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SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 186 increases the rate of distribution from the Law Enforcement Protection Fund to law enforcement departments serving a population of up to 20,000 from $17.0 to $20.0. The bill also increases the distribution to municipal and university police and country sheriff departments for each full time police officer or certified police officer from $300 to $600.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

SB 186 increases the rate of distribution from the Law Enforcement Protection Fund from $17.0 to $20.0 for law enforcement departments serving populations up to 20,0000. The bill also increases the distributions from $300 to $600 for municipal and university police and county sheriff's departments based on the number of full time officers employed.

Annually, balances in this fund revert to the general fund. The reversion has typically been around $2.5 million. This bill would reduce this reversion by approximately $757.8.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The bill simply requires a change in the distribution formulas to reflect the increases.

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