S 5152 — Concerned Citizens Bill of Rights Act

Summary

Concerned Citizens Bill of Rights Act This bill requires state and local governments, as a condition of certain grant funding, to annually (1) report on any of their policies that result in a lack of law enforcement or prosecution of criminal offenses, and (2) certify that they do not have any policies that prohibit money bail for felonies or violent misdemeanors.

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html November 30, 2022

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The bill introduces new reporting requirements for states regarding criminal offenses and conditions for receiving grant funds, including a prohibition on policies discouraging money bail.

• 34 U.S.C. 10381

  a grant awarded under section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381);

  Defines 'covered grant' to include grants under section 10381.

• 34 U.S.C. 10381

  a grant awarded under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.);

  Expands the definition of 'covered grant' to include additional grant programs.

• Each State or unit of local government shall fully and accurately report information required by the National Incident-Based Reporting System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

  Mandates states to report their crime data to the FBI.

• not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, submit to the Attorney General a report describing any law, rule, policy, or practice in effect in the jurisdiction of the State or unit of local government which requires or results in the nonenforcement of any criminal offenses within such jurisdiction;

  Requires states to disclose laws or policies that prevent the enforcement of criminal offenses.

• not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, submit to the Attorney General a report describing efforts to reduce crime within the jurisdiction of the State or unit of local government, which shall include a discussion of ongoing strategies to reduce the number of criminal offenses committed;

  Mandates the submission of crime reduction efforts to the Attorney General.

• For any fiscal year beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government that fails to comply with subsection (a) shall be subject to a 20-percent reduction in the amount that would otherwise be made available to the State or unit of local government under covered grants.

  Imposes financial penalties for noncompliance with new reporting requirements.

• 34 U.S.C. 40301(b)

  may be used for programs → may be used-- (1) for programs to establish, develop, update, or upgrade--

  Formalizes the format for how grant amounts can be used.

• 34 U.S.C. 40301(b)

  . → ; and

  Allows for additional uses of grant funds to assist smaller local governments with reporting.

• 34 U.S.C. 40301(b)

  to assist units of local government that have a population of less than 150,000 in complying with the reporting requirements under section 3(a) of the Concerned Citizens Bill of Rights Act.

  Provides targeted assistance for smaller jurisdictions to meet new reporting requirements.

• In order to be eligible to receive any amounts under a covered grant, a State or unit of local government shall, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, submit to the Attorney General a certification that the State or unit of local government does not have in effect a law, rule, policy, or practice that prohibits criminal courts from imposing money bail for any felony or any violent misdemeanor offense;

  Establishes new criteria for receiving grants by requiring states to allow money bail.

• the prosecution office of the State or unit of local government does not have in effect a law, rule, policy, or practice of prohibiting the imposition of money bail for any felony or violent misdemeanor offense.

  Expands the grant eligibility criteria to include that prosecution offices also must support the imposition of money bail.

Action History

1. November 30, 2022

   Introduced in Senate

2. November 30, 2022

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

• Roger Marshall · Primary

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