Richmond district juvenile drug court

Item 495 #4c

Language
Page 290, line 17, strike "$41,836,304" and insert "$41,936,304".
Page 290, line 17, strike "$42,092,627" and insert "$42,192,627".
Page 290, after line 24, insert:
"The amounts for Probation and Parole Services Local Grants and Contracts include $100,000 each year from the general fund to establish juvenile drug courts in selected judicial districts.  Such funds shall be provided as matching grant funds and shall be limited to those districts which have received a federal grant for planning a drug court program and which have applied for federal grants to implement such programs.  It is the intent of the General Assembly that funds and services for such courts be provided through local juvenile court services units of the Department of Juvenile Justice.  The Department shall consult with the judges of the Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and the City of Richmond to insure that such services are provided in a manner consistent with the continuum of juvenile justice services established in Item 494 of this act."

Explanation
(This amendment provides $100,000 each year from the general fund and four (4.0 FTE) to match a federal grant for the establishment of a juvenile drug court program in the City of Richmond in cooperation with the 13th District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.)