Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 500 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET › Chapter 10 - Kentucky Community Corrections Grant Program › Section 500 KAR 10:020 - Administration and application procedure for community corrections grant program

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 196.700 - 196.736
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 196.702 and 196.710
				require the Kentucky State Corrections Commission to administer the community
				corrections grant program. KRS 15A.160 and 196.035 authorize the secretary of
				the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations
				necessary or suitable for the proper administration of the functions vested in
				the cabinet or any division in the cabinet. This administrative regulation
				establishes the application process and administrative procedures for the
				community corrections grant programs.
Section
			 1. Application Process.
(1) The
			 administrator shall notify eligible applicants of the availability of grant
			 funds, requirements of the program, grant application format, and deadline for
			 receiving applications by Web site postings and sending notices to
			 organizations that communicate with county governments and judicial
			 organizations.
(2) The grant
			 program requirements may be reviewed in full at the Justice and Public Safety
			 Cabinet Web site under the Grants Management Division and Kentucky State
			 Corrections Commission grants.
(3)
			 An applicant shall:
(a) Develop a community
			 corrections program plan in compliance with KRS 196.720;
(b) Have:
1.
			 A community corrections board established and functioning pursuant to KRS 196.725; or
2. An alternate board
			 as described in KRS 196.710(3). If an applicant seeks to operate its community
			 corrections program with oversight by an alternate board instead of a community
			 corrections board pursuant to KRS 196.710(3), it shall operate under the
			 following requirements in KRS 196.725:
a. The
			 board shall provide direction and assistance to the community corrections
			 program in the design, implementation and evaluation of the community
			 corrections program plan;
b. The
			 board members shall not receive compensation for their duties as board members,
			 but this shall not include the normal salary received by an employee if the
			 employee is not hired to be a board member;
c. The board shall be subject to the open
			 meetings law, KRS 61.800 et seq., for any discussion or decision concerning the
			 community corrections program, plan, or grant;
d. The board shall be subject to the open
			 records law, KRS 61.870 et seq., for any records concerning the community
			 corrections program, plan, or grant;
e. The board shall meet on a regular basis;
			 and
f. Its duties shall include
			 duties (1) through (4) as stated in KRS 196.725; and
(c) Submit a completed application
			 through the electronic grant management system used by the cabinet on the
			 Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Web site under the Grants Management Division
			 and Kentucky State Corrections Commission grants.
(4) The community corrections program plan
			 shall include:
(a) A project overview
			 containing a description of the population to be served and the general format
			 of the programs;
(b) A projected
			 budget detailing the manner in which the funds will be expended;
(c) Any local funds or contributions
			 allocated to the development and implementation of the program plan;
			 and
(d) Letters of certification of
			 need and support from the circuit judge, Commonwealth attorney, and the chief
			 executive officer of the governmental unit.
(5) The community corrections program plan
			 shall be approved by the board before an application is submitted.
(6) The application shall include:
(a) The community corrections program
			 plan;
(b)
1. Records showing the creation of the
			 community corrections board with meeting minutes; or
2. Request for approval of alternate board by
			 commission;
(c) The
			 following information for the board:
1. A list
			 of board members and their area of representation, for example: crime victim,
			 community leader;
2. Board meeting
			 schedule;
3. Articles of
			 incorporation, unless the board is an alternate board that is not incorporated;
			 and
4. A letter of good standing
			 for the corporation from the Secretary of State, unless the board is an
			 alternate board that is not incorporated;
(d) A description of the function and
			 operation of the board, for an alternate board;
(e) Contact information;
(f) A project narrative;
(g) The specific objectives and operations of
			 the proposed project;
(h)
			 Performance indicators;
(i) A
			 proposed budget narrative;
(j) A
			 detailed proposed budget summary for personnel, contractual services, travel,
			 training, and operating expenses; and
(k) Supporting documentation as required
			 within the application.