(a) As used in this section, “specialty court program” means one (1) of the following:(1) A pre-adjudication probation program under § 5-4-901 et seq.;(2) A drug court program under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq.;(3) A Swift and Certain Accountability on Probation Pilot Program under § 16-93-1701 et seq.;(4) A DWI/BWI specialty court program;(5) A mental health specialty court program;(6) A veterans treatment specialty court program;(7) A juvenile drug court;(8) A “HOPE” court; and(9) A family treatment court program under the Arkansas Family Treatment Specialty Court Act, § 9-27-801 et seq.
(1) A pre-adjudication probation program under § 5-4-901 et seq.;
(2) A drug court program under the Arkansas Drug Court Act, § 16-98-301 et seq.;
(3) A Swift and Certain Accountability on Probation Pilot Program under § 16-93-1701 et seq.;
(4) A DWI/BWI specialty court program;
(5) A mental health specialty court program;
(6) A veterans treatment specialty court program;
(7) A juvenile drug court;
(8) A “HOPE” court; and
(9) A family treatment court program under the Arkansas Family Treatment Specialty Court Act, § 9-27-801 et seq.
(b) A specialty court program operated by a circuit court or district court must be approved by the Supreme Court in the court's administrative plan.
(c) (1) The Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee shall evaluate and make findings with respect to all specialty court programs operated by a circuit court or district court in this state and refer the findings to the Supreme Court.(2) An evaluation under this section shall reflect nationally recognized and peer-reviewed standards for each particular type of specialty court program.(3) The Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee shall also:(A) Establish, implement, and operate a uniform specialty court program evaluation process to ensure specialty court program resources provide effective and proven practices that reduce recidivism;(B) Establish an evaluation process that ensures that any new and existing specialty court program meets standards promulgated by the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee; and(C) Promulgate rules to be approved by the Supreme Court to carry out the evaluation process under this section.
(1) The Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee shall evaluate and make findings with respect to all specialty court programs operated by a circuit court or district court in this state and refer the findings to the Supreme Court.
(2) An evaluation under this section shall reflect nationally recognized and peer-reviewed standards for each particular type of specialty court program.
(3) The Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee shall also:(A) Establish, implement, and operate a uniform specialty court program evaluation process to ensure specialty court program resources provide effective and proven practices that reduce recidivism;(B) Establish an evaluation process that ensures that any new and existing specialty court program meets standards promulgated by the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee; and(C) Promulgate rules to be approved by the Supreme Court to carry out the evaluation process under this section.
(A) Establish, implement, and operate a uniform specialty court program evaluation process to ensure specialty court program resources provide effective and proven practices that reduce recidivism;
(B) Establish an evaluation process that ensures that any new and existing specialty court program meets standards promulgated by the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee; and
(C) Promulgate rules to be approved by the Supreme Court to carry out the evaluation process under this section.
(d) A specialty court program shall be evaluated under the following schedule:(1) A specialty court program established on or after April 1, 2015, shall be evaluated after its second year of funded operation;(2) A specialty court program in existence on April 1, 2015, shall be evaluated under the requirements of this section prior to expending resources budgeted for fiscal year 2017; and(3) A specialty court program shall be reevaluated every two (2) years after the initial evaluation.
(1) A specialty court program established on or after April 1, 2015, shall be evaluated after its second year of funded operation;
(2) A specialty court program in existence on April 1, 2015, shall be evaluated under the requirements of this section prior to expending resources budgeted for fiscal year 2017; and
(3) A specialty court program shall be reevaluated every two (2) years after the initial evaluation.