Section 1712-J - Executive offices.The following apply to appropriations for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency:
(1) Money appropriated for intermediate punishment treatment programs shall be distributed competitively to counties for offenders sentenced to intermediate punishment programs. The portion of money for drug and alcohol and mental health treatment programs shall be based on national statistics that identify the percentage of incarcerated individuals that are in need of treatment for substance issues but in no case shall be less than 80% of the amount appropriated.(2) The following apply: (i) No less than the amount used in the 2014-2015 fiscal year shall be used to support the Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification System (SAVIN) to provide offender information through county jails.(ii) No less than the amount used in the 2014-2015 fiscal year shall be used for a residential treatment community facility for at-risk youth located in a county of the fifth class.(iii) From the amount appropriated, $400,000 shall be used for an innovative police data sharing pointer index system that will allow participating law enforcement agencies access to incident report data.(iv) From the amount appropriated, $400,000 shall be used for a diversion program for first-time nonviolent offenders facing prison sentences. The diversion program must include education and employment services, case management and mentoring.(3) From money appropriated for violence and delinquency prevention programs, no less than the amount used in the 2014-2015 fiscal year shall be used for programs in a city of the second class, and no less than the amount used in the 2014-2015 fiscal year shall be used for blueprint mentoring programs that address reducing youth violence in cities of the first, second and third class with programs in cities of the second class and third class also receiving a proportional share of $50,000.(4) From funds available to the commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013:(i) $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections, which shall use the funds to enhance mail safety handling and processing. The department of Corrections shall issue a request for proposal for services, equipment or physical upgrades to make the necessary enhancements.(ii) $500,000 shall be used by the commission for grants to counties, which shall be used to reimburse costs for indigent criminal defense in capital cases.Added by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 20, § 22, eff. 7/1/2019.