| 1 | Representative Gelber offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | On page 3, line 12, |
| 5 | remove: all of said line |
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| 7 | and insert: |
| 8 | qualifying misdemeanor. No person convicted as a habitual |
| 9 | misdemeanant may be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term in |
| 10 | jail or in a sentencing alternative program absent an evaluation |
| 11 | of the person by a qualified social worker or a licensed health |
| 12 | care professional and upon recommendation as to an appropriate |
| 13 | placement. Any facility to which a person convicted as a |
| 14 | habitual misdemeanant is sentenced must provide a comprehensive |
| 15 | discharge plan to the court one month prior to the discharge of |
| 16 | such person. The discharge plan must include a housing |
| 17 | component. |
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| 19 | ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================= |
| 20 | On page 1, line 11, |
| 21 | remove: all of said line |
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| 23 | and insert: sentencing alternatives; providing for an |
| 24 | evaluation of a habitual misdemeanant prior to imposition of a |
| 25 | mandatory minimum sentence; requiring facilities to which |
| 26 | habitual misdemeanants are sentenced to provide discharge plans |
| 27 | for such persons to the court; providing an effective |