state plan requirements amendments

state plan requirements amendments Sec. 111. Section 303 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by— (1) in paragraph (4) of subsection (a), inserting immediately before the semicolon the following: “. Approval of such local comprehensive plan or parts thereof shall result in the award of funds to the units of general local government or combinations thereof to implement the approved parts of their plans, unless the State planning agency finds the implementation of such approved parts of their plan or revision thereof to 1» inconsistent with the overall State plan”; (2) inserting immediately after “necessary” in paragraph (12) of subsection (a) the following: “to keep such records as the Administration shall prescribe”; (3) striking out “and” after paragraph (14) of subsection (a), striking out the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting in lieu thereof “; and”, and adding after paragraph (15) the following: (16) provide for the development of programs and projects for the prevention of crimes against the elderly, unless the State planning agency makes an affirmative finding in such plan that such a requirement is inappropriate for the State; (17) provide for the development and, to the maximum extent feasible, implementation of procedures for the evaluation of programs and projects in terms of their success in achieving the ends for which they were intended, their conformity with the purposes and goals of the State plan, and their effectiveness in reducing crime and strengthening law enforcement and criminal justice; and (18) establish procedures for effective coordination between State planning agencies and single State agencies designated under section 409(e) (1) of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (21 U.S.C. 1176(e) (1)) in responding to the needs of drug dependent offenders (including alcoholics, alcohol abusers, drug addicts, and drug abusers).”; (4) striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 90 STAT. 2414 “(b) Prior to its approval of any State plan, the Administration shall evaluate its likely effectiveness and impact. No approval shall be given to_ any State plan unless and until the Administration makes an affirmative finding in writing that such plan reflects a determined effort to improve the quality of law enforcement and criminal justice throughout the State and that, on the basis of the evaluation made by the Administration, such plan is likely to contribute effectively to an improvement of law enforcement and criminal justice in the State and make a significant and effective contribution to the State’s efforts to deal with crime. No award of funds that are allocated to the States under this part on the basis of population shall be made with respect to a program or project other than a program or project contained in an approved plan/”; (5) inserting in subsection (c) immediately after “unless” the following: “the Administration finds that”; and (6) adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) In making grants under this part, the Administration and each State, planning agency, as the case may be, shall provide an adequate share of funds for the support of improved court programs and projects, including projects relating to prosecutorial and defender services. No approval shall be given to any State plan unless and until the Administration finds that such plan provides an adequate share of funds for court, programs (including programs and projects to reduce court congestion and accelerate the processing and disposition of criminal cases). In determining adequate funding, consideration shall be given to (1) the need of the courts to reduce court congestion and backlog; (2) the need to improve the fairness and efficiency of the judicial system; (3) the amount of State and local resources committed to courts; (4) the amount of funds available under this part; (5) the needs of all law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in the State; (6) the goals and priorities of the comprehensive plan; (7) written recommendations made by the judicial planning committee to the Administration; and (8) such other standards as the Administration may deem consistent, with this title.”.