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_ 36 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 31. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 subject to the requirements and conditions regarding the establishment and operation of a local drug treatment court advisory committee as provided by § 18.2-254.1 and the requirements and conditions established by the state Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee. Any drug court treatment program established after July 1, 2012, shall limit participation in the program to offenders who have been determined, through the use of a nationally recognized, validated assessment tool, to be addicted to or dependent on drugs. However, no such drug court treatment program shall limit its participation to first-time substance abuse offenders only; nor shall it exclude probation violators from participation. 3. The evaluation of drug treatment court programs required by § 18.2-254.1 shall include the collection of data needed for outcome measures, including recidivism. Drug treatment court programs shall provide to the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court the information needed to conduct such an evaluation. 4. Included within this appropriation is $960,000 the first year and $960,000 the second year from the general fund for drug courts in jurisdictions with high drug caseloads, to be allocated by the State Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee to existing drug courts which have been approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia but have not previously received state funding. I. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 16.1-69.48, Code of Virginia, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall ensure the deposit of all Commonwealth collections directly into the State Treasury for Item 34 General District Courts, Item 35 Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts, Item 36 Combined District Courts, and Item 37 Magistrate System. J. Included in this appropriation, $289,000 the first year and $289,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to implement the Judicial Performance Evaluation Program established by § 17.1-100 of the Code of Virginia. K. Included in this appropriation, $175,321 the first year and $175,321 the second year from nongeneral funds and two positions to support drug treatment court evaluation and monitoring. The source of funds is the Drug Offender Assessment Fund. L. Included in the amounts appropriated for this item are $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year from the general fund to be allocated by the State Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee for the establishment of drug courts in jurisdictions with high drug- related caseloads, or to increase funding provided to existing drug court programs experiencing high caseload growth. M. Included in this appropriation is $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year from the general fund to support the creation and expansion of mental health court dockets in jurisdictions with high caseloads, to be allocated by the Virginia Supreme Court. N.1. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Attorney Wellness Fund, hereinafter referred to as the Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund, but shall remain in the Fund. Except for transfers pursuant to this Item, there shall be no transfers out of the Fund, including transfers to the general fund. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 54.1-3912, Code of Virginia, in addition to any other fee permitted by law, the Supreme Court of Virginia may adopt rules assessing members of the Virginia State Bar an annual fee of up to $30 to be deposited in the State Bar Fund and transferred to the Attorney Wellness Fund. 3.Moneys in the Fund shall be allocated at the direction of the Supreme Court of Virginia solely for the purposes of wellness initiatives for attorneys, judges, and law students, to prevent substance abuse and behavioral health disorders. The revenue raised in support of the Fund shall not be used to supplant current funding to the judicial branch. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. O. The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall prepare and distribute