PRINTER'S NO. 2806
No. 2182 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY HOEFFEL, ALDEN, HAGARTY, CORDISCO, BLAUM, TIGUE,
CAWLEY AND LLOYD, JANUARY 26, 1982
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 26, 1982
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274),
2 entitled "An act establishing the Pennsylvania Commission on
3 Crime and Delinquency, providing for its powers and duties
4 establishing several advisory committees within the
5 commission and providing for their powers and duties,"
6 providing for assistance to citizen crime prevention programs
7 and making an appropriation.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274),
11 referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
12 Delinquency Law, is amended by adding a section to read:
13 Section 12.1. Assistance to Citizen Crime Prevention Programs.
14 (a) Assistance to local agencies.--The commission shall have
15 the power and duty to review and approve applications for
16 technical and financial assistance to local and State law
17 enforcement agencies as provided in this section.
18 (b) Applications for assistance.--Any local law enforcement
19 agency may by itself or in cooperation with other law
20 enforcement agencies apply for technical and financial
1 assistance to the commission as set forth in this section.
2 (c) State Police.--The State Police agency may apply for
3 technical and financial assistance for those areas in the State
4 wherein they provide the primary law enforcement function in
5 lieu of no local law enforcement agency.
6 (d) Nature of assistance.--The technical and financial
7 assistance the commission shall provide under this section shall
8 be:
9 (1) Funding 50% of the cost for police officers for a
10 two year period who are assigned on a full-time basis on
11 developing and implementing community crime prevention
12 programs in conjunction with local citizens.
13 (2) Providing initial and ongoing training for police
14 officers assigned on a full-time basis on developing and
15 implementing community crime prevention programs.
16 (3) Providing educational and training materials and
17 such technology equipment including but not limited to
18 property identification equipment so as to prevent
19 duplication of materials and equipment by State and local law
20 enforcement agencies.
21 (4) Assisting State and local law enforcement agencies
22 in developing applications for assistance from the
23 commission.
24 (e) Content of applications.--All applications for
25 assistance from the commission for citizens crime prevention
26 programs as provided for in this section shall include the
27 following:
28 (1) A plan by the applicant which is approved by the
29 funding authority of the applicant and by a citizen advisory
30 group comprised of not less than ten citizens in the locale
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1 to be serviced by the applicant.
2 (2) The plan shall include a review of the types of
3 programs to be implemented by the law enforcement agency
4 jointly with the direct participation of the local citizens.
5 (3) The plan shall indicate the nature and extent of
6 citizen involvement in the proposed programs.
7 (4) The plan shall include a specific review of the
8 nature and types of crimes that the programs are designed to
9 impact upon and the desired impact the programs hope to
10 achieve.
11 (5) The plan shall include the nature and extent of
12 participation by citizens operating businesses in the
13 community and the programs directed toward impacting upon
14 crimes directed at such businesses.
15 (6) The plan shall include assurances by the applicant
16 that it will submit semiannual reports on the progress of
17 their programs to the commission and comply with such
18 additional requirement as set forth by the commission and
19 agreed to be the applicant.
20 (f) Rules and regulations.--The commission may in the manner
21 provided by law promulgate regulations and additional
22 application and reporting requirements for the purpose of
23 carrying out this section so long as they do not conflict with
24 this act.
25 (g) Appropriation.--The commission is hereby appropriated
26 the sum of $450,000 for the purpose of carrying out this
27 section.
28 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1982.
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