(a) Costs averted due to a reduction in commitments to the Division of Correction or a reduction in the period of time served in the Division of Correction, to the extent possible, shall be reinvested into those state agencies, counties, or judicial districts as an incentive to further the crime and recidivism reduction strategies being employed.
(b) The Division of Community Correction shall be the recipient of incentive funds upon meeting the requirements set out in this subchapter.
(c)
(1) Counties, multicounty partnerships, and judicial districts shall be eligible to apply for participation in the performance incentive funding program set out in this subchapter on the reduction in the Division of Correction's population.
(2) Participation in the program will be determined through a competitive grant process.
(d) The Board of Corrections shall have the authority to manage the program and administer the grant funds to appropriate applicants and the Division of Community Correction.
(e)
(1) Subject to the available funding, the Division of Community Correction shall manage and administer grant funds to itself and counties, multicounty partnerships, and judicial districts in order to implement the policies and programs authorized by this program.
(2) These shall be one-time-only grants not contingent on measured performance.
(3) All future funding under this section shall be tied to measured performance.
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