1109-S AMH BARK BUNC 193

  

SHB 1109 - H AMD 474

By Representative Barkis

WITHDRAWN 03/29/2019

On page 18, line 17, increase the general fund-state appropriation

for fiscal year 2020 by $4,000,000

On page 18, line 18, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 by $4,000,000

On page 19, line 7, correct the total

On page 29, line 30, after "(49)" insert:

"$4,000,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2020, $4,000,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2021, and $2,000,000 of the home security fund account-state appropriation are provided solely for grants to local government drug and gang task forces."

On page 114, line 18, increase the general fund--state appropriation by $5,000,000

On page 114, line 19, increase the general fund--state appropriation by $5,000,000

On page 114, line 28, correct the total.

On page 116, after line 12, insert the following:

“(9) $5,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2020 and $5,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 are provided solely for the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to develop and implement a proactive policing grant program.

(a) The purpose of the program is to provide additional, nonsupplanted funding to law enforcement agencies to address the public safety needs of their individual communities. The grants must be awarded to local law enforcement agencies based on their locally developed proposals, and two or more agencies may submit a joint grant proposal. A peer review panel appointed by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs must review the grant applications, and association may prioritize grant applications that include local matching funds.

(b) To the extent practicable, grants should be awarded on a two-year cycle, and grant proposals must:

(i) Demonstrate the public safety problem to be addressed;

(ii) Identify the strategy for addressing the problem; and

(iii) Identify specific data elements to measure the current state of the problem and whether the actions to address the problem were successful.

(c) By December 1st of each year the program is funded, association must submit an annual report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature. The report must include information regarding the grant recipients, the use of funds, and feedback from the grant recipients.”

On page 344, after line 6, insert:

"Sec. 965. RCW 43.185C.060 and 2018 c 85 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The home security fund account is created in the state treasury, subject to appropriation. The state's portion of the surcharge established in RCW 36.22.179 and 36.22.1791 must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for homeless housing programs as described in this chapter. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, moneys from the home security fund account may be appropriated for grants for local government drug and gang task forces to prevent substance abuse disorders that may lead to homelessness.

(2) The department must distinguish allotments from the account made to carry out the activities in RCW 43.330.167, 43.330.700 through 43.330.715, 43.330.911, 43.185C.010, 43.185C.250 through 43.185C.320, and 36.22.179(1)(b).

(3) The office of financial management must secure an independent expenditure review of state funds received under RCW 36.22.179(1)(b) on a biennial basis. The purpose of the review is to assess the consistency in achieving policy priorities within the private market rental housing segment for housing persons experiencing homelessness. The independent reviewer must notify the department and the office of financial management of its findings. The first biennial expenditure review, for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, is due February 1, 2020. Independent reviews conducted thereafter are due February 1st of each even-numbered year."

Renumber remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references.

Correct the title.

EFFECT: (1) Provides $8 million for the Department of Commerce to provide grants to local government drug and gang task forces.

(2) Provides $10 million for the Criminal Justice Training Commission for the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) to develop and administer a proactive policing grant program that provides funding to law enforcement agencies to address the public safety needs of their individual communities. Requires WASPC to provide an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature by December 1st for each year the program is funded.  

(3) Provides $2 million from amounts appropriated in the underlying bill from the Home Security Fund-State for the Department of Commerce to provide grants to local drug and gang task forces.

FISCAL IMPACT: Increases General Fund - State by $18,000,000.

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