Bill Text: IL HB4261 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Creates the ICJIA Violence Reduction Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used for grants by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to community-based organizations whose primary purpose is violence reduction in disproportionately impacted areas. Provides that the moneys in the Fund shall also be used by the Authority for operational and grant program purposes. Provides eligibility requirements for receiving grant funds. Provides that grants shall be subject to the requirements of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Requires the Authority to adopt rules to implement the grant program. Amends the State Finance Act to provide for the ICJIA Violence Reduction Fund. Defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4261 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4261-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4261 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 3930/10.3 new
30 ILCS 105/5.930 new
Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Creates the ICJIA Violence Reduction Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used for grants by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to community-based organizations whose primary purpose is violence reduction in disproportionately impacted areas. Provides that the moneys in the Fund shall also be used by the Authority for operational and grant program purposes. Provides eligibility requirements for receiving grant funds. Provides that grants shall be subject to the requirements of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Requires the Authority to adopt rules to implement the grant program. Amends the State Finance Act to provide for the ICJIA Violence Reduction Fund. Defines terms.
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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act is
amended by adding Section 10.3 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3930/10.3 new)
Sec. 10.3. ICJIA Violence Reduction Fund; grant program.
(a) The ICJIA Violence Reduction Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury into which funds received
from private, State, or federal sources specifically for
violence reduction may be deposited, including funds
appropriated to the Authority for purposes under this Act.
(b) Moneys in the Fund shall be used for grants by the
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to
community-based organizations whose primary purpose is
violence reduction in disproportionately impacted areas.
Moneys in the Fund shall also be used by the Authority for
operational and grant program purposes, including technical
assistance and outreach to potential grant recipients under
this Section.
(c) To be eligible to receive grants under this Section, a
violence reduction grant applicant must be an organization that
is primarily headquartered and operated in a

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disproportionately impacted area and has the primary purpose of
violence reduction. Grants provided under this Section shall
otherwise be subject to the requirements of the Grant
Accountability and Transparency Act.
(d) The Authority shall adopt rules to implement the grant
program established under this Section.
(e) For the purposes of this Section:
"Disproportionately impacted area" has the same meaning as
provided to that term under Section 1-10 of the Cannabis
Regulation and Tax Act.
"Violence reduction" means street level intervention and
mediation, case management, education, and outreach for
individuals already involved in the criminal justice system or
those who are at high risk for becoming victims based off of
societal conditions and police or community data.
"Violence reduction grant applicant" means, in addition to
the requirements of subsection (c), an applicant meeting the
same criteria as established for a social equity applicant, as
defined under Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax
Act.
Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.930 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.930 new)
Sec. 5.930. The ICJIA Violence Reduction Fund.