258	258	FORWARDED TO THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST. 17
259	259
260	260	(3) IF ONLY ONE PARTY HAS REQUESTED TO PARTICI PATE IN THE 18
261	261	PROGRAM, THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST SHALL PROV IDE 19
262	262	NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY STATING THAT : 20
263	263
264	264	(I) THERE IS A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM AVAILABLE ; 21
265	265
266	266	(II) PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN REQU ESTED 22
267	267	BY THE REQUESTING PA RTY; 23
268	268
269	269	(III) PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY AND 24
270	270	CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE MANDATED BY ANY COURT OR AGENCY ; AND 25
271	271
272	272	(IV) A PARTY MAY NOT BE C OERCED INTO PARTICIP ATING IN 26
273	273	THE PROGRAM AND WILL NOT FACE ANY PUNITIVE AC TION FOR 27
274	274	NON–PARTICIPATION . 28
275	275
276	276	(4) IF A PARTY DECLINES P ARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM, THE 29 SENATE BILL 850 7
277	277
278	278
279	279	REQUESTING PARTY MAY BE PLACED IN AN ALTERNATIVE RESTORAT IVE JUSTICE 1
280	280	PROCESS DEVELOPED BY THE COUNCIL. 2
281	281
282	282	(5) IF BOTH PARTIES AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN TH E PROGRAM, THE 3
283	283	RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST SHALL : 4
284	284
285	285	(I) ASSIGN A FACILITATOR OR FACILITATING ORGA NIZATION; 5
286	286	AND 6
287	287
288	288	(II) CREATE A CONFIDENTIAL FILE IN MDEC CONTAINING THE 7
289	289	NAMES OF THE ASSIGNE D FACILITATOR OR FAC ILITATING ORGANIZATI ON, THE 8
290	290	VICTIM, AND THE OFFENDER . 9
291	291
292	292	(6) IN ACCORDANCE WITH TH E STANDARDS SET FORT H UNDER 10
293	293	MARYLAND RULE 17–105, INFORMATION SHARED B Y A VICTIM OR AN OFF ENDER 11
294	294	DURING PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM IS PRIVILEGED , CONFIDENTIAL , AND 12
295	295	INADMISSIBLE IN ANY JUDICIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE , OR OTHER PROCEEDING . 13
296	296
297	297	(7) AFTER PROPER EVALUATI ON, A FACILITATOR OR FAC ILITATING 14
298	298	ORGANIZATION MAY DEC LINE A REQUEST FOR PROGRAM PARTI CIPATION IF, IN THE 15
299	299	FACILITATOR’S OR FACILITATING OR GANIZATION’S DISCRETION, PARTICIPATION IN 16
300	300	THE PROGRAM WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE . 17
301	301
302	302	(C) (1) WHEN APPROPRIATE , THE FACILITATOR OR F ACILITATING 18
303	303	ORGANIZATION MAY BRI NG THE VICTIM AND TH E OFFENDER TOGETHER , WHILE 19
304	304	ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE VICTIM AND IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH 20
305	305	TRAUMA–INFORMED METHODOLOGI ES AND THE RESTORATI VE JUSTICE PURPOSE 21
306	306	OF THIS SUBTITLE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO FAC ILITATE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION . 22
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308	308	(2) THE FACILITATOR OR FA CILITATING ORGANIZAT ION SHALL: 23
309	309
310	310	(I) ACT IN COMPLIANCE WI TH THE GUIDELINES FO R 24
311	311	FACILITATION AND TRA INING IN TRAUMA–INFORMED VICTIM –OFFENDER DIALOGUE 25
312	312	SET BY THE COUNCIL; 26
313	313
314	314	(II) WHEN ENGAGED IN REST ORATIVE JUSTICE PROG RAMMING, 27
315	315	INFORM THE VICTIM AN D THE OFFENDER THAT : 28
316	316
317	317	1. THE FACILITATOR REPR ESENTS NEITHER THE V ICTIM 29
318	318	NOR THE OFFENDER ; 30
319	319
320	320	2. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM IS CONFIDENTI AL 31
321	321	AND CANNOT BE USED I N ANY LEGAL OR ADJUD ICATIVE PROCESS , INCLUDING ANY 32 8 SENATE BILL 850
322	322
323	323
324	324	LEGAL PROCEEDING , HEARING, OR OTHER ACTION ; 1
325	325
326	326	3. NO ATTORNEY –CLIENT RELATIONSHIP IS C REATED 2
327	327	BETWEEN THE FACILITA TOR AND EITHER PARTY AND THAT INFORMATION GIVEN BY 3
328	328	THE FACILITATOR IS N OT LEGAL ADVICE ; AND 4
329	329
330	330	4. EITHER PARTY MAY WIT HDRAW THEIR 5
331	331	PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE ; AND 6
332	332
333	333	(III) SUBMIT REGULAR REPORT S TO THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 7
334	334	LEGAL SPECIALIST AS REQUIRE D BY THE COUNCIL, WHICH MAY INCLUDE : 8
335	335
336	336	1. THE NUMBER , GENDER, RACE, AND AGE OF 9
337	337	PARTICIPANTS; 10
338	338
339	339	2. WHETHER THE PROGRAM WAS SUCCESSFU LLY 11
340	340	COMPLETED ; AND 12
341	341
342	342	3. ANY OTHER NONCON FIDENTIAL INFORMATIO N. 13
343	343
344	344	(D) (1) ON REQUEST OF THE FAC ILITATOR OR FACILITA TING 14
345	345	ORGANIZATION , THE PROSECUTING ATTO RNEY, THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT, 15
346	346	COUNSEL FOR THE OFFE NDER, COUNSEL FOR THE VICT IM, AND THE COURT MAY 16
347	347	PROVIDE THE FACILITA TOR OR FACILITATING ORGANIZATION WITH INFOR MATION 17
