Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB27 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb0027
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7	7	SENATE BILL 27
8	8	E2 3lr0885
9	9	(PRE–FILED)
10	10	By: Senator West
11	11	Requested: November 18, 2022
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 11, 2023
13	13	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
14	14
15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
16	16
17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Criminal Procedure – Restorative Justice Program 2
20	20
21	21	FOR the purpose of establishing the Restorative Justice Program within the Victim 3
22	22	Services Unit of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim 4
23	23	Services; establishing the position of Restorative Justice Legal Specialist, the 5
24	24	Restorative Justice Program Revolving Fund, and the Maryland Restorative Justice 6
25	25	Council; and generally relating to restorative justice. 7
26	26
27	27	BY adding to 8
28	28	Article – Correctional Services 9
29	29	Section 9–618 10
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
31	31	(2017 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 12
32	32
33	33	BY adding to 13
34	34	Article – Criminal Procedure 14
35	35	Section 11–502; and 11–1201 through 11–1206 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 15
36	36	12. Restorative Justice Program” 16
37	37	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
38	38	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 18
39	39
40	40	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19
41	41	Article – Criminal Procedure 20
42	42	Section 11–914(9) 21
43	43	Annotated Code of Maryland 22
44	44	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 23
45	45
46	46	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24
47	47	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 25
48	48	2 SENATE BILL 27
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51	51	Article – Correctional Services 1
52	52
53	53	9–618. 2
54	54
55	55	(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP POSTERS INFORMIN G AN 3
56	56	INMATE OF THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN TH E RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM 4
57	57	UNDER TITLE 11, SUBTITLE 12 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE. 5
58	58
59	59	(2) EACH CORRECTIONAL FAC ILITY SHALL PROMINEN TLY DISPLAY 6
60	60	THE POSTERS CREATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 7
61	61
62	62	(B) EACH CORRECTIONAL FAC ILITY SHALL IMPLEMEN T STANDARDS SET BY 8
63	63	THE MARYLAND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COUNCIL TO FACILITATE AN INMATE’S 9
64	64	PARTICIPATION IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM. 10
65	65
66	66	Article – Criminal Procedure 11
67	67
68	68	11–502. 12
69	69
70	70	FOLLOWING CONVICTION OR ADJUDICATION AND SENTENCING OF A 13
71	71	DEFENDANT , OR DISPOSITION OF A CASE INVOLVING A CHI LD RESPONDENT , THE 14
72	72	STATE’S ATTORNEY SHALL : 15
73	73
74	74	(1) NOTIFY THE VIC TIM OR THE VICTIM ’S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 16
75	75	VICTIM’S RIGHT TO PARTICIPA TE IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM UNDER 17
76	76	SUBTITLE 12 OF THIS TITLE; AND 18
77	77
78	78	(2) PROVIDE THE VICTIM O R THE VICTIM’S REPRESENTATIVE WIT H 19
79	79	THE INFORMATION DEVE LOPED UNDER § 11–914(9) OF THIS TITLE REGARDING H OW 20
80	80	TO REQUEST PARTICIPA TION IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM. 21
81	81
82	82	11–914. 22
83	83
84	84	Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Board shall: 23
85	85
86	86	(9) (i) develop pamphlets to notify victims and victim’s representatives 24
87	87	of the rights, services, and procedures provided under Article 47 of the Maryland 25
88	88	Declaration of Rights or State law, how to request information regarding an unsolved case, 26
