196.042 Criminal justice reinvestment fund -- Annual funds appropriations --
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Dedicated use of funds.
(1)The criminal justice reinvestment fund is created as a trust fund. The trust fund shall
consist of funds deposited pursuant to KRS 196.044 and shall be appropriated for
the purposes set forth in subsection
(3)of this section. The department shall
administer the fund.
(2)Any interest earned on moneys in the fund shall become a part of the fund and shall
not lapse.
(3)All funds in the criminal justice reinvestment fund shall be appropriated ninety
days after the close of the fiscal year as follows:
(a)Twenty percent (20%) to the department for expanding and enhancing
evidence-based substance use disorder treatment programs for inmates;
(b)Twenty percent (20%) to the Office of Drug Control Policy for expanding and
enhancing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment programs,
including but not limited to treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome;
(c)Twenty percent (20%) to the crime victims' compensation fund established in
KRS 49.480;
(d)Twenty percent (20%) to the department for reentry services, including but not
limited to vocational training; and
(e)Twenty percent (20%) to the community corrections fund established in KRS
196.732.
(4)For programs that receive funding under subsection
(3)of this section, the moneys
appropriated pursuant to this section shall not be used to replace any other state or
county appropriations that the programs would have received if not for the
appropriation made pursuant to this section.