348	348	THAT MAY BE HELPFUL TO FACILITATE THE PR OCESS. 18
349	349
350	350	(2) ON REQUEST OF THE FAC ILITATOR OR FACILITA TING 19
351	351	ORGANIZATION , THE CLERK OF THE COU RT SHALL PROVIDE THE FACILITATOR OR 20
352	352	FACILITATING ORGANIZ ATION ACCESS TO ALL MATERIALS IN A CAS E FILE AT NO 21
353	353	COST. 22
354	354
355	355	(3) THE FACILITATOR OR FA CILITATING ORGANIZAT ION MAY 23
356	356	REQUEST OTHER MATERI ALS TO FACILITATE TH E PROCESS. 24
357	357
358	358	11–1204. 25
359	359
360	360	(A) THERE IS A POSITION O F RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST 26
361	361	WITHIN THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. 27
362	362
363	363	(B) THE DUTIES OF THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST 28
364	364	INCLUDE ENSURING THE COMPLIANCE OF THE PR OGRAM WITH ALL APPLI CABLE 29
365	365	LAWS, REGULATIONS , AND ESTABLISHED POLI CIES. 30
366	366	SENATE BILL 850 9
367	367
368	368
369	369	(C) THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST SHALL HAVE 1
370	370	KNOWLEDGE OF RESTORA TIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES. 2
371	371
372	372	(D) THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST MAY FACILI TATE 3
373	373	PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES AND RE STORATIVE JUSTICE 4
374	374	ORGANIZATIONS IN ORD ER TO PROVIDE RESTOR ATIVE JUSTICE SERVIC ES. 5
375	375
376	376	(E) THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST IS RESP ONSIBLE FOR 6
377	377	THE MANAGEMENT OF TH E PROGRAM WITHIN MDEC. 7
378	378
379	379	11–1205. 8
380	380
381	381	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “FUND” MEANS THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 9
382	382	PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND. 10
383	383
384	384	(B) THERE IS A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND. 11
385	385
386	386	(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF TH IS 12
387	387	TITLE. 13
388	388
389	389	(D) THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND. 14
390	390
391	391	(E) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 15
392	392	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 16
393	393
394	394	(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 17
395	395	AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 18
396	396
397	397	(F) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 19
398	398
399	399	(1) REVENUE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FUND FROM RESTITUTION 20
400	400	PAYMENTS BY AN OFFEN DER; 21
401	401
402	402	(2) FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIV ED BY THE STATE FOR THE PURPOSE S OF 22
403	403	THIS SUBTITLE; AND 23
404	404
405	405	(3) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED FOR 24
406	406	THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 25
407	407
408	408	(G) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR COSTS AND ADMINI STRATIVE 26
409	409	EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE POSITION OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL 27
410	410	SPECIALIST UNDER THIS SUBTITLE. 28
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412	412
413	413
414	414	(H) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND 1
415	415	IN THE SAME MANNER A S OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 2
416	416
417	417	(2) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITE D TO 3
418	418	THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE. 4
419	419
420	420	(I) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE 5
421	421	WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 6
422	422
423	423	(J) THE FUND IS SUBJECT TO AU DIT BY THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE 7
424	424	AUDITS AS PROVIDED IN § 2–1220 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 8
425	425
426	426	Article – State Government 9
427	427
428	428	9–3209. 10
429	429
430	430	(a) There is a Performance Incentive Grant Fund. 11
431	431
432	432	(b) (1) The purpose of the Fund is to make use of the savings from the 12
433	433	implementation of the recommendations of the Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council. 13
434	434
435	435	(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board may recommend 14
436	436	to the Executive Director that grants be made to: 15
437	437
438	438	(i) ensure that the rights of crime victims are protected and 16
439	439	enhanced; 17
440	440
441	441	(ii) provide for pretrial risk assessments; 18
442	442
443	443	(iii) provide for services to reduce pretrial detention; 19
444	444
445	445	(iv) provide for diversion programs, including mediation and 20
446	446	restorative justice programs; 21
447	447
448	448	(v) provide for recidivism reduction programming; 22
