Sunset Offender Reentry Grant Program
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2018 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning continuation of the grant program in the department of corrections to provide funding to eligible community-based organizations that provide reentry services to offenders, and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendations in the 2017 report of the department of regulatory agencies.
Bill Summary:
Offender reentry services grant program - continuation under sunset law - appropriation. Under current law, a grant program exists in the department of corrections (department) to provide funding to eligible community-based organizations that provide reentry services to offenders. The act reschedules the repeal of the grant program to September 1, 2023, subject to a sunset review by the department of regulatory agencies.
The act also provides that, in awarding grants from the grant program, the department shall release as much as one-quarter of the amount annually appropriated to the grant program to an intermediary at the beginning of each fiscal year. The intermediary shall determine how much of this amount is awarded to each community partner as an advance portion of grant money to be awarded to the community partner.
The act requires the department to expand the grant program in the 2018-19 fiscal year to maximize the number of grantees; add grantees in underserved communities, especially in rural areas; and add one or more grantees that specialize in serving the reentry needs of women offenders.
The act appropriates $3,286,000 to the department for use in implementing the grant program.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 18-1176 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/30/2018 | Third Reading | BILL |
30
AYE
5
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/16/2018 | Third Reading | BILL |
48
AYE
16
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/30/2018 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/14/2018 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/14/2018 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/11/2018 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 04/30/2018 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/27/2018 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/26/2018 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/23/2018 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 04/16/2018 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 04/16/2018 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/13/2018 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/12/2018 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/11/2018 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 03/29/2018 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 02/02/2018 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/30/2018 | 321 | Sunset Offender Reentry Grant Program |