There is hereby established the Intermediate Sanctions Policy Board for Prince George's County.

The Intermediate Sanctions Policy Board shall consist of eleven (11) voting members. They shall be: The Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County or the judge's designee; The Administrative Judge of the District Court of Maryland for Prince George's County or the judge's designee; The State's Attorney for Prince George's County or the State's Attorney's designee; The Public Defender for Prince George's County or the Public Defender's designee; A member of the County Council designated by the Chairman of the Council; The County Executive or the County Executive's designee; The Health Officer or the Health Officer's designee; Region 3 Director, Division of Parole and Probation or the Director's designee; Area 5 Director, Department of Juvenile Justice or the Director's designee; The Chief of Police or the Chief's designee; and The Director of the Department of Corrections or the Director's designee. The Board may request the assistance of other interested individuals to act as resource persons or to serve as ad hoc committee members when issues specific to their expertise are before the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall alternate biannually between the two (2) members of the Judiciary, commencing with the Circuit Court member. All members of the Board shall serve without additional monetary compensation. The Board shall meet bimonthly and such other times as directed by the Chairman.

The purposes and duties of the Intermediate Sanctions Policy Board shall be to: Develop intermediate sanctions programs; Establish and review policy guidelines for intermediate sanctions programs; and Evaluate the effectiveness of intermediate sanctions programs. The Board shall determine the scope and objectives for a pretrial diversionary program which includes the provision of substance abuse evaluation and treatment by public and private providers to nonviolent criminal defendants and youth adjudicated delinquent or pending adjudication and to develop recommendations and policies for the operations of the program. The Board shall develop policy guidelines for the regulation of public and private providers of court-ordered or court-referred drug treatment programs. The Board shall develop operational standards for drug treatment programs which receive referrals from the Courts. The Board shall evaluate and recommend to the Courts drug treatment methodologies which are designed to reduce the risk of future criminal conduct by persons referred for treatment. The Board shall develop criteria for evaluating potential candidates and policies and procedures for program participants. The Board shall develop criteria for uniform sanctions for diverted persons who violate terms of pretrial diversion and conditions of probation. The Board shall establish criteria and evaluate data to determine the effectiveness of: Screening of program participants; Treatment program methodologies; Sanctions for violations; and Drug treatment program providers. The term "intermediate sanctions" shall include all correctional diversionary programs, both pre- and post-incarceration.

The Board shall prepare an annual report of its activities to be presented to the County Executive and the County Council. The Board shall prepare and submit its recommendations for implementing legislation, requirements for budget appropriations and personnel authorization, and recommendations for policy guidelines, operational standards, and criteria to the County Executive and the County Council for approval.