Establishes provisions relating to jail reimbursement by the department of mental health

Summary

The bill would have the Department of Mental Health pay counties and independent cities $150 per day for each person held in jail who lacks the capacity to understand or assist in their defense because of a mental disease or defect. It also creates a separate reimbursement of up to $40 per day from the Department of Corrections for any sentenced inmate. Local sheriffs or city officials would submit claims within two years, and payments would depend on state appropriations and departmental approval.

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