89	89	[and] how to request that an offender be placed on electronic monitoring or electronic 27
90	90	monitoring with victim stay–away alert technology, AND HOW TO REQUEST 28
91	91	PARTICIPATION IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM UNDER SUBTITLE 12 OF 29
92	92	THIS TITLE, including: 30
93	93
94	94	1. one pamphlet relating to the MDEC system protocol 31 SENATE BILL 27 3
95	95
96	96
97	97	registration process and the time before and after the filing of a charging document other 1
98	98	than an indictment or information in circuit court; and 2
99	99
100	100	2. a second pamphlet relating to the time after the filing of 3
101	101	an indictment or information in circuit court; and 4
102	102
103	103	(ii) develop a poster to notify victims of the right to request a private 5
104	104	room in a law enforcement agency or unit to report crimes under Title 3 of the Criminal 6
105	105	Law Article; and 7
106	106
107	107	SUBTITLE 12. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM. 8
108	108
109	109	11–1201. 9
110	110
111	111	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEAN INGS 10
112	112	INDICATED. 11
113	113
114	114	(B) “COUNCIL” MEANS THE MARYLAND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COUNCIL. 12
115	115
116	116	(C) “MDEC” MEANS THE MARYLAND ELECTRONIC COURTS SYSTEM. 13
117	117
118	118	(D) “OFFENDER” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL : 14
119	119
120	120	(1) CHARGED WITH OR FOUN D GUILTY OF A CRIME ; OR 15
121	121
122	122	(2) ALLEGED TO HAVE COMM ITTED OR FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED 16
123	123	A DELINQUENT ACT . 17
124	124
125	125	(E) “OFFENSE” MEANS: 18
126	126
127	127	(1) A CHARGE LISTED IN A CHARGING DOCUMENT IN A CRIMINAL 19
128	128	CASE; OR 20
129	129
130	130	(2) A CHARGE LISTED IN A PETITION ALLEGING A DELINQUENT ACT . 21
131	131
132	132	(F) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM 22
133	133	ESTABLISHED UNDER § 11–1203 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 23
134	134
135	135	(G) “TRAUMA–INFORMED METHODOLOGY ” MEANS A METHODOLOGY : 24
136	136
137	137	(1) BASED ON AN UNDERSTA NDING OF AND A RESPO NSIVENESS TO 25
138	138	THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA ON AN INDIVIDUAL ; 26
139	139
140	140	(2) THAT EMPHASIZES THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOG ICAL, AND 27 4 SENATE BILL 27
141	141
142	142
143	143	EMOTIONAL SAFETY OF PARTIES; AND 1
144	144
145	145	(3) THAT CREATES AN OPPO RTUNITY FOR AN INDIV IDUAL TO 2
146	146	REBUILD A SENSE OF C ONTROL AND EMPOWERME NT. 3
147	147
148	148	(H) (1) “VICTIM” INCLUDES A VICTIM ’S REPRESENTATIVE AS DEFINED 4
149	149	UNDER § 11–401 OF THIS TITLE. 5
150	150
151	151	(2) “VICTIM” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN OF FENDER OR AN INDIVID UAL 6
152	152	WHO ADVOCATES FOR AN OFFENDER. 7
153	153
154	154	(I) “VICTIM SERVICES UNIT” MEANS THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT WITHIN 8
155	155	THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, AND VICTIM SERVICES 9
156	156	ESTABLISHED UNDER § 11–1102 OF THIS TITLE. 10
157	157
158	158	11–1202. 11
159	159
160	160	(A) THE PURPOSE OF THIS S UBTITLE IS TO: 12
161	161
162	162	(1) AMELIORATE THE HARMF UL EFFECTS OF OFFENS ES ON A VICTIM 13
163	163	IN A MANNER THAT TRE ATS THE VICTIM WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT, AND SENSITIVITY; 14
164	164
165	165	(2) ADDRESS THE RATES OF INCARCERATION AND CO MMITMENT OF 15
166	166	OFFENDER S; 16
167	167
168	168	(3) REINFORCE THAT : 17
169	169
170	170	(I) WHILE THE STATE IS A PARTY IN M ATTERS OF THE JUSTIC E 18
171	171	SYSTEM AND A VICTIM IS NOT A PARTY, A VICTIM HAS BEEN HA RMED BY AN OFFENSE 19
172	172	AND THE VICTIM HAS P ARTICIPATORY RIGHTS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTE M UNDER THE 20
