Violent Crime Funding

Item 393 #2c

Language
Page 343, line 18, strike "$202,879,162" and insert "$206,339,291".
Page 343, after line 40, insert:
"D.  Out of this appropriation, an additional $3,460,129 the first year from the general fund is provided for local law enforcement agencies which are eligible to receive financial assistance under Title 9.1, Chapter 1, Article 8, Code of Virginia.  The Department shall distribute this additional amount using a methodology based on the incidence of violent crimes as reported to the Virginia Department of State Police.  It is the intent of the General Assembly that these additional funds be allocated only to those local law enforcement agencies that would otherwise lose funding as a result of updated input data in the current House Bill 599 formula, and that any funding received by these local law enforcement agencies through this additional appropriation be used entirely for local law enforcement activities that respond to or reduce the incidence of violent crime.  Prior to the distribution of these additional funds, the Secretary of Public Safety shall provide the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees with a report on the proposed distribution methodology and the amount proposed for each eligible law enforcement agency.  
E.  The Secretaries of Public Safety and Finance shall review the current methodology for the distribution of state aid to localities with police departments (HB 599 of 1979) to determine whether or not the enabling legislation and funding formula warrant modification.  Copies of this review shall be provided to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by October 16, 2006."
Page 343, line 41, strike “D” and insert “F”.

Explanation
(This amendment provides an additional $3,460,129 the first year from the general fund for distribution to certain localities with police departments based on the incidence of violent crime. )