FY 2016 Appropriation

The Utah Substance Abuse Advisory Council (USAAV) was established to provide leadership, promote collaboration, and generate unity for Utah's efforts to address issues related to substance abuse. The council consists of 28 members. The mission of the council is to create and coordinate a comprehensive strategy to eliminate substance abuse throughout Utah. The council reports annually to the Governor, Legislature, Judicial Council, and CCJJ.

USAAV is currently facilitating coordination of efforts related to:

  • evidence-based screening, risk/needs assessment and substance use disorder treatment for justice-involved individuals;
  • underage drinking;
  • drug endangered children;
  • licensing of residential recovery facilities;
  • driving under the influence; and
  • the Drug Offender Reform Act (DORA).

  • Funding History
    Appropriation Overview

    During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $152,900 from all sources for Substance Abuse Advisory Council. This is a 3.5 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $152,900 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 3.5 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

    Impact and effectiveness of the Parents Empowered Underage Drinking Prevention Campaign

    This measure is based on a biennial survey and data is available in odd years only. It is is an outcome measure and it helps determine the impact and effectiveness of the Parents Empowered Underage Drinking Prevention Campaign in preventing and reducing underage drinking in Utah. It is used to identify strengths and weaknesses in the campaign and to inform the development of future campaign materials. The goal is tied to UCA 32B-2-306: Oversee underage drinking prevention media and education campaign.

    CCJJ - CED 3

    Measures of the need for statutory changes related to DUI offenses

    This measure assists the USAAV DUI Committee in determining the need for statutory changes, as well as improvements to the criminal history information sharing system that will help to hold DUI offenders accountable for their crimes. It helps determine the effectiveness of USAAV DUI Committee recommendations regarding statutory changes and improvements to criminal justice system information sharing/coordination. The goal it is tied to UCA 63M-7-303 (1)(b): recommend and coordinate the creation, dissemination, and implementation of a statewide substance abuse policy.

    CCJJ - CED 2

    Workload of DORA

    This workload measure is used to gauge if the Drug Offender Reform Act (DORA) is serving the projected number of eligible felony offenders in each area receiving funding. It is utilized to determine if DORA is operating at capacity and as effectively as possible within existing funding parameters. This measure is based on UCA 63M-7-305 (2): The council shall provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and evaluation of DORA.

    CCJJ - CED 1

    Statute

    Statutory authority for this program is located in UCA 63M Chapter 7 Part 3, "Utah Substance Abuse Advisory Council."

    Intent Language

    HB0003: Item 6

    Under section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice in Item 19, Chapter 14, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.


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    COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.