1169-S AMH MOSB HARO 503

SHB 1169 - H AMD 398

By Representative Mosbrucker

On page 34, after line 21, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. (1) The department of commerce shall establish an annual grant program to reallocate the state savings achieved through the policies in this act to local jurisdictions to offset rising local costs associated with administering law enforcement activities, local correctional systems, and criminal court caseloads.

(2) All local governments are eligible to apply for grants. The department of commerce shall develop criteria for submitting applications for grant funding and for evaluating and selecting grant recipients. The selection criteria must prioritize applications based on need. Grant funds must be used to offset local costs incurred in law enforcement and correctional activities, and criminal court caseloads. Grants must be issued on an annual basis. Initial grant recipients must be selected and funds must be issued by September 1, 2022. Grant recipients may reapply for future annual grant awards.

(3) The grant program must be funded through appropriations based on a biennial calculation by the department of corrections, with assistance of the caseload forecast council, of the projected annual savings to the department of corrections achieved though the policies in this act. Savings must be projected for the second year of the fiscal biennium beginning on July 1, 2022, and for each full biennium thereafter. The department of corrections shall report its initial projected savings to the legislature by December 1, 2021, and on a biennial basis thereafter, starting with September 1, 2022, and reporting September 1st of each even year thereafter.

(4) The department of commerce must report to the legislature regarding distribution of grant funds by December 1st of each year, starting in 2022."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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