The bill creates the evaluating the costs associated with
enforcement of and incarceration for drug crimes task force (task force). The task force has the following duties:
•
Consider and determine state and local government costs associated with the investigation of drug crimes and the enforcement of drug laws; •
Consider and determine the costs incurred by the judicial department in adjudicating drug crimes and supervising defendants convicted of drug crimes;
•
Consider and determine state and local government costs associated with confining and incarcerating individuals accused of and convicted of drug crimes and the state costs associated with parole supervision for those convicted of drug crimes;
•
Determine the total state and local government costs associated with enforcing drug laws, investigating and punishing drug crimes, and rehabilitating those convicted of drug crimes; and
•
Make recommendations to the general assembly regarding how money saved by reducing drug crimes or sentencing for drug crimes could be spent to reduce substance use and dependence in Colorado.
The task force shall create a report of its findings by December 31,
2023, and shall present the report to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and senate by January 30, 2024.
