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(a) The Judicial Council shall, on appropriation by the Legislature, operate a grant program for the establishment and support of veterans treatment courts, and the provision of appropriate equivalent services in counties where, because of a lack of a sufficient veteran population or other court resources, operation of a veterans treatment court is inefficient or impracticable.(b) The Judicial Council shall establish standards and procedures for the operation of veterans courts, and condition award of funds under this section on adherence to those standards and procedures.
(c) Veterans treatment courts that receive grant funds shall, on July 1, 2025, and on July 1 each year thereafter, report the following information to Judicial Council:
(1) The number of veterans that participated in the veterans treatment court program.
(2) The offenses with which each program participant had been charged or to which each program participant had plead guilty.
(3) The qualifying condition for each program participant who participated in the program.
(4) The number of program participants who completed the program.
(5) The number of program participants who did not complete the program.
(6) The length of time that each program participant spent in the program.
(d) On January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, Judicial Council shall send a report to the Legislature with all of the following information:
(1) The total funds awarded under the grant program.
(2) The amount of funds awarded to each veteran treatment court.
(3) The total funds awarded to appropriate equivalent services in counties without a veterans treatment court.
(4) The specific services to which funds were allocated in counties without a veterans treatment court.
(5) A summary of the information submitted to Judicial Council under subdivision (c).
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.