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Amend CSSB 1 by adding the following appropriately numbered
rider following the Article V appropriations for the Department of
Criminal Justice (page V-27):
____. Permian Basin Mental Health Deputy Program. Out of the
funds appropriated above in Strategy B.1.1, Special Needs Projects,
up to $280,000 per fiscal year shall be used to provide grants to
counties in the Permian Basin to establish the Permian Basin Mental
Health Deputy Program. The Permian Basin Mental Health Deputy
Program shall provide funding for two deputies in both Ector and
Midland Counties. The deputies shall promote the diversion of
mentally ill individuals from incarceration and facilitate
assessments for appropriate treatment.