Relating to crime and public safety; modifying criminal sentencing for certain controlled substance possessors and offenders; creating a presumptive stayed sentence for first time offenders of certain controlled substance possession crimes, requiring successful completion of a chemical dependency treatment program designated by the court, specifying certain program requirements and authorizing the court to require certain offenders to pay the costs of the treatment program; requiring court consideration of presentence investigation results under certain conditions; providing for placement by the commissioner of corrections of certain controlled substance offenders on supervised release under certain conditions, requiring completion of a disciplinary confinement period by certain offenders before release; authorizing and providing for expungement or sealing of conviction records under certain conditions, requiring discharge of the offender from probation; appropriating money to the commissioner for development, expansion and operation of prison based chemical dependency treatment programs, to the commissioner of human services for deposit into the chemical dependency treatment fund for tier II chemical dependency treatment of low income persons and to the peace officers standards and training (POST) board for peace officer training reimbursements
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