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Senate amends SB217 to place $619,000 into new law‑enforcement services account
Summary
Senators adopted an amendment to second substitute SB217 to allocate $619,000 (by bed) into a newly created Law Enforcement Services Account for FY2010–11 to be distributed by the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice; debate centered on whether surcharges amount to a tax and how funds are prorated if collections fall short.
Senators amended second substitute SB217 to allocate one‑time funding into a new law enforcement account and debated the policy tradeoffs of a surcharge on fines.
Senator Jenkins explained Amendment No. 1 would generate $619,000 and place it into a Law Enforcement Services Account for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to be distributed by the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice according to the rules…
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