Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/1217

 PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979

93 STAT. 1185

"(D) proposes a program or project that is substantially identical to or is a continuation of a program or project which has been evaluated and found to be ineffective; the council shall notify the applicant in writing of the finding and the reasons for the finding and may deny funding or recommend appropriate changes. Appeal of the council's action shall be in accordance with procedures established by the council for such matters. "(c) The chief executive(s) of an eligible jurisdiction as defined in subsection (a)(2), (3), and (4) shall create or designate an office for the purpose of preparing and developing the jurisdiction's application and assuring that such application complies with Federal requirements, State law, fund accounting, auditing and the evaluation of programs and projects to be funded under the application to be submitted to the council pursuant to section 403 of this title. Each eligible jurisdiction shall establish or designate a local criminal justice advisory board (hereinafter referred to in this section as the 'board') for the purpose of— "(1) analyzing the criminal justice problems within the eligible jurisdiction and advising the council of the eligible jurisdiction on priorities; (2) advising the chief executive of the eligible jurisdiction pursuant to this title; "(3) advising on applications or amendments by the eligible jurisdiction; "(4) assuring that there is an adequate allocation of funds for court programs based upon that proportion of the eligible jurisdiction's expenditures for court programs which contributes to the jurisdiction's eligibility for funds and which take into account the court priorities recommended by the judicial coordinating committee; and "(5) assuring that there is an adequate allocation of funds for correction programs based on that portion of the eligible jurisdiction's expenditures for correction programs which contributes to the jurisdiction's eligibility for funds. Such board shall be established or designated by the chief executive of the eligible jurisdiction and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the chief executive who shall appoint the members and designate the chairman. Such board shall be broadly representative of the various components of the criminal justice system and shall include among its membership representatives of neighborhood, community-beised and professional organizations. In the case of an eligible jurisdiction as defined in subsection (a)(4), the membership of the board shall be jointly appointed in such manner as the chief executive of each unit of local government shall determine by mutual agreement. Decisions made by the board pursuant to this subsection may be reviewed and either be accepted or rejected by the chief executive of the eligible subgrant jurisdiction, or in the case of an eligible jurisdiction as defined in subsection (a)(4) in such manner as the chief executive of each unit of local government shall determine by mutual agreement. Where an eligible jurisdiction as defined in subsection (a)(2) or (3) chooses not to combine pursuant to section 402(a)(4) and chooses not to exercise the powers of this subsection, it shall be treated as an eligible jurisdiction under subsection (a)(5). ' (d) The court of last resort of each State may establish or designate a judicial coordinating committee (hereinafter referred to in this title as the 'committee') for the preparation, development, and revision of a three-year application or amendments thereto reflecting the needs and priorities of the courts of the State. For those States where there is a judicial agency which is authorized by State law on the date of

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Local criminal justice advisory board, establishment.

Judicial coordinating committee, establishment or designation.

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