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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 232.190, Code 1997, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 232.190 COMMUNITY GRANT FUND– FUTURE REPEAL. 1 4 1. A community grant fund is established in the state 1 5 treasury under the control of the division of criminal and 1 6 juvenile justice planning of the department of human rights 1 7 for the purposes of awarding grants under this section. The 1 8 criminal and juvenile justice planning advisory council and 1 9 the juvenile justice advisory council shall assist the 1 10 division in administering grants awarded under this section. 1 11 Thedepartmentdepartments of education, human services, 1 12 public health, and public safety, and the governor's alliance 1 13 on substance abuse shall advise the division onprograms which1 14meet thegrant application and selection criteriaestablished1 15for grant recipientsand performance measures for the program. 1 16 Not more than five percent of the moneys appropriated to the 1 17 fund shall be used for administrative purposes. 1 18 2. A city, county, or entity organized under chapter 28E 1 19 may apply to thedepartmentdivision for a grant on a matching 1 20 basis to fund juvenile crime prevention programs. The match 1 21 maycomebe obtained fromfunds provided to the city, county,1 22or entity organized under chapter 28E fromprivate sources, 1 23 other state programs, or federal programs.A city, county, or1 24entity organized under chapter 28E applying for a grant under1 25this section is encouraged to seek matching funds from, but1 26not limited to, the Iowa finance authority, the governor's1 27alliance on substance abuse, and under the state and federal1 28community reinvestment Acts. Applications shall state1 29specific outcomes sought to be obtained under a program funded1 30by a grant under this section.The division shall adopt rules 1 31 establishing required matching fund levels that progressively 1 32 increase as applicants receive a second or subsequent year of 1 33 consecutive funding through the community grant fund. The 1 34 division shall not accept an application for a fourth or 1 35 subsequent consecutive year of funding. However, cities, 2 1 counties, or entities organized under chapter 28E receiving 2 2 grants prior to July 1, 1998, may apply and receive funding 2 3 for an additional two consecutive years beyond the effective 2 4 date of this Act. 2 5 3.Programs awardedApplications for moneys from the 2 6 community grant fund shallinvolvecontain a definition of the 2 7 geographical boundaries of the site chosen to benefit from the 2 8 moneys and shall demonstrate a collaborative effort by all 2 9children and family supportrelevant local government and 2 10 school officials and serviceproviders to provide services and2 11 agencies with authority, responsibilities, or other interests 2 12 within the chosen site. Proposed plans set forth in the 2 13 applications shall reflect a community-wide consensus in how 2 14 to remediate community problems related to juvenile crime and 2 15may include programs dealing with truancy which involve school2 16district and community partnerships, and programs involving2 17judicial district community-based corrections programsshall 2 18 describe how the moneys will be used in a manner consistent 2 19 with the human investment strategy of the state as developed 2 20 pursuant to section 8A.1. Services provided underthe2 21programsa grant through this program shall be comprehensive 2 22 and utilize flexible delivery systems. Thedepartment of2 23human servicesdivision shall establish a point system for 2 24 determining eligibility for grants from the fund based upon 2 25 the nature and breadth of the proposed community juvenile 2 26 crime preventionprogramsplans and the extent to whicha2 27community has sought to obtain additional public and private2 28funding sources for all or parts of the community's program2 29 the proposals include viable plans to sustain the funding and 2 30 local governance of the proposed juvenile crime prevention 2 31 services and activities following the proposed grant period. 2 32 4. The division shall provide potential applicants for 2 33 grant moneys with information describing performance measures 2 34 for this program and shall establish a monitoring system for 2 35 this program that requires participating cities, counties, and 3 1 entities organized under chapter 28E to report information 3 2 with which to measure program performance. The division shall 3 3 solicit input from cities, counties, and service-providing 3 4 agencies regarding the establishment of program performance 3 5 measures and the structure of the program monitoring system. 3 6 Applications for grant moneys shall state specific results 3 7 sought to be obtained by any service or activity funded by a 3 8 grant under this section and shall describe how their desired 3 9 results are related to the program's performance measures. 3 104.5.This section is repealed effective June 30, 1998.3 11 The division of criminal and juvenile justice planningand the3 12department of human servicesshall submitaan annual report 3 13 to the general assembly by January 15, 1998,regarding the 3 14 program's performance measures and the effectiveness of the 3 15programsservices and activities funded under this sectionin3 16meeting the objectives contained in subsection 3. 3 17 EXPLANATION 3 18 This bill provides for several changes regarding the 3 19 administration and use of the community grant fund for 3 20 juvenile crime prevention programs. The bill provides that 3 21 the departments of education, human services, public health, 3 22 and public safety, together with the governor's alliance on 3 23 substance abuse, shall advise the criminal and juvenile 3 24 justice division of the department of human rights regarding 3 25 the use of community grant funds. Currently, only the 3 26 department of human services serves in this advisory capacity. 3 27 The bill provides for a three-year limitation regarding the 3 28 number of consecutive years new grant applicants may receive 3 29 community grant funding and provides that the division shall 3 30 adopt rules for local matching fund levels that progressively 3 31 increase as applicants receive a second or subsequent year of 3 32 consecutive funding. The bill also provides that local match 3 33 funds are no longer required to be from funds provided to the 3 34 applicant and deletes reference to several potential sources 3 35 of matching funds. The bill provides that applicants must 4 1 specify the geographical boundaries of the sites chosen to 4 2 benefit from community grant funds and that relevant local 4 3 government, service agencies, and school officials are 4 4 required to be involved in the planning and implementation of 4 5 grant-funded efforts. The bill additionally provides that 4 6 applicants shall be required to describe how their proposed 4 7 local plans correlate to the state's human investment strategy 4 8 and that grant review criteria will be, in part, based on the 4 9 applicants' plans to sustain their efforts after the grant has 4 10 ended. Further, the bill provides that the division shall be 4 11 required to establish performance measures through a 4 12 participatory process involving state and local officials and 4 13 agencies and that grant recipients shall report how the 4 14 progress of their varied activities and services are related 4 15 to the statewide performance measures. Finally, the bill 4 16 deletes a sunset provision regarding the existence of the 4 17 community grant fund. The sunset provision currently provides 4 18 that the grant fund would be abolished effective July 1, 1998. 4 19 LSB 3260SV 77 4 20 rn/sc/14
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