71 Pa. Stat. § 1190.29a

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 1190.29a - Justice reinvestment grants, phase 2.
(a)Justice Reinvestment Fund.--The Justice Reinvestment Fund will be utilized to support programs and activities to improve the delivery of criminal justice services within this Commonwealth.
(b) Savings assessment.--For fiscal years 2021-2022, 2022-2023 , 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, the Office of the Budget shall calculate the amount of savings to the Department of Corrections in the prior fiscal year. The calculation shall consist of savings from the following:
(1) implementation of short sentence parole under 61 Pa.C.S. § 6137.5 (relating to short sentence parole);
(2) increased use of the State drug treatment program under 61 Pa.C.S. Ch. 41 (relating to State intermediate punishment); or
(3) use of sanctions for technical parole violations under 61 Pa.C.S. § 6138(c)(1.2) (relating to violation of terms of parole).
(c) Deposit.--The following amounts shall be deposited into the Justice Reinvestment Fund:
(1) In fiscal year 2021-2022, an amount not to exceed 100% of the amount calculated to be savings in the prior fiscal year.
(2) In fiscal years 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, an amount in each year not to exceed 50% of the amount calculated to be savings in the prior fiscal year.
(3) In fiscal year 2025- 2026, an amount not to exceed 90% of the amount calculated to be savings in the prior fiscal year.
(d) Distributions.--For fiscal years 2021-2022, 2022-2023 , 2023-2024 AND 2024-2025, the sum of $250,000 shall be distributed to the commission for the purpose of crime victim compensation and the sum of $400,000 shall be distributed to the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing to implement risk assessment and justice reinvestment sentencing features. The remaining deposits in subsection (c) shall be distributed under section 10.1.
(e)Restriction.--Grants awarded under this section shall be annual grants and shall be used to supplement and not supplant existing funding, including funding provided by county governments.
(f) Expiration.--This section shall expire July 15, 2026.

71 P.S. § 1190.29a

Added by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 114, § 1, eff. 2/16/2020.