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Committee reports grant program to bolster municipal police consolidation and accreditation to the House
Summary
The House Local Government Committee voted 14–12 to report HB 973, which would create a PCCD-administered Municipal Police Enhancement Consolidation Grant Program (caps: $100,000 per award; 3% admin cap) and require a study on program effectiveness.
The House Local Government Committee on the floor reported House Bill 973 to the full House after adopting an omnibus amendment that expands eligibility and sets program limits.
Representative Brennan, the bill sponsor, said HB 973 “is intended to save tax dollars and expand local police coverage,” arguing the measure would help municipalities that are moving to part-time policing or disbanding departments. The bill would establish a Municipal Police Enhancement Consolidation Grant Program administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to support consolidation, accreditation and related equipment, technology and personnel costs.
Committee staff summarized amendment A03100, which the committee adopted. The amendment clarifies that a municipality or a…
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