Amendment ID: S2378-105

Amendment 105

Violent Crime Rate Reduction

Messrs. Crighton and O'Connor move to amend the bill by adding the following section: -

"SECTION XX. Item 4590-1504 of section 2A of chapter 273 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “funded through items 4000-0005, 7061-0010 and 7061-9612;” the following words:- provided further, that preference in funding shall be given to applications serving municipalities with a population of more than 50,000 with a violent crime rate of more than 500 incidents per 100,000 residents in 2018; provided further, that each eligible organization serving said municipalities, whose application is approved by the department, shall receive not less than $500,000; provided further, that the department shall ensure a geographically equitable distribution of these funds."