Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 1712-E. Executive Offices

(1) Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.  Funds remaining after application of section 202 of a General Appropriation Act for the appropriation for grants-in-aid for intermediate punishment programs shall be distributed to counties based on the following formula:

(2) Grants for specialized probation services, including school-based, community-based, intensive supervision and aftercare services, shall be provided in accordance with standards adopted by the Juvenile Court Judges Commission.

(3) Money appropriated for violence intervention and prevention shall be used solely to provide grants and technical assistance to community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, municipalities, district attorneys and other entities in accordance with section 1306-B(b) of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No. 14),  1 known as the Public School Code of 1949, and notwithstanding section 1306-B(h)(7) of the Public School Code of 1949 for programs eligible under section 1306-B(j)(22) of the Public School Code of 1949.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the deposit of costs under section 1101(b)(4) of the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L. 882, No. 111),  2 known as the Crime Victims Act, into the local victim services fund established in each county under section 1101 of the Crime Victims Act shall apply to all costs regardless of the date of the offense or when the offender was placed on probation, parole, accelerated rehabilitative disposition, probation without verdict or intermediate punishment.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the deposit of all the fees under section 1102(c) of the Crime Victims Act   3 into the County Supervision Fee Restricted Receipts Account established in each county under section 1102 of the Crime Victims Act shall apply to all supervision fees regardless of the date on which the offender was placed on probation, parole, accelerated rehabilitative disposition, probation without verdict or intermediate punishment.

(6) Funds allocated prior to fiscal year 2025-2026 for nonnarcotic medication substance use disorder treatment for eligible offenders that remain unexpended and uncommitted may be used by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for grants to counties to provide medication-assisted treatment, in combination with comprehensive substance use disorder treatment, to eligible offenders who meet the clinical criteria for an opioid use disorder or an alcohol use disorder, as determined by a physician, while incarcerated and upon release from a county correctional institution.  As used in this paragraph, the term “medication-assisted treatment” means the use of United States Food and Drug Administration-approved medