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_ 64 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 61. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 pursuant to a work release program operated by the federal Bureau of Prisons shall be exempt from the recovery of costs associated with housing federal inmates pursuant to paragraph H.1. of this item if such federal inmates have been assigned by the federal Bureau of Prisons to a home electronic monitoring program in place for such inmates by agreement with the jail on or before January 1, 2012 and are not housed in the jail facility. However, no such exemption shall apply to any federal inmate while they are housed in the regional jail facility. I. Any amounts in the program Financial Assistance for Confinement of Inmates in Local and Regional Facilities, may be transferred between Items 60 and 61, as needed, to cover any deficits incurred in the programs Financial Assistance for Sheriffs' Offices and Regional Jails and Financial Assistance for Confinement of Inmates in Local and Regional Facilities. J.1. The Compensation Board shall provide an annual report on the number and diagnoses of inmates with mental illnesses in local and regional jails, the treatment services provided, and expenditures on jail mental health programs. The report shall be prepared in cooperation with the Virginia Sheriffs Association, the Virginia Association of Regional Jails, the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and shall be coordinated with the data submissions required for the annual jail cost report. Copies of this report shall be provided by November 1 of each year to the Governor, Director, Department of Planning and Budget, and the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Appropriations and House Appropriations Committees. 2. Whenever a person is admitted to a local or regional correctional facility, the staff of the facility shall screen such person for mental illness using a scientifically validated instrument. The Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall designate the instrument to be used for the screenings and such instrument shall be capable of being administered by an employee of the local or regional correctional facility, other than a health care provider, provided that such employee is trained in the administration of such instrument. K. Out of the amounts appropriated in this item, $215,939 the first year and $215,939 $315,939 the second year from the general fund is provided for the purpose of reimbursing the County of Nottoway for the expense of confining residents of the Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation arrested for new offenses and held in Piedmont Regional Jail at the expense of the County. Reimbursements by the Board are to be made quarterly, and shall be equal to demonstrated costs incurred by the County of Nottoway for confinement of these individuals, and shall not exceed the amounts provided in this paragraph for each fiscal year. Demonstrated costs may include expenses incurred in the last month of the prior fiscal year if not previously reimbursed. The County of Nottoway, the Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation, and Piedmont Regional Jail shall upon request provide the Compensation Board any information and assistance it determines is necessary to calculate amounts to be reimbursed to the County of Nottoway. L. The Compensation Board, in conjunction with the Board of Local and Regional Jails, shall survey local and regional jails to identify the jail staffing and jail space impacts of making inmates available to appear in virtual court hearings from within the jail facility where such inmate is housed. All local and regional jails shall cooperate in providing requested survey information, and the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall assist in providing information regarding the prevalence of virtual court hearings for inmates incarcerated in jails, as well as assist the Compensation Board and the Board of Local and Regional Jails in evaluating jail impacts. The Compensation Board, in conjunction with the Board of Local and Regional Jails, shall report the results of such jail surveys and virtual court hearing information and potential recommendations for staffing needs in local and regional jails to address the identified frequency of virtual hearings requested by the court. The Board of Local and Regional Jails shall report potential recommendations for space needs to address such identified frequency. The reports shall be submitted to the Secretary of Administration and the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees by June 30, 2026. 62. Financial Assistance for Local Finance Directors (71700) $6,930,692 $6,930,692 Financial Assistance to Local Finance Directors (71701) $851,111 $851,111