Kentucky Statutes 196.732 – Community corrections funds — Deposit of state funds saved via pilot projects — Purposes of appropriated funds
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(1) Beginning in the fiscal year after a pilot project has been implemented pursuant to KRS § 196.731, fifty percent (50%) of any state expenditures that are avoided as calculated in KRS § 196.731 shall be deposited by the department in the community corrections fund, which shall be a separate, interest-bearing account within the State Treasury. The remaining fifty percent (50%) shall be deposited in the general fund. Amounts deposited in the community corrections fund, including interest, are hereby appropriated to the commission for the following purposes:
(a) Fifty percent (50%) to the community corrections program responsible for those savings; and
(b) Fifty percent (50%) to the Division of Probation and Parole.
(2) Notwithstanding KRS § 45.229, any moneys remaining in the community corrections fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse but shall carry forward into the next fiscal year to be used for the purposes outlined in this subsection.
(3) None of the calculated savings shall be appropriated to the commission for distribution if:
(a) In a pilot project developed pursuant to KRS § 196.731(1)(a), there is an increase in the percentage of targeted offenders on probation who are convicted of a new felony offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment; or
(b) In a pilot project developed pursuant to KRS § 196.731(1)(b), there is an increase in the percentage of supervised individuals who are convicted of a new felony offense.
(4) The moneys appropriated pursuant to this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, any other state or county appropriations for probation, parole or other post-prison supervision services, or community corrections programs.
(5) Moneys received through appropriations pursuant to this section and KRS § 196.731 shall be used for the following purposes:
(a) Implementing evidence-based practices;
(b) Creating, increasing, or improving the availability of risk reduction and treatment programs and interventions, including substance abuse treatment programs, for supervised individuals;
(c) Paying the costs of global positioning monitoring system for offenders of at least medium risk; and
(d) Increasing the number of probation and parole staff, including equipment and office space the officers and staff may need.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 72, effective June 8, 2011.
(a) Fifty percent (50%) to the community corrections program responsible for those savings; and
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 196.732
- any other state: includes any state, territory, outlying possession, the District of Columbia, and any foreign government or country. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Kentucky Statutes 196.010
- Evidence-based practices: means policies, procedures, programs, and practices proven by scientific research to reliably produce reductions in recidivism when implemented competently. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010 - Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) Fifty percent (50%) to the Division of Probation and Parole.
(2) Notwithstanding KRS § 45.229, any moneys remaining in the community corrections fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse but shall carry forward into the next fiscal year to be used for the purposes outlined in this subsection.
(3) None of the calculated savings shall be appropriated to the commission for distribution if:
(a) In a pilot project developed pursuant to KRS § 196.731(1)(a), there is an increase in the percentage of targeted offenders on probation who are convicted of a new felony offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment; or
(b) In a pilot project developed pursuant to KRS § 196.731(1)(b), there is an increase in the percentage of supervised individuals who are convicted of a new felony offense.
(4) The moneys appropriated pursuant to this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, any other state or county appropriations for probation, parole or other post-prison supervision services, or community corrections programs.
(5) Moneys received through appropriations pursuant to this section and KRS § 196.731 shall be used for the following purposes:
(a) Implementing evidence-based practices;
(b) Creating, increasing, or improving the availability of risk reduction and treatment programs and interventions, including substance abuse treatment programs, for supervised individuals;
(c) Paying the costs of global positioning monitoring system for offenders of at least medium risk; and
(d) Increasing the number of probation and parole staff, including equipment and office space the officers and staff may need.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 72, effective June 8, 2011.