173	173	CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE; 21
174	174
175	175	(II) A VICTIM HAS A CRITI CAL NEED FOR ACKNOWL EDGMENT, 22
176	176	INFORMATION , PRIVACY, SAFETY, RESTITUTION, AND INVOLVEMENT IN M ATTERS OF 23
177	177	THE JUSTICE SYSTEM ; 24
178	178
179	179	(III) THERE IS A NEED TO C REATE MEANINGFUL CHA NGE IN AN 25
180	180	OFFENDER AND THAT AL TERNATIVE O PTIONS ARE NEEDED TO IMPACT RATES OF 26
181	181	RECIDIVISM; 27
182	182
183	183	(IV) THERE IS A NEED TO F OCUS ON THE HARM TO A VICTIM AS 28
184	184	WELL AS THE NEEDS OF AN OFFENDER AND OF A FFECTED COMMUNITIES BY USING 29
185	185	TRAUMA–INFORMED METHODOLOGI ES; 30 SENATE BILL 27 5
186	186
187	187
188	188
189	189	(V) THERE IS A NEED FOR AN OFFENDER AND C OMMUNITIES TO 1
190	190	ACKNOWLEDGE AND TO M AKE A VICTIM AS WHOL E AS POSSIBLE TO MAK E RIGHT THE 2
191	191	HARM THAT HAS OCCURR ED TO THE VICTIM; 3
192	192
193	193	(VI) DEVELOPING AN INCLUS IVE PROCESS THAT INV OLVES 4
194	194	VICTIMS AND OFFENDER S CREATES AN OPPORTU NITY FOR BETTER JUST ICE FOR 5
195	195	ALL; AND 6
196	196
197	197	(VII) RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AS A PRACTICE AND AS A POLICY 7
198	198	SOLUTION IS UNIQUELY SITUATED TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN THE JUSTIC E SYSTEM AS 8
199	199	IT ATTEMPTS TO REPAI R THE HARM CAUSED TO THE VICTIM AND ENCOU RAGES 9
200	200	BEHAVIORAL CHANGE IN OFFENDERS; 10
201	201
202	202	(4) CREATE A VICTIM –CENTERED APPROACH OF RESTORATIVE 11
203	203	JUSTICE THAT SEEKS A ND OBTAINS POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR VICTIMS , OFFENDERS, 12
204	204	AND COMMUNITIES ; 13
205	205
206	206	(5) DEVELOP A RESTORATIV E JUSTICE APPROACH A S AN OPTION FOR 14
207	207	APPROPRIATE MATTERS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTE M THAT ENSURES THE B ALANCING 15
208	208	OF: 16
209	209
210	210	(I) PUBLIC SAFETY AND TH E PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY ; 17
211	211
212	212	(II) ACCOUNTABILITY OF AN OFFENDER TO A VICTIM AND THE 18
213	213	COMMUNITY FOR AN OFF ENSE COMMITTED ; 19
214	214
215	215	(III) ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY AN OFFENDER OF THE HARM 20
216	216	CAUSED TO A VICTIM A ND REPAIRING THAT HA RM TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE ; AND 21
217	217
218	218	(IV) UNDERSTANDING BY AN OFFENDER OF THE HARM CAUSED 22
219	219	AS A MEANS OF PROVID ING MEANINGFUL CHANG E IN THE BEHAVIOR OF THE 23
220	220	OFFENDER TO PREVENT RECIDIVISM; AND 24
221	221
222	222	(6) DEVELOP A POSTADJUDI CATORY RESTORATIVE J USTICE 25
223	223	APPROACH THAT ADDRES SES THE NEED OF A VIC TIM FOR ACKNOWLEDGME NT, 26
224	224	INFORMATION , PRIVACY, SAFETY, AND INVOLVEMENT IN M ATTERS OF THE JUSTIC E 27
225	225	SYSTEM. 28
226	226
227	227	(B) THIS SUBTITLE SHALL B E LIBERALLY CONSTRUE D TO EFFECTUATE THE 29
228	228	PURPOSE SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 30
229	229
230	230	11–1203. 31 6 SENATE BILL 27
231	231
232	232
233	233
234	234	(A) (1) THERE IS A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM WITHIN THE 1
235	235	VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. 2
236	236
237	237	(2) THE PROGRAM SHALL CARRY O UT THE PURPOSES DESC RIBED IN 3
238	238	§ 11–1202 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 4
239	239
240	240	(B) (1) (I) A VICTIM MAY REQUEST P ARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM 5
241	241	THROUGH THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. 6
242	242
243	243	(II) AN OFFENDER MAY REQUE ST PARTICIPATION IN THE 7
244	244	PROGRAM THROUGH THE O FFENDER’S CASE MANAGER . 8
245	245
246	246	(2) ALL REQUESTS FOR PART ICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM SHALL BE 9
247	247	FORWARDED TO THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST. 10
248	248
249	249	(3) IF ONLY ONE PARTY HAS REQUESTED TO PARTICI PATE IN THE 11