449	449
450	450	(vi) provide for evidence–based practices and policies; 23
451	451
452	452	(vii) provide for specialty courts; 24
453	453
454	454	(viii) provide for reentry programs; 25
455	455
456	456	(ix) provide for substance use disorder and community mental health 26
457	457	service programs; [and] 27
458	458
459	459	(X) PROVIDE FOR RESTORAT IVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS ; AND 28 SENATE BILL 850 11
460	460
461	461
462	462
463	463	[(x)] (XI) provide for any other program or service that will further 1
464	464	the purposes established in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 2
465	465
466	466	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 3
467	467	as follows: 4
468	468
469	469	Article – Criminal Procedure 5
470	470
471	471	11–1206. 6
472	472
473	473	(A) THERE IS A MARYLAND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COUNCIL WITHIN THE 7
474	474	GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, AND VICTIM SERVICES. 8
475	475
476	476	(B) THE COUNCIL CONSISTS OF T HE FOLLOWING MEMBERS : 9
477	477
478	478	(1) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, OR THE ATTORNEY 10
479	479	GENERAL’S DESIGNEE; 11
480	480
481	481	(2) THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL 12
482	482	SERVICES, OR THE SECRETARY’S DESIGNEE; 13
483	483
484	484	(3) ONE MEMBER OF THE SENATE OF MARYLAND, APPOINTED BY THE 14
485	485	PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; 15
486	486
487	487	(4) ONE MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, APPOINTED BY THE 16
488	488	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE; 17
489	489
490	490	(5) THE FOLLOWING MEMBER S, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR: 18
491	491
492	492	(I) FOUR REPRESENTATIVES OF RESTORATIVE JUSTI CE 19
493	493	ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIO NS, INCLUDING ONE MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND 20
494	494	ALTERNATIVE CONFLICT RESOLUTION OFFICE; 21
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496	496	(II) ONE REPRESENTATIVE O F THE MARYLAND STATE’S 22
497	497	ATTORNEYS’ ASSOCIATION; 23
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499	499	(III) ONE MENTAL HEALTH PR ACTITIONER; 24
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501	501	(IV) ONE VICTIM; AND 25
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503	503	(V) ONE OFFENDER . 26
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505	505	(C) (1) THE COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBL E FOR: 27 12 SENATE BILL 850
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509	509	(I) DEVELOPING STANDARDS , POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES 1
510	510	FOR THE PROGRAM; 2
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512	512	(II) DEVELOPING , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE RESTORATIVE 3
513	513	JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST AND OTHER RELEVANT AUTHORITIES, RESTORATIVE 4
514	514	JUSTICE STANDARDS , POLICIES, TRAINING REQUIREMENT S, AND CERTIFICATIONS 5
515	515	FOR FACILITATORS , INCLUDING: 6
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517	517	1. TRAINING IN CURRENT DISTRICT COURT OF 7
518	518	MARYLAND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION OFFICE ETHICS STANDAR DS; AND 8
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520	520	2. TRAINING IN TRAUMA–INFORMED VICTIM –OFFENDER 9
521	521	DIALOGUE; AND 10
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523	523	(III) CREATING PROGRAM REP ORTING REQUIREMENTS . 11
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525	525	(2) THE COUNCIL MAY CREATE AL TERNATIVE RESTORATIV E JUSTICE 12
526	526	TRAINING TO INCLUDE DIRECTLY IMPACTED VI CTIM–OFFENDER DIALOGUE OR 13
527	527	VICTIM RECONCILIATIO N PROGRAMMING WITH NONDIREC T VICTIMS. 14
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529	529	(D) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2023, AND EACH DECEMBER 1 15
530	530	THEREAFTER , THE COUNCIL, IN COORDINATION WITH THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 16
531	531	LEGAL SPECIALIST, SHALL SUBMIT A REPOR T ON THE STATUS OF T HE PROGRAM TO 17
532	532	THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT 18
533	533	ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 19
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535	535	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 20
536	536	October 1, 2022. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at 21
537	537	the end of September 30, 2027, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the 22
538	538	General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 23
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