hiring and retaining part-time police officers in a municipality
and shall be used to pay a portion of the salary of a part-time
police officer. Grants may not exceed $5,000 per police officer
position and shall be used to supplement the part-time police
officer's salary paid by the municipality up to a maximum of $15
per hour of pay, not to exceed 85% of a full-time base salary
for a police officer in the municipality. The rate shall be
calculated based on average salaries for 2020 as adjusted
annually by the Consumer Price Index for the metropolitan area
in which the municipality is located.
(d) Other money.--In addition to the money available in the
fund, an appropriation for municipal police officer training
that remains as part of the commission prior to lapsing shall be
deposited in the fund beginning with the current fiscal year,
for the purposes contained in this section.
(e) Regulations.--The commission shall promulgate rules and
regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this
section within 90 days of the effective date of this section.
(f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Fund." The Municipal Police Recruitment and Retention
Program Fund established under subsection (a).
"Municipality." A city of the third class, borough, township
of the first class or township of the second class that provides
local police services through a municipal police department,
participation in a regional police department or contracts with
other municipal or regional police.
Section 2. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 6508. Law enforcement enhancement surcharge.
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