250	250	PROGRAM, THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST SHALL PROV IDE 12
251	251	NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY STATING THAT : 13
252	252
253	253	(I) THERE IS A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM AVAILABLE ; 14
254	254
255	255	(II) PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN REQU ESTED 15
256	256	BY THE REQUESTING PARTY ; 16
257	257
258	258	(III) PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY AND 17
259	259	CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE MANDATED BY A NY COURT OR AGENCY ; AND 18
260	260
261	261	(IV) A PARTY MAY NOT BE C OERCED INTO PARTICIP ATING IN 19
262	262	THE PROGRAM AND WILL NOT FACE ANY PUNITIVE AC TION FOR 20
263	263	NONPARTICIPATION . 21
264	264
265	265	(4) IF A PARTY DECLINES P ARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM, THE 22
266	266	REQUESTING PARTY MAY BE PLACED IN AN ALTE RNATIVE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 23
267	267	PROCESS DEVELOPED BY THE COUNCIL. 24
268	268
269	269	(5) IF BOTH PARTIES AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN TH E PROGRAM, THE 25
270	270	RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST SHALL : 26
271	271
272	272	(I) ASSIGN A FACILITATOR OR FACILITATING ORGA NIZATION; 27
273	273	AND 28
274	274
275	275	(II) CREATE A CONFIDENTIA L FILE IN MDEC CONTAINING THE 29 SENATE BILL 27 7
276	276
277	277
278	278	NAMES OF THE ASSIGNE D FACILITATOR OR FAC ILITATING ORGANIZATI ON, THE 1
279	279	VICTIM, AND THE OFFENDER . 2
280	280
281	281	(6) IN ACCORDANCE WITH TH E STANDARDS SET FORT H UNDER 3
282	282	MARYLAND RULE 17–105, INFORMATION SHARED B Y A VICTIM OR AN OFF ENDER 4
283	283	DURING PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL , AND 5
284	284	INADMISSIBLE IN ANY JUDICIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE , OR OTHER PROCEEDING . 6
285	285
286	286	(7) AFTER PROPER EVALUATI ON, A FACILITATOR OR FAC ILITATING 7
287	287	ORGANIZATION MAY DEC LINE A REQUEST FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPATION IF, IN THE 8
288	288	FACILITATOR’S OR FACILITATING ORGANIZATION ’S DISCRETION, PARTICIPATION IN 9
289	289	THE PROGRAM WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE . 10
290	290
291	291	(C) (1) WHEN APPROPRIATE , THE FACILITATOR OR F ACILITATING 11
292	292	ORGANIZATION MAY BRI NG THE VICTIM AND TH E OFFENDER TOGETHER , WHILE 12
293	293	ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE VICTIM AND IN A MANNER CONSISTE NT WITH 13
294	294	TRAUMA–INFORMED METHODOLOGI ES AND THE RESTORATI VE JUSTICE PURPOSE 14
295	295	OF THIS SUBTITLE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO FAC ILITATE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION . 15
296	296
297	297	(2) THE FACILITATOR OR FA CILITATING ORGANIZAT ION SHALL: 16
298	298
299	299	(I) ACT IN COMPLIANCE WI TH THE GUIDELINES FOR 17
300	300	FACILITATION AND TRA INING IN TRAUMA–INFORMED VICTIM –OFFENDER DIALOGUE 18
301	301	SET BY THE COUNCIL; 19
302	302
303	303	(II) WHEN ENGAGED IN REST ORATIVE JUSTICE PROG RAMMING, 20
304	304	INFORM THE VICTIM AN D THE OFFENDER THAT : 21
305	305
306	306	1. THE FACILITATOR REPR ESENTS NEITHER THE V ICTIM 22
307	307	NOR THE OFFENDER ; 23
308	308
309	309	2. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM IS CONFIDENTI AL 24
310	310	AND CANNOT BE USED I N ANY LEGAL OR ADJUD ICATIVE PROCESS , INCLUDING ANY 25
311	311	LEGAL PROCEEDING , HEARING, OR OTHER ACTION ; 26
312	312
313	313	3. NO ATTORNEY –CLIENT RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED 27
314	314	BETWEEN THE FAC ILITATOR AND EITHER PARTY AND THAT INFOR MATION GIVEN BY 28
315	315	THE FACILITATOR IS N OT LEGAL ADVICE ; AND 29
316	316
317	317	4. EITHER PARTY MAY WIT HDRAW ITS PARTICIPATION IN 30
318	318	THE PROCESS AT ANY T IME WITHOUT CONSEQUE NCE; AND 31
319	319
320	320	(III) SUBMIT REGULAR REPOR TS TO THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 32 8 SENATE BILL 27
