HOUSE BILL No. 5702 March 17, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Scott, Gire, Bogardus, Schauer, LaForge, Griffin, Quarles, Anthony, Hale, Murphy, Gagliardi and Jelinek and referred to the Committee on Education. A bill to create a state anti-gang assistance program; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state departments and officials; to create a fund in the department of treasury; and to provide for an appropriation. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the 2 "anti-gang assistance act". 3 Sec. 2. As used in this act: 4 (a) "Anti-gang assistance fund" means the fund created in 5 section 6 and the money appropriated and available to carry out 6 this act. 7 (b) "Department" means the department of treasury. 8 (c) "Fiscal year" means the state fiscal year. 9 (d) "Grant funds" means the money awarded to a local 10 community by the state treasurer under this act. 05357'98 * JJG 2 1 (e) "Local community" means a county, city, township, or 2 village. 3 (f) "Maintenance police force" means the average number of 4 police officers on the payroll in a local community from January 5 1, 1995 through December 31, 1996. 6 (g) "Police officer" or "sheriff's patrol officer" means an 7 officer who is certified under the Michigan law enforcement offi- 8 cers training council act of 1965, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 9 28.616. 10 (h) "Police officer salary" means wages and the cost of 11 other employment benefits. 12 (i) "Program" means the state anti-gang assistance program 13 created in section 3. 14 Sec. 3. The state anti-gang assistance program is created 15 within the department of treasury. The program shall provide a 16 local community with money to employ additional police officers 17 to work with local schools and the community to reduce gang 18 violence. Grant funds shall provide 100% of the matching money 19 necessary for the local community to receive money under the fed- 20 eral community oriented policing services program pursuant to the 21 violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994, Public Law 22 103-322, 108 Stat. 1796. 23 Sec. 4. The state treasurer shall do all of the following: 24 (a) Administer this act and perform all acts and exercise 25 all powers reasonably necessary to implement this act. 05357'98 * 3 1 (b) Review grant applications and determine which applicants 2 will receive grant funds and the amount of money to be 3 distributed to each eligible applicant. 4 Sec. 5. (1) A local community may use grant funds to hire 1 5 or more local police officers or sheriff's patrol officers. If 6 the local community chooses to use grant funds for sheriff's 7 patrol officers, it is the sheriff's responsibility to hire addi- 8 tional sheriff's patrol officers. 9 (2) A local community shall use grant funds to employ addi- 10 tional police officers to work with local schools and the commu- 11 nity to reduce gang violence and to pay associated costs. A 12 local community shall not use grant funds to fund the local 13 community's maintenance police force or to hire a police officer 14 whose primary function is administrative. 15 Sec. 6. (1) The anti-gang assistance fund is created in the 16 state treasury. 17 (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets 18 from any source for deposit into the anti-gang assistance fund. 19 The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the anti-gang 20 assistance fund. 21 (3) The legislature shall appropriate money from the amount 22 of money available for the community policing program, first cre- 23 ated in section 959d of 1997 PA 111, for deposit into the 24 anti-gang assistance fund. 25 (4) Money in the anti-gang assistance fund at the close of 26 the fiscal year shall remain in the anti-gang assistance fund and 27 shall not lapse to the general fund. 05357'98 * 4 1 (5) The state treasurer shall expend money from the 2 anti-gang assistance fund, upon appropriation, only pursuant to 3 section 7. 4 Sec. 7. (1) The state treasurer shall distribute money from 5 the anti-gang assistance fund at the beginning of each fiscal 6 year based on the availability of money. 7 (2) The distribution of money to implement this act is 8 subject to the following limitations: 9 (a) The amount of money in each grant shall be equal to the 10 local community's matching amount required by the community ori- 11 ented policing services grants of the violent crime control and 12 law enforcement act of 1994, Public Law 103-322, 108 Stat. 1796. 13 (b) The money shall be for the cost of the annual salaries 14 of the additional police officers hired to work with the local 15 schools and the community to reduce gang violence. 16 Sec. 8. For each fiscal year that a local community 17 receives a grant under this act, that local community shall 18 submit a report to the department on the use of the grant. The 19 report shall be in the form required by the state treasurer and 20 shall include sufficient information to assure that the grants 21 were expended in compliance with the intent and purpose of this 22 act. The treasurer shall compile the reports from the local com- 23 munities and submit a report to the senate and house subcommit- 24 tees on general government or their successors by March 1 after 25 the end of each fiscal year. 05357'98 * Final page. JJG