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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. COMMUNITY GRANT FUND. There is appropriated 1 2 from the general fund of the state to the community grant fund 1 3 established in section 232.190, for the fiscal year beginning 1 4 July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the following amount, 1 5 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 1 6 designated: 1 7 To be used for expansion of existing grants and for new 1 8 grants in accordance with the provisions of section 232.190, 1 9 as amended by this Act: 1 10 .................................................. $ 3,500,000 1 11 Sec. 2. Section 232.190, subsections 1, 3, and 4, Code 1 12 1997, are amended to read as follows: 1 13 1. A community grant fund is established in the state 1 14 treasury under the control of the division of criminal and 1 15 juvenile justice planning of the department of human rights 1 16 for the purposes of awarding grants under this section. The 1 17 criminal and juvenile justice planning advisory council and 1 18 the juvenile justice advisory council shall assist the 1 19 division in administering grants awarded under this section. 1 20 The department of human services shall advise the division on 1 21 programs which meet the criteria established for grant 1 22 recipients. Not more than five percent of the moneys 1 23 appropriated to the fund shall be used for administrative 1 24 purposes. The purpose of the community grant fund is to 1 25 empower communities to solve problems associated with juvenile 1 26 crime. 1 27 3. Programs awarded moneys from the community grant fund 1 28 shall involve a collaborative effort by all children and 1 29 family support service providers to provide services and shall 1 30 reflect a community-wide consensus in how to remediate 1 31 community problems and may include programs dealing with 1 32 truancy which involve school district and community 1 33 partnerships, and programs involving judicial district 1 34 community-based corrections programs. Services provided under 1 35 the programs shall be comprehensive and utilize flexible 2 1 delivery systems. The department of human services shall 2 2 establish a point system for determining eligibility for 2 3 grants from the fund based upon the nature and breadth of the 2 4 community juvenile crime prevention programs and the extent to 2 5 which a community has sought to obtain additional public and 2 6 private funding sources for all or parts of the community's 2 7 program. An incentive shall be provided to encourage a high 2 8 degree of collaboration between the entities participating in 2 9 a grant program. Grants shall be awarded in a manner so that 2 10 a grant is awarded in each judicial district. The minimum 2 11 grant amount shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. 2 12 4. This section is repealed effective June 30,19982000. 2 13 The division of criminal and juvenile justice planning and the 2 14 department of human services shall submit a report to the 2 15 general assembly by January 15, 1998, and annually thereafter, 2 16 regarding the effectiveness of the programs funded under this 2 17 section in meeting the objectives contained in subsection 3. 2 18 EXPLANATION 2 19 This bill relates to the community grant program for 2 20 juvenile crime. 2 21 The bill makes an appropriation to the community grant fund 2 22 which is under the control of the division of criminal and 2 23 juvenile justice planning of the department of human rights. 2 24 The appropriation is to be used for expansion of existing 2 25 grants and for new grants. 2 26 The bill amends Code section 232.190 to state that the 2 27 purpose of the grant program is to empower communities to 2 28 solve the problems associated with juvenile crime. Grant 2 29 award provisions are amended to require that an incentive be 2 30 provided for collaboration, to require at least one grant to 2 31 be awarded in each judicial district, and to set a minimum 2 32 grant amount of $25,000. The bill extends the repeal of the 2 33 grant program from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 2000. An annual 2 34 report is required. 2 35 LSB 2573SS 77 3 1 jp/jw/5
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