An Act To Expand Substance Abuse Prevention Projects
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0651
Committee Amendment CA_A_S81 (Senate)
Amends: 25 MRSA §5101

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 213, L.D. 651, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand Substance Abuse Prevention Projects" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Expand Substance Use Disorder Prevention Projects' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §5101, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 481, Pt. E, §1, is amended to 
read: 
§5101. Substance Use Disorder Prevention Assistance Program 
1. 
Substance Use Disorder Prevention Assistance Program. 
The Substance 
Amlse Use Disorder Prevention Assistance Program, referred to in this chapter as "the 
program," is established to support persons with presumed substance use disorders by 
providing grants to municipalities and counties to carry out projects designed to reduce 
substance abuse, substance abuse-related crimes and recidivism. 
2. Eligibility; program targets; projects. Grants may be awarded to: 
A. Municipal or county governments or regional jails for projects designed to assist 
persons with presumed substance use disorders by diverting alleged low-level 
offenders into community-based treatment and support services. 
Projects may 
include, but are not limited to: 
(1) 
Referral of program participants to evidence-based treatment programs, 
including medically assisted treatment; and 
(2) Provision of case management services to program participants in order to 
secure appropriate treatment and support services such as housing, health care, 
job training and mental health services for program participants; and 
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COMMIITEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 213, L.D. 651 
B. 
County governments or regional jails for projects in county or regional jails 
designed to assist persons with presumed substance use disorders. Projects may 
include, but are not limited to: 
(1) 
Provision of evidence~based treatment programs, including medically 
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assisted treatment, to jail inmates; and 
(2) 
Provision of case management or other support services to program 
participants to assist in transition from jail upon release. 
3. Requirements. A grant application for a project described in subsection 2 must 
include the following: 
A. A statement of purpose and measurable goals for the project and use for the 
funds; 
B. 
The elements of the project, which must include the targeted population, the 
nature of services or assistance to be provided and expected outcomes; 
C. 
For diversion projects, a statement of the municipality's or county's diversion 
policy, including criteria for selecting participants for the project; 
D. A review of other substance abuse services available in the applicant municipality 
or county and communities adjacent to the applicant municipality or county and a 
statement of the unmet needs to be addressed by the project; 
E. A review of efforts to collaborate among relevant law enforcement agencies, 
treatment providers, harm reduction services, recovery support services and other 
community resources and a summary of collaborative approaches included in the 
project, if any; and 
F. A summary of data to be collected to assess the effectiveness of the project and 
the methodology that will be used to make that assessment. The data to be collected 
must include measurements of the long-term health, treatment and criminal justice 
involvement outcomes for participants and must be included in reports filed under 
subsection 6 as part of a rigorous evaluation process. 
4. Selection of grant recipients; steering committee. The Commissioner of Public 
Safety shall review applications submitted by municipalities and counties for grants under 
this chapter. Preference must be given to collaborative approaches that include treatment 
providers or community-based organizations. The following steering committee shall 
advise the Commissioner of Public Safety in selecting grant recipients. The steering 
committee consists of the Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's designee 
and representatives of the following organizations, programs and associations selected by 
the Commissioner of Public Safety from suggestions provided by the organizations, 
programs and associations: a statewide organization of police chiefs; a statewide 
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organization of sheriffs; a statewide organization representing physicians; a statewide 
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organization representing prosecutors; a statewide organization representing providers of 
legal services for the indigent; peer recovery programs; and harm reduction associations. 
5. Administration of funds. The policy board established in this State to carry out 
the State's responsibilities under the federal Justice Assistance Act of 1984, the federal 
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, the federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the federal 
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Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, known as "the Justice 
Assistance Council," shall administer grant funds appropriated for use under this chapter 
and disburse the funds to municipalities, counties and regional jails selected under 
subsection 4. The department may retain up to 5% of funds to cover administrative 
expenses. 
6. 
Reports. 
A recipient of a grant under subsection 4 shall report to the 
Commissioner of Public Safety annually on the anniversary date of the grant award 
regarding the status of the project for which the grant was awarded. The report must 
include a description of how the grant funds were spent, the results of the project and any 
recommendations for modification of the project, including any available information 
concerning the project's effectiveness in reducing substance abuse and recidivism. 
Sec. 2. Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause. In the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, Part 13, in the Part headnote, the words "substance 
abuse assistance" are amended to read "substance use disorder prevention assistance" and 
the Revisor of Statutes shall implement this revision when updating, publishing or 
republishing the statutes. 
Sec. 3. Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause. In the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, chapter 601, in the chapter headnote, the words 
"substance abuse assistance program" are amended to read "substance use disorder 
prevention assistance program" and the Revisor of Statutes shall implement this revision 
when updating, publishing or republishing the statutes. 
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Public Safety 0088 
Initiative: Provides funds for the Substance Use Disorder Prevention Assistance Program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$1,200,000 
$1,200,000 
2018-19 
$1,200,000 
$1,200,000 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. This amendment replaces 
the bill and changes the title. It changes the name of the Substance Abuse Assistance 
Program to the Substance Use Disorder Prevention Assistance Program. 
This 
amendment, like the bill, provides $1,200,000 annually to fund the program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/13/17 feac 
LD651 
LR 627(02) 
An Act To Expand Substance Abuse Prevention Projects 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'J./' (S- ~ 0 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$1,200,000 
$1,200,000 
$1,200,000 
$1,200,000 
Projections 
FY2019-20 
$1,200,000 
$1,200,000 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$1,200,000 
$1,200,000 
The bill provides an ongoing General Fund appropriation of $1,200,000 beginning in fiscal year 2017-18 to the 
Department of Public Safety for the Substance Use Disorder Prevention Program. 
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