Kentucky Statutes 196.042 – Criminal justice reinvestment fund — Annual funds appropriations — Dedicated use of funds
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(1) The criminal justice reinvestment fund is created as a trust fund. The trust fund shall consist of funds deposited pursuant to KRS § 196.044 and shall be appropriated for the purposes set forth in subsection (3) of this section. The department shall administer the fund.
(2) Any interest earned on moneys in the fund shall become a part of the fund and shall not lapse.
(3) All funds in the criminal justice reinvestment fund shall be appropriated ninety (90)
days after the close of the fiscal year as follows:
(a) Twenty percent (20%) to the department for expanding and enhancing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment programs for inmates;
(b) Twenty percent (20%) to the Office of Drug Control Policy for expanding and enhancing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment programs, including but not limited to treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome;
(c) Twenty percent (20%) to the crime victims’ compensation fund established in
KRS § 49.480;
(d) Twenty percent (20%) to the department for reentry services, including but not limited to vocational training; and
(e) Twenty percent (20%) to the community corrections fund established in KRS
196.732.
(4) For programs that receive funding under subsection (3) of this section, the moneys appropriated pursuant to this section shall not be used to replace any other state or county appropriations that the programs would have received if not for the appropriation made pursuant to this section.
Effective: June 29, 2017
History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 100, effective June 29, 2017.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/28/2019). Subsection (3)(ac) of this statute, as created under 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 100, contained a reference to “the crime victims’ compensation fund establishedcreated under KRS § 346.185.” This reference has been changed to read “the crime victims’ compensation fund establishedcreated under KRS § 49.480.” KRS § 346.185 was repealed, reenacted as KRS § 49.480, and amended by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 48, but the reference noted above was not changed to conform with the renumbering during codification. The Reviser of Statutes has made this change under the authority of KRS § 7.136(1)(e).
(2) Any interest earned on moneys in the fund shall become a part of the fund and shall not lapse.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 196.042
- 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
- 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.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- 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
(3) All funds in the criminal justice reinvestment fund shall be appropriated ninety (90)
days after the close of the fiscal year as follows:
(a) Twenty percent (20%) to the department for expanding and enhancing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment programs for inmates;
(b) Twenty percent (20%) to the Office of Drug Control Policy for expanding and enhancing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment programs, including but not limited to treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome;
(c) Twenty percent (20%) to the crime victims’ compensation fund established in
KRS § 49.480;
(d) Twenty percent (20%) to the department for reentry services, including but not limited to vocational training; and
(e) Twenty percent (20%) to the community corrections fund established in KRS
196.732.
(4) For programs that receive funding under subsection (3) of this section, the moneys appropriated pursuant to this section shall not be used to replace any other state or county appropriations that the programs would have received if not for the appropriation made pursuant to this section.
Effective: June 29, 2017
History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 100, effective June 29, 2017.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/28/2019). Subsection (3)(ac) of this statute, as created under 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 100, contained a reference to “the crime victims’ compensation fund establishedcreated under KRS § 346.185.” This reference has been changed to read “the crime victims’ compensation fund establishedcreated under KRS § 49.480.” KRS § 346.185 was repealed, reenacted as KRS § 49.480, and amended by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 48, but the reference noted above was not changed to conform with the renumbering during codification. The Reviser of Statutes has made this change under the authority of KRS § 7.136(1)(e).