Committee recommits bill to appropriations to create community corrections trust funds
Senate Bill 92 would let counties that operate community corrections programs establish a nonreverting trust fund with prescribed uses and reporting to offset reduced state grant funding; the committee moved the bill with a recommit to appropriations after testimony supporting oversight safeguards.
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Sen. Clark introduced Senate Bill 92 to allow counties that operate community corrections programs to establish a county Community Corrections Trust Fund, a nonreverting account with prescribed uses and oversight. Clark said the bill responds to prior efforts to provide counties with tools to sustain programs that protect public safety and are less costly than incarceration.
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