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CONSIDERATION OF A FEDERAL EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $109,234 FOR TWO INTENSIVE SUPERVISION OFFICER I (ISO I) POSITIONS TO SPECIALIZE IN THE DELIVERY OF COGNITIVE SKILLS PROGRAMMING AND COMPLETING LSI-R S/V ASSESSMENTS .
Presented by: Mark Masterson, Director, Department of Corrections.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded, authorize acceptance of the grant, the establishment of budget authority as provided in the financial considerations section of this request and implementation of the staffing table changes identified in the personnel considerations section of this request.
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The Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (KCJCC) oversees the Federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the State of Kansas. Entities eligible for JAG awards include units of state and local government, Native American Tribes, and nonprofit, community and faith-based organizations. JAG funds are intended to support the following purpose areas: Law enforcement programs, prosecution and court programs, prevention and education programs, corrections and community corrections programs, drug treatment programs, planning, evaluation and technology programs, and crime victim and witness programs.
Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: Yes (partial funding awarded)
Grant Summary and Timeline:
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: July 1, 2013
Grant period ends: June 30, 2014
Source of funding
Grant: $109,234
Required Match: $0
Required Cash Match: $0
Required In-Kind Match: $0
Other funding:$0
TOTAL SOURCES - $109,234
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $
Personnel: $109,234
Contractual services: $0
Operational supplies: $0
Equipment:$0
Indirect administrative costs:$0
Capital projects cost:$0
TOTAL USES - $109,234 (Total Uses of Funding should Match Sources)
Source of matching funds: N/A (Personnel matches should include Position Numbers and Cost Centers)
Source of other funding: N/A
Budget Authority Adjustment: N/A
Personnel considerations: If awarded, two new ISO I positions will be added to the staffing table.
Expected measurable outcomes: (1) Fill two ISO I positions who will specialize in the delivery of cognitive skills programming and completing LSI-R S/V assessments on the presumptive prison population who await sentencing; (2) The revocation percentage for Intensive Supervision Level I and IIs will decrease during this reporting period; (3) Improve outcomes for clients who score high and very high risk in the Attitude/Orientation and Employment domains of the LSI-R.
Alternatives: N/A
Policy considerations: N/A
Legal considerations: The authority for this action is K.S.A. 19-101. A simple majority vote is required.