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2020 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB5005 (Floor Request)

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Chief Patron: Webert
Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission Accreditation Grant Fund (language only)

Item 403 #1h

Item 403 #1h

Public Safety and Homeland Security
Department of Criminal Justice Services

Language

Page 186, after line 29, insert:

"K.1. There is hereby created the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission Accreditation Grant Fund, hereinafter referred to as "the Fund." The Fund shall be used solely for purposes of (i) awarding grants on a competitive basis through the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission Accreditation Grant Program established pursuant to subsection B or (ii) implementing and administering the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission Accreditation Grant Program.

2. The Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission Accreditation Grant Program, hereinafter referred to as "the Program," is hereby established for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis from such funds as may be available from the Fund to law-enforcement agencies to pursue accreditation by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission. The Program shall be administered by the Department. In administering the Program, the Department shall establish and publish guidelines and criteria for grant awards, including guidelines and criteria governing agreements between the Department and grant recipients. The Department shall oversee each grant awarded through the Program and ensure thorough reporting on each such grant."



Explanation

(This amendment establishes the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission Accreditation Grant Program to be administered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The purpose of the program is to provide grants to law-enforcement agencies pursuing accreditation from the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission.)