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_ 37 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 31. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 evaluation forms in all Circuit Court cases that are overseen by a retired judge for the purpose of collecting information on the number and types of cases referred to retired judges, and use such information to prepare and annually publish a report to be distributed to the members of the House Committee on Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, on or about January 1, each year. P. Included in this appropriation is $1,539,033 the first year and $1,539,033 the second year for the implementation of an automatic expungement process pursuant to House Bill 2113 and Senate Bill 1339 of the 2021 Session of the General Assembly. Q. Included in the amounts appropriated for this item is $94,963 the first year and $94,963 the second year from the general fund to implement the Hope Card Program in all circuit and district courts in the Commonwealth. R. The Office of the Executive Secretary (OES), in consultation with the Veterans Docket Advisory Committee established pursuant to Virginia Supreme Court Rule 1:25(e) and the Virginia Department of Veterans Services, will promote localized training to enable correctional and other criminal justice system entities to identify inmates or defendants who have served in the United States military. Such training will encourage use of the Virginia Reentry Search Services (VRSS) developed by the U.S. Veterans Administration to facilitate direct outreach to these veterans, and to inform the development of veteran- specific programs in the criminal justice system including the establishment of a Veterans Docket pursuant to Rule 1:25(b). OES will offer support for jurisdictions applying for funding consistent with Virginia Code 18.2-254.2 (B). S. Included in the amounts appropriated for this item is $679,649 the first year and $679,649 the second year from the general fund to increase per diem compensation to $350 for substitute judges in district courts when working a full day and $175 if the substitute judge serves for less than a full court docket or less than four hours, notwithstanding § 16.1-69.44, Code of Virginia. T. The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court (OES) shall contract with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and collaborate with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to study existing statewide jail diversion programs and initiatives for individuals with a serious mental illness in Virginia and other states, and the feasibility of implementing an expedited diversion to court- ordered treatment (EDCOT) process to divert individuals with a serious mental illness to court-supervised mental health treatment. In conducting such study, OES shall work with DBHDS to (i) identify existing statewide jail diversion programs and initiatives for individuals with a serious mental illness in Virginia and determine the scope and effectiveness of such programs and initiatives, including the populations served; (ii) assess in what ways and to what extent an EDCOT process could divert individuals with a serious mental illness who are not currently served by existing programs in Virginia; (iii) examine the operational, legal, funding, and other barriers identified by stakeholders that would be required to address EDCOT implementation; and (iv) determine the feasibility of implementing an EDCOT process or similar diversion program in Virginia to allow for diversion of individuals with a serious mental illness not currently served by existing statewide diversion programs. OES shall work with NCSC to evaluate whether other states use diversion best practices that could more effectively and efficiently serve individuals with a mental illness who could be diverted to mental health treatment through an EDCOT process, and who are not currently served by existing statewide diversion programs in the Commonwealth. OES and DBHDS shall provide ample opportunities for meaningful collaboration and cooperation with stakeholders impacted by the potential implementation of an EDCOT process and changes to diversion programs in Virginia. OES shall report on its findings to the Behavioral Health Commission by November 1, 2025. U. Included in this appropriation is $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the second year from the general fund to support specialty dockets. V. Included in this appropriation is $75,000 the first year from the general fund for the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court (OES) to contract with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to perform a study on juvenile restitution, including: (i) the frequency of court-ordered juvenile restitution in the Commonwealth; (ii) the average amount of restitution ordered; (iii) the percentage of juveniles who pay