RS 1254 - Grant funds; appropriation; distribution and allocation of grant funds
A. Funds appropriated for the purposes of this Chapter shall be appropriated by the legislature for the commission to issue as grants and such grants shall not be used to substitute for jail facility expenditures already allocated in the budget of a participating parish agency.
B. The amount which may be allocated and distributed annually to agencies in each parish shall be based on priorities established by the commission. All participating parish agencies are eligible to receive funds from other sources to supplement grants under the provisions of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.