§ 39:100.241 — Criminal Justice Priority Funding Commission Program

Louisiana § 39:100.241

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 39: Procurement and Contract

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§100.241. Criminal Justice Priority Funding Commission Program
A. As used in this Subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Priority Funding Commission.
(2) "Committee" means the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
(3) "Division" means the division of administration.
(4) "Fund" means the Criminal Justice Priority Fund.
(5) "Program" means the Criminal Justice Priority Funding Commission Program.
(6) "Regional juvenile detention center authority" means any regional juvenile
detention center authority created in Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or
as provided in criteria established in the guidance promulgated pursuant to this Section.
B.(1) The commission is hereby established to review applications submitted to the
program as provided in this Section and make recommendations for funding to the Joint
Legislative Committee on the Budget.
(2) The commission shall be comprised of the following twelve members:
(a) The president of the Senate or his designee.
(b) A member of the Senate Committee on Judiciary B appointed by the president
of the Senate.
(c) A member of the Senate Committee on Finance appointed by the president of the
Senate.
(d) A member of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs appointed by
the president of the Senate.
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.
(f) A member of the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice
appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.
(g) A member of the House Committee on Appropriations appointed by the speaker
of the House of Representatives.
(h) A member of the House Committee on Ways and Means appointed by the
speaker of the House of Representatives.
(i) The commissioner of administration or his designee.
(j) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designee.
(k) The secretary of the Department of Revenue or his designee.
(l) One member appointed by the governor.
(3) The commissioner of administration shall serve as chairman of the commission.
(4) A quorum of the commission shall be seven members. Any recommendations
made by the commission shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the commission,
provided that a quorum is present.
(5) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation. The
appointed members of the commission who are state employees may receive the same
reimbursement of travel expenses for attending the meetings as is allowed for state
employees' travel. The appointed members of the commission who are not state employees
may receive the same reimbursement of travel expenses for attending the meetings as is
allowed for state employees' travel, except that all legislative members of the commission
shall receive the same per diem and travel expenses for attending meetings of the
commission or any meeting thereof as is normally provided for members of the legislature.
(6) The staffs of the Senate, House of Representatives, and the legislative fiscal
office shall provide staff support and otherwise assist the commission as required by the
commission.
C.(1) The program is hereby established to provide funding for the following:
(a) Grants to nonstate entities for the design, construction, site purchase,
refurbishment, site work, and other necessary items or materials for the building, repair, or
refurbishment of fully operational juvenile detention centers to house both pre-adjudicated
and post-adjudicated juveniles.
(b) The office of juvenile justice for the design, construction, site purchase,
refurbishment, site work, and other necessary items or materials for the building, repair, or
refurbishment of fully operational juvenile detention centers to house both pre-adjudicated
and post-adjudicated juveniles.
(c) Immediate and necessary building and repairs to facilities owned by the office of
juvenile justice.
(d) Grants to nonstate entities for the design, construction, site purchase,
refurbishment, site work, and other necessary items or materials for the building, repair, or
refurbishment of adult correctional and detention facilities.
(e) Grants to parish sheriffs for the design, construction, site purchase,
refurbishment, site work, and other necessary items or materials for the building, repair, or
refurbishment of necessary law enforcement facilities in the custody and control of the
sheriff.
(f) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections for the design, construction, site
purchase, refurbishment, site work, and other necessary items or materials for the building,
repair, or refurbishment of adult correctional and detention facilities.
(g) Grants to nonstate entities and funding for state entities for other criminal justice
priorities, including but not limited to statewide or regional crime labs for repairs,
construction, or equipment necessary to fully operate such entities; immediate and necessary
funding to the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board as well as to the
relevant state and local public entities for the purpose of facilitating the statewide integration
of data and information necessarily generated by and shared across law enforcement, court
systems, and statewide databases in this state; and other criminal justice funding priorities
as deemed appropriate and necessary by the commission.
(2) The division of administration shall administer the program in consultation with
relevant state agencies and other stakeholders. The division shall establish a working panel
comprised of employees of the division and state and local public agencies or entities and
stakeholders, as provided in the guidance promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this
Section. The working panel shall review and rate applications submitted by any entity
deemed eligible by the commission or otherwise eligible pursuant to the provisions of this
Section and submit recommendations for funding to the commission.
D.(1) The division shall promulgate guidance for the administration of the program.
The guidance shall include application requirements; application period dates; deadlines for
submissions and approval; criteria for ratings; and a process for ensuring and prioritizing
funding for juvenile detention facilities in regions in this state lacking adequate resources and
facilities for housing juveniles from those regions, for adult correctional and detention
facilities owned and operated by one or more parish sheriffs for urgent and necessary repairs
and construction that include or will facilitate rehabilitative programming, and for other
criminal justice priorities that will assist in expediting the processing of evidence and the
criminal trial process. The Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., shall not apply
to guidance promulgated pursuant to this Section. No later than August 1, 2024, the division
shall submit the proposed guidance to the commission for review and approval. Any changes
to the guidance shall require approval by the commission.
(2) Prior to the application period, the division shall conduct outreach and
educational efforts for all relevant stakeholders and local governing authorities to raise
awareness regarding the program.
(3) The division shall post on its website a copy of the guidance promulgated
pursuant to this Section as well as any additional information regarding the program,
including the application process, procurement, or scoring criteria upon request of the
commission.
E. In addition to the guidance provided for in Subsection D of this Section, the
division shall submit a proposal outlining administrative costs for the program to the
commission for review and approval prior to implementing the program. The commission
shall review the proposed administrative costs and make a recommendation to the Joint
Legislative Committee on the Budget for funding for administrative costs. The committee
shall review the recommendations submitted by the commission and approve administrative
costs for the program.
F. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the division may enter into
consulting services, professional services, and information and technology services contracts
for the purpose of the procurement of any goods or services necessary to implement and
expedite the distribution of funds as emergency procurements exempt from the provisions
of the Louisiana Procurement Code and corresponding rules and regulations. The cost of
such contracts shall be considered administrative costs.
G. The division shall begin accepting applications no later than September 1, 2024.
H. Within forty-five days of the end of the application period, the division shall
submit the working panel's ratings of proposed projects and recommendations for funding
for the projects to the commission. The working panel's recommendations to the
commission shall include recommendations for utilization of any existing funding sources
known or available to an applicant.
I. The commission shall review the ratings and recommendations submitted by the
working panel. The commission shall submit its recommendations for grant awards or
funding to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
J.(1) The committee shall review the recommendations submitted by the commission
and have final approval of projects that receive grant awards or funding through the program.
(2) The commission may rescind any grant award or funding for a project if the
recipient fails to comply with the guidance approved by the commission.
K. Beginning January 1, 2025, the division shall submit a quarterly status update,
including a construction progress report, for projects that received funding approval to the
commission and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
L. Each recipient that receives funding pursuant to this Section shall comply with the
provisions of R.S. 24:513.

Legislative History

Acts 2024, No. 587, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.