1.	Project Title:	Lake County Veteran's Treatment Court
2.	Senate Sponsor:	Click here to enter text.
3.	Date of Request:	10/17/2017
4.	Project/Program Description:
The Lake County Veteran’s Treatment Court [LCVTC] is a special division of the Lake County Court system. It is a Court-supervised program for those arrested in Lake County who have a mental illness, substance abuse, or other mental health condition related to their military service, who need treatment and other services, and who choose to participate in the LCVTC instead of having their case precede through the regular court process. The LCVTC is a problem solving and hybrid court meaning it will handle, felony cases, cases in pre-trial diversion and cases in which sentences have been imposed. There is a particularly high prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Major Depressive Disorder among combat and other veterans. The LCVTC recognizes the unique challenges facing these veterans and help link these veterans to services. The Lake County Veterans Treatment Court's mission is to promote public safety while supporting eligible veterans and their families through a coordinated effort among veteran’s services, community services and the Court to leave no eligible veteran behind. NOTE: This mission is in furtherance of implementing in Lake County the provisions of the T. Patt Maney Veterans’ Treatment Intervention Act passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Florida’s Governor to take effect on July 1, 2012, as Section 394.47891 of the Florida Statutes.
5.	State Agency to receive requested funds:	Court Administration
State Agency Contacted?	Yes
6.	Amount of the Non-Recurring Request:
Amount Requested for Operations	Amount Requested for Fixed Capital Outlay	Total Amount of Requested State Funds
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7.	Total Project Cost (include all requested State funds and any other funding sources):	$ 250,000.00
8.	Type, amount and percent of matching funds available for this project:
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State (Excluding the amount of this request):	Click here to enter text.	Click here to enter text.
Local:	$ 50,000	25%
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9.	Was the project previously funded by the State?
Fiscal Year(s)	Amount	Vetoed
Recurring	Non-Recurring
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10.	Is future-year funding likely to be requested? If yes, indicate non-recurring amount per year.
Yes. $ 200,000.00
11.	Program Performance (if needed, include additional documentation):
a.	What is the specific purpose or goal that will be achieved by the funds requested?
The goals of the Lake County Veterans Treatment Court are to: 1) Reduce criminal recidivism 2) Facilitate participant sobriety 3) Reduce costs of criminal cases 4) Increase compliance of treatment and other court-ordered conditions 5) Improve access to VA benefits and services 6) Improve family relationships and social connections and 7) Improve life stability
b.	What are the activities and services that will be provided to meet the intended purpose of these funds?
The Lake County Veterans Treatment Court's mission is to promote public safety while supporting eligible veterans and their families through a coordinated effort among veteran’s services, community services and the Court to leave no eligible veteran behind. Veteran’s Treatment Court integrates alcohol/drug treatment and mental health services into the justice system case process. Partnerships with stakeholders allow for a coordinated strategy for responses to participants’ compliance. Veteran mentors and the court case manager assist participants with peer support, housing, employment linkages, job training, education, transportation, disability compensation claims, discharge status and other linkages available at the local, state and federal level. Contracted substance abuse and mental health counseling is provided to all participants. Alcohol and drug testing is completed to monitor and ensure abstinence. There is ongoing judicial interaction.
c.	How will the funds be expended?
Spending Category	Description	Amount
Administrative Costs:
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Operational Costs:
Salary and Benefits	Case Manager Position	$ 50,000.00
Expense/Equipment/Travel/ Supplies/Other	Training, local travel and supplies	$ 10,000.00
Consultants/Contracted Services/ Study	Therapeutic treatment and drug testing for clients.	$ 140,000.00
Fixed Capital Construction/Major Renovation:
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d.	What are the direct services to be provided to citizens by the appropriations project?
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e.	Who is the target population served by this project? How many individuals are expected to be served.
Eligible clients are Veterans, that have a documented substance abuse and/or mental health diagnosis directly related to their military service and are involved with the criminal justice system. Participants may be homeless and unemployed. The Lake County Veteran's Treatment Court expects to serve 75-100 individuals.
f.	What is the expected benefit or outcome of this project? What is the methodology by which this outcome will be mesasured?
The program will track eligible participants and success rates. Improved physical health through increased access to VA benefits will be measured with medical evaluations. Improved mental health will be measured by increased functioning scores using evidence based psychological assessments. Improved community safety will be measured by completed court sanctions and monitored through intensive case supervision. Education and employment assistance will result in improved economic self-sufficiency of program participants. Decreased recidivism will be measured with arrest data. Decreased substance abuse will be measured by random urinalysis and successful completion of substance abuse counseling. Decreased court time and cost to the Judicial system will be measured through program participants being diverted from the traditional court process.
g.	What are the suggested penalties that the contracting agency may consider in addition to its standard penalties for failing to meet deliverables or performance measures provided for in the contract?
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12.	The owners of the facility to receive, directly or indirectly, any fixed capital outlay funding. Include the relationship between the owners of the facility and the entity.
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13.	Requestor Contact information:
a.	Name and Title:	Tony Deaton, Chief Probation Officer
b.	Organization:	Lake County Board of County Commissioners
c.	E-mail Address:	tdeaton@lakecountyfl.gov
d.	Phone Number:	352-742-6565
14.	Recipient Contact Information:
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b.	Municipality and County:	Lake County
c.	Organization type (check all that apply):
☐	For-profit Entity
☐	Non Profit 501(c) (3)
☐	Non Profit 501(c) (4)
☐	Local Entity
☐	University or College
☒	Other (please specify)	Local Government
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15.	Lobbyist Contact Information:
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16.	Have you applied for alternative state funding?
☐	Waste Water Revolving Loan
☐	Drinking Water Revolving Loan
☐	Small Community Wastewater Treatment Grant
☐	Other (Please describe)	Click here to enter text.
☐	N/A
17.	What is the population economic status?
☐	Financially Disadvantaged Community (ch. 62-552, F.A.C)
☐	Financially Disadvantaged Municipality (ch. 62-552, F.A.C)
☐	Rural Area of Economic Concern
☐	Rural Area of Opportunity (s. 288.0656, Florida Statutes)
18.	What is the status of construction?
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19.	What percentage of the construction has been completed? What is the estimated completion date?
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