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2020 SESSION
HB 1617 Group Violence Intervention Board; established, Division of Group Violence Intervention, etc.
Introduced by: Jason S. Miyares | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Group Violence Intervention Board; Division of Group Violence Intervention; Project Ceasefire Grant Fund; Project Exile Grant Fund. Establishes the Group Violence Intervention Board to coordinate and assist federal, state, and local group violence intervention efforts. The bill also establishes within the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) the Division of Group Violence Intervention (the Division), to be headed by an executive director appointed by the Director of the Department. The bill provides that the Division is responsible for (i) coordinating the efforts of members of state and local law enforcement, community members, and social services providers to combat group violence; (ii) serving as a clearinghouse for research, best practices, and strategies that may be utilized in the implementation, execution, and evaluation of group violence interventions; and (iii) implementing and administering various federal, state, and local grant funds that aid group violence intervention efforts. Finally, the bill creates the Project Ceasefire Grant Fund, which provides money to organizations that are involved in group violence intervention efforts, and creates the Project Exile Grant Fund, which provides money to organizations that assist former gang members or individuals attempting to leave gangs.
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HISTORY
- 01/16/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20102844D
- 01/16/20 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/31/20 House: Referred from Public Safety by voice vote
- 01/31/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/31/20 House: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process
- 02/06/20 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/11/20 House: Left in General Laws