Bill Title: Creates the Criminal Justice Special Advocates Program for People with Disabilities Act. Provides that subject to appropriation for this purpose, the Department of Human Services shall establish a 3-year, 5-county pilot program to provide a minimum of one criminal justice special advocate in each selected county to serve the advocacy and support needs of an individual with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability involved in the criminal justice system of the county. Contains provisions concerning the selection of counties; the qualifications and duties of criminal justice special advocates; and Department evaluation and reporting requirements.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-05-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly [HB3043 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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