Amendment #124 to H3800

Community Policing Grants

Mr. Madaro of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 8000-1001 the following item:

“XXXX-XXXX For community policing grants to be administered by the executive office of public safety and security; provided, that said grants shall be awarded pursuant to a distribution method determined by the secretary of public safety and security; provided further, that said secretary shall award grants based on criteria including, but not limited to, unspent balances of prior-year community policing awards, population statistics, crime rates, and the merits of community policing programs as described by municipalities on their grant applications; provided further, that grant funds shall only be expended on items that are related to community policing activities, programs, purchases, or construction; provided further, that grant funds shall not be expended on food and beverages, recruit training academy tuition, salaries and benefits for non-community policing personnel, and payments for non-related overtime; provided further, that all grant funds distributed from this item shall be used to supplement local community policing efforts; and provided further, that all such funds allocated for the fiscal year 2020 shall be awarded to the city of Boston for a pilot program for the reintroduction of community policing grants………$532,500

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #124 to H3800

Community Policing Grants