321	321
322	322
323	323	LEGAL SPECIALIST AS REQUIRE D BY THE COUNCIL, WHICH MAY INCLUDE : 1
324	324
325	325	1. THE NUMBER , GENDER, RACE, AND AGE OF 2
326	326	PARTICIPANTS; 3
327	327
328	328	2. WHETHER THE PROGRAM WAS SUCCESSFU LLY 4
329	329	COMPLETED ; AND 5
330	330
331	331	3. ANY OTHER NONCONFIDE NTIAL INFORMATION . 6
332	332
333	333	(D) (1) ON REQUEST OF THE FAC ILITATOR OR FACILITA TING 7
334	334	ORGANIZATION , THE PROSECUTING ATTO RNEY, THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT, 8
335	335	COUNSEL FOR THE OFFE NDER, COUNSEL FOR THE VICT IM, AND THE COURT MAY 9
336	336	PROVIDE THE FACILITA TOR OR FACILITATING ORGANIZATION WITH IN FORMATION 10
337	337	THAT MAY BE HELPFUL TO FAC ILITATE THE PROCESS . 11
338	338
339	339	(2) ON REQUEST OF THE FAC ILITATOR OR FACILITA TING 12
340	340	ORGANIZATION , THE CLERK OF THE COU RT SHALL PROVIDE THE FACILITATOR OR 13
341	341	FACILITATING ORGANIZ ATION ACCESS TO ALL MATERIALS IN A CASE FILE AT NO 14
342	342	COST. 15
343	343
344	344	(3) THE FAC ILITATOR OR FACILITA TING ORGANIZATION MA Y 16
345	345	REQUEST OTHER MATERI ALS TO FACILITATE TH E PROCESS. 17
346	346
347	347	11–1204. 18
348	348
349	349	(A) THERE IS A POSITION O F RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST 19
350	350	WITHIN THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. 20
351	351
352	352	(B) THE DUTIES OF THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST 21
353	353	INCLUDE ENSURING THE COMPLIANCE OF THE PROGRAM WITH ALL APPL ICABLE 22
354	354	LAWS, REGULATIONS , AND ESTABLISHED POLI CIES. 23
355	355
356	356	(C) THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST SHALL HAVE 24
357	357	KNOWLEDGE OF RESTORA TIVE JUSTICE PRACTIC ES. 25
358	358
359	359	(D) THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST MAY FACILI TATE 26
360	360	PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES AND RE STORATIVE JUSTICE 27
361	361	ORGANIZATIONS IN ORD ER TO PROVIDE RESTOR ATIVE JUSTICE SERVIC ES. 28
362	362
363	363	(E) THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST IS RESPONS IBLE FOR 29
364	364	THE MANAGEMENT OF TH E PROGRAM WITHI N MDEC. 30
365	365	SENATE BILL 27 9
366	366
367	367
368	368	11–1205. 1
369	369
370	370	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “FUND” MEANS THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 2
371	371	PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND. 3
372	372
373	373	(B) THERE IS A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND. 4
374	374
375	375	(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF TH IS 5
376	376	SUBTITLE. 6
377	377
378	378	(D) THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND. 7
379	379
380	380	(E) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 8
381	381	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 9
382	382
383	383	(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 10
384	384	AND THE COMPTROLLER SHA LL ACCOUNT FOR THE FUND. 11
385	385
386	386	(F) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 12
387	387
388	388	(1) REVENUE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FUND FROM RESTITUTION 13
389	389	PAYMENTS BY AN OFFEN DER; 14
390	390
391	391	(2) FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIV ED BY THE STATE FOR THE PURPOSE S OF 15
392	392	THIS SUBTITLE; AND 16
393	393
394	394	(3) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SO URCE ACCEPTED FOR 17
395	395	THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 18
396	396
397	397	(G) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR COSTS AND ADMINI STRATIVE 19
398	398	EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE POSITION OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEGAL 20
399	399	SPECIALIST UNDER THIS SUBTITLE. 21
400	400
401	401	(H) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND 22
