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Assembly Bill No. 470–Assemblymen Humke, Cegavske, Angle, Anderson, Beers, Brower, Carpenter, Chowning, de Braga, Dini, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Hettrick, Leslie, Marvel, Nolan and Von Tobel

 

March 19, 2001

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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Judiciary
and Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Creates juvenile crime reduction fund and provides for its administration and use. (BDR 5‑1012)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; creating the juvenile crime reduction fund; providing for the administration and use of the fund; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. Chapter 62 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2  new section to read as follows:

1-3    1.  The juvenile crime reduction fund is hereby created in the state

1-4  treasury, to be administered by the deputy administrator for youth

1-5  corrections of the division of child and family services of the department

1-6  of human resources.

1-7    2.  Money in the fund may be expended only to support local

1-8  programs designed to:

1-9    (a) Prevent juvenile delinquency;

1-10    (b) Rehabilitate youthful offenders; or

1-11    (c) Provide alternatives to the placement of juveniles in state

1-12  correctional facilities.

1-13    3.  The deputy administrator for youth corrections may accept gifts

1-14  and grants from any source for deposit in the fund.

1-15    4.  Claims against the fund must be paid as other claims against the

1-16  state are paid.

 

2-1    Sec. 2.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

2-2  to the juvenile crime reduction fund created by section 1 of this act for

2-3  distribution to the juvenile court in each judicial district to be used for

2-4  community-based programs that provide services related to mental health,

2-5  and alcohol and substance abuse as a supplement to the community

2-6  corrections partnership block grant and the transitional community

2-7  reintegration program:

2-8  For the fiscal year 2001-2002.............. $750,000

2-9  For the fiscal year 2002-2003............. .$750,000

2-10    2.  The deputy administrator for youth corrections of the division of

2-11  child and family services of the department of human resources shall

2-12  distribute the money appropriated by subsection 1 to the juvenile court in

2-13  each judicial district proportionately on the basis of the population within

2-14  the jurisdiction of each court and any other factors determined to be

2-15  relevant by the deputy administrator.

2-16    3.  The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for either fiscal

2-17  year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for

2-18  expenditure after June 30, 2003, and reverts to the state general fund as

2-19  soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

2-20    4.  As used in this section, “juvenile court” has the meaning ascribed to

2-21  it in subsection 2 of NRS 213.230.

2-22    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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