§ 15:1224 — Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Dedicated Fund Account; creation; purpose

§1224. Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Dedicated Fund Account; creation; purpose
A. The Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter
referred to as the " account", is hereby created as a special statutorily dedicated fund account
in the state treasury, which shall be the depository for all fees collected under the provisions
of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 895.1(E).
B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the
Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to
monies being placed in the state general fund, an amount equal to that deposited as required
by Subsection A of this Section shall be credited to the account. The monies in the account
shall be used solely as provided by Subsection C of this Section and only in the amounts
appropriated by the legislature. The monies in this account shall be invested by the state
treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the
investment of these monies shall be credited to the account, again following compliance with
the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the
Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Monies deposited into the account shall be categorized
as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive
budget, supporting documents, and general appropriations bills and shall be available for
annual appropriation by the legislature.
C. The monies available in the account shall be used exclusively by the Louisiana
Commission on Law Enforcement to administer a grant program to assist local public and
private nonprofit agencies involved in drug abuse prevention and treatment in developing
drug abuse and treatment programs. In addition, the commission shall allocate from the
account such monies as are necessary in administering this grant program.
D. The commission shall promulgate such rules, regulations, and procedures as are
necessary in administering the assistance program, including procedures for application,
audit and monitoring requirements, and annual report requirements. To this end, the
commission may utilize resources and information developed pursuant to the provisions of
R.S. 15:1255.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, No. 832, §2; Acts 2019, No. 404, §4, eff. July 1, 2020.