402	402	IN THE SAME MANNER A S OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 23
403	403
404	404	(2) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITE D TO 24
405	405	THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE. 25
406	406
407	407	(I) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE 26
408	408	WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 27
409	409
410	410	(J) THE FUND IS SUBJECT TO AU DIT BY THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE 28 10 SENATE BILL 27
411	411
412	412
413	413	AUDITS AS PROVIDED IN § 2–1220 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 1
414	414
415	415	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 2
416	416	as follows: 3
417	417
418	418	Article – Criminal Procedure 4
419	419
420	420	11–1206. 5
421	421
422	422	(A) THERE IS A MARYLAND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COUNCIL WITHIN THE 6
423	423	GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, AND VICTIM SERVICES. 7
424	424
425	425	(B) THE COUNCIL CONSISTS OF T HE FOLLOWING MEMBERS : 8
426	426
427	427	(1) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, OR THE ATTORNEY 9
428	428	GENERAL’S DESIGNEE; 10
429	429
430	430	(2) THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL 11
431	431	SERVICES, OR THE SECRETARY’S DESIGNEE; 12
432	432
433	433	(3) ONE MEMBER OF THE SENATE OF MARYLAND, APPOINTED BY THE 13
434	434	PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; 14
435	435
436	436	(4) ONE MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, APPOINTED BY THE 15
437	437	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE; 16
438	438
439	439	(5) THE FOLLOWING MEMBER S, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR: 17
440	440
441	441	(I) FOUR REPRESENTATIVES OF RESTORATIVE JUSTI CE 18
442	442	ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIO NS; 19
443	443
444	444	(II) ONE REPRESENTATIVE O F THE MARYLAND STATE’S 20
445	445	ATTORNEYS’ ASSOCIATION; 21
446	446
447	447	(III) ONE MENTAL HEALTH PR ACTITIONER; 22
448	448
449	449	(IV) ONE VICTIM; AND 23
450	450
451	451	(V) ONE OFFENDER . 24
452	452
453	453	(C) (1) THE COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBL E FOR: 25
454	454
455	455	(I) DEVELOPING STANDARDS , POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES 26
456	456	FOR THE PROGRAM; 27 SENATE BILL 27 11
457	457
458	458
459	459
460	460	(II) DEVELOPING , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE RESTORATIVE 1
461	461	JUSTICE LEGAL SPECIALIST AND OTHER RELEVANT AUTHORITIES , RESTORATIVE 2
462	462	JUSTICE STANDARDS , POLICIES, TRAINING REQUIREMENT S, AND CERTIFICATIONS 3
463	463	FOR FACILITATORS , INCLUDING: 4
464	464
465	465	1. TRAINING IN CURRENT ETHICS STANDARDS ; AND 5
466	466
467	467	2. TRAINING IN TRAUMA –INFORMED V ICTIM–OFFENDER 6
468	468	DIALOGUE; AND 7
469	469
470	470	(III) CREATING PROGRAM REP ORTING REQUIREMENTS . 8
471	471
472	472	(2) THE COUNCIL MAY CREATE AL TERNATIVE RESTORATIV E JUSTICE 9
473	473	TRAINING TO INCLUDE DIRECTLY IMPACTED VI CTIM–OFFENDER DIALOGUE OR 10
474	474	VICTIM RECONCILIATIO N PROGRAMMING WITH INDIRECT VICTIMS. 11
475	475
476	476	(D) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2024, AND EACH DECEMBER 1 12
477	477	THEREAFTER , THE COUNCIL, IN COORDINATION WITH THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 13
478	478	LEGAL SPECIALIST, SHALL SUBMIT A REPOR T ON THE STATUS OF T HE PROGRAM TO 14
479	479	THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT 15
480	480	ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 16
481	481
482	482	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 17
483	483	October 1, 2023. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at 18
484	484	the end of September 30, 2028, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the 19
485	485	General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 20
486	486