(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Committee" means the law enforcement community services grant program committee established pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section.
"Division" means the division of local government created pursuant to section 24-32103.
"Eligible recipient" means a law enforcement agency or a group of county or municipal entities or community organizations, so long as one of the agencies or entities is a law enforcement agency.
"Executive director" means the executive director of the department of local affairs.
"Law enforcement agency" means a county sheriff's office, municipal police force,the Colorado state patrol, or the Colorado bureau of investigation.
"Program" means the law enforcement community services grant program createdpursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
(2) (a) There is created in the division the law enforcement community services grant program to provide grants to law enforcement agencies, local government entities, and community organizations to improve services to the communities through community policing and outreach; drug intervention, prevention, treatment, and recovery; technology; training; and other community services.
The division shall administer the program and, subject to available appropriations,shall award grants as provided in this section. Subject to available appropriations, grants shall be paid out of the fund created in subsection (5) of this section.
The executive director shall develop such policies and procedures as are required inthis section and such additional policies and procedures as may be necessary to implement the program. At a minimum, the policies and procedures must specify the time frames for applying for grants, the form of the grant application, the time frames for distributing grant money, and criteria to be used in awarding and denying grants. The executive director shall determine the recipients of grants and the amount of each grant.
(3) (a) There is created in the division the law enforcement community services grant program committee to make recommendations to the executive director on the policies and procedures developed pursuant to subsection (2)(c) of this section, review grant applications, and recommend which grants should be approved. The committee consists of the following members:
A representative of the department of local affairs appointed by the executive directorwho shall chair the committee;
A representative of the department of public safety appointed by the executive director of the department of public safety;
A representative of the department of law appointed by the attorney general;(IV) The following persons appointed by the governor:
A representative of a statewide organization of district attorneys;
A representative of a statewide organization of county sheriffs;
A representative of a statewide organization of chiefs of police;
A representative of a statewide organization of law enforcement officers;
A representative of a statewide organization of counties;
A representative of a statewide organization of municipalities;
A representative of a drug treatment provider;
A representative of a nonprofit organization that advocates for civil liberties; and
Four additional members who are not members of any of the entities described insubsections (2)(b)(IV)(A) to (2)(b)(IV)(H) of this section, but who represent community organizations that provide services to the community and represent the diverse geographic areas and the ethnic and racial diversity and gender balance within the state;
A member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate; and
A member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house ofrepresentatives.
The members appointed pursuant to subsection (3)(a)(IV) of this section serve termsof four years; except that the members first appointed pursuant to subsections (3)(a)(IV)(A), (3)(a)(IV)(C), (3)(a)(IV)(E), and (3)(a)(IV)(G) shall serve terms of two years; and the members first appointed pursuant to subsections (3)(a)(IV)(B), (3)(a)(IV)(D), (3)(a)(IV)(F), and (3)(a)(IV)(H) shall serve terms of three years.
Except for the legislative members, members of the committee do not receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred for serving on the committee.
To receive a grant, an eligible recipient must submit an application to the division inaccordance with policies and procedures developed pursuant to subsection (2)(c) of this section.
(a) The division may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The division shall transmit all money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the law enforcement community services grant program fund created pursuant to subsection (5)(b) of this section.
The law enforcement community services grant program fund is created in the statetreasury. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund pursuant to section 16-13-311, any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund, and any gifts, grants, or donations received by the division. Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the division may only expend money from the fund for the grants awarded pursuant to this section and for up to five percent of the money in the fund for the direct and indirect costs incurred in administering the program. Any unexpended and unencumbered money from an appropriation made for the purposes of this section remains available for expenditure by the division in the next fiscal year without further appropriation.
The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit andinvestment of money in the fund to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund remains in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
The department of local affairs shall include a summarized report of the activities ofthe program in the department's annual presentation to the committees of reference pursuant to section 2-7-203. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirements set forth in this section continue indefinitely.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the division is not required toimplement the program until sufficient funds are received in the fund created in subsection (5) of this section.
Source: L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1020), ch. 307, p. 1857, § 3, effective September 1. L. 2019: (6) amended, (SB 19-252), ch. 254, p. 2452, § 2, effective August 2.