HB 22-1003

House Bill 22-1003, also known as the Youth Delinquency Prevention and Intervention Grants, sets up a pilot grant program aimed at reducing youth crime. The program provides two-year grants to local governments, tribes, schools, and nonprofits for projects that involve multiple community partners working together to prevent delinquency, especially in areas with high rates of juvenile justice involvement. The Colorado Department of Public Safety will manage the program, which requires $2.1 million annually for two years from the state budget. Since it has been signed into law, this initiative is now active and will be reviewed by the legislature in 2024 to decide whether to continue funding beyond its pilot phase.

Official Summary

The bill establishes the delinquency prevention and young offender intervention pilot grant program (program) in the division of criminal justice (division) within the department of public safety (department). The program awards 2-year grants to local governments, American Indian tribes, school districts and charter schools, and nonprofit organizations to fund projects to reduce crime among youth. Preference is given to applicants whose projects demonstrate a community-based response in which multiple agencies community-based partners coordinate to reduce crime among youth and those in areas with high rates of crime among youth involvement in the juvenile justice system . The division administers the program. The juvenile justice and delinquency prevention council serves as an advisory board for the program. The program is a 2-year pilot program. The bill requires the general assembly to appropriate $2.1 million for the program in each of the next 2 fiscal years. The division provides annual reports to the general assembly about the program. In its hearing pursuant to the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" for the 2024 legislative session, the department shall report on the program and make a recommendation of whether to continue the program. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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