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CSHB 116(STA): "An Act relating to grants and costs funded by the restorative justice account; relating to the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; and providing for an effective date."

00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 116(STA) 01 "An Act relating to grants and costs funded by the restorative justice account; relating 02 to the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; and providing for an effective 03 date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 06 to read: 07 LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature that the Council on 08 Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault established under AS 18.66.010 reestablish a public 09 safety initiative for the purpose of domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and 10 intervention in the state using baseline data from a statewide survey on the rates of domestic 11 and sexual violence and stalking. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 43.23.048(b) is amended to read: 13 (b) The legislature may appropriate amounts from the account to the following 14 recipients in the priority order and percentages listed:

01 (1) 10 to 13 percent to the crime victim compensation fund established 02 under AS 18.67.162 for payments to crime victims and for operating costs of the 03 Violent Crimes Compensation Board; 04 (2) two to six percent to the office of victims' rights for payments to 05 crime victims as provided in AS 24.65.105 and for operating costs of the office of 06 victims' rights; 07 (3) 79 to 88 [ONE TO THREE] percent to nonprofit organizations to 08 provide grants for services for crime victims and domestic violence and sexual assault 09 programs; 10 (4) one to three percent to nonprofit organizations to provide grants for 11 mental health services and substance abuse treatment for offenders; and 12 (5) one to three [79 TO 88] percent to the Department of Corrections 13 for costs related to incarceration or probation. 14 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2024.