I move that Engrossed House Bill 12 be amended to read as follows:
Page 4, between lines 1 and 2, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 4. IC 5-2-11-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this
section, "commission" means the commission for a drug free
Indiana established by IC 5-2-6-16.
(b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), A a county fiscal body
shall annually appropriate from the fund amounts allocated by the
county legislative body for the use of persons, organizations,
agencies, and political subdivisions to carry out recommended actions
contained in a comprehensive drug free communities plan submitted
by the local coordinating council and approved by the commission
for a drug free Indiana established by IC 5-2-6-16 as follows:
(1) For persons, organizations, agencies, and political
subdivisions to provide prevention and education services, at
least twenty-five percent (25%) of the money in the fund.
(2) For persons, organizations, agencies, and political
subdivisions to provide intervention and treatment services, at
least twenty-five percent (25%) of the money in the fund.
(3) For persons, organizations, agencies, and political
subdivisions to provide criminal justice services and activities,
at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the money in the fund.
(4) A county fiscal body shall annually appropriate the
remaining money in the fund allocated by the county legislative
body to be used by persons, organizations, agencies, and
political subdivisions to provide services and activities under
subdivisions (1) through (3).
(c) In the comprehensive drug free communities plan, the local
coordinating council shall determine the amount of funds the
county fiscal body shall appropriate to implement the objectives
approved in the comprehensive drug free communities plan.
(d) If the comprehensive drug free communities plan is not
approved by the commission, the county fiscal body may not
appropriate any funds at the request of the local coordinating
council or any other local entity.
(e) If funds are allocated by a county legislative body under
subsection (b) and the commission has not approved the
comprehensive drug free communities plan for the county, the
commission may for cause:
(1) approve and appoint a new local coordinating council for
the county;
(2) freeze funds allocated by the county legislative body; or
(3) reevaluate the comprehensive drug free communities
plan.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to ESB 12 as printed February 14, 2006.)