Moved by:    Dennert

"      Section 1. That § 49-31-50 be amended to read as follows:

     49-31-50.   There is created in the state treasury the telecommunication fund for the deaf and the telecommunication fund for other disabilities for the deposit and disbursement of money collected under §§ 49-31-49 and 49-31-51. There is hereby continuously appropriated the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, each year from the telecommunication fund for the deaf to the Department of Human Services to provide cochlear implants to children who are less than five years of age and who suffer from severe to profound hearing loss. The Department of Human Services may expend $10,000 of this appropriation, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to contract with a professional to provide expertise in the field of cochlear implants and will report the findings back to the Legislature by December 31, 2007. "

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     Section 1. The Unified Judicial System may create a drug court program for the purpose of providing intensive, supervised rehabilitation to nonviolent adult felony offenders who abuse controlled substances.

     Section 2. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of two hundred twelve thousand one hundred ninety three dollars ($ 212,193 ), or so much thereof as may be necessary, and 3.0 FTEs to the Unified Judicial System for costs related to the drug court program.

     Section 3. The state court administrator shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.