Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-954

EPS 954

Ballistic Helmet and Helmet Grant Program

Messrs. Tarr and Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 8000-0313, by adding the following words:-"provided that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a grant program for municipal police departments to purchase and maintain ballistic helmets, vests, and related equipment necessary for safe, effective, and timely response to threats to public safety involving high-powered firearms, provided further that no single grant shall exceed $5,000, and that the grants shall be distributed equitably with regard to geography and department"; and by striking out the figure  "$100,000" and inserting in the place thereof the following figure:-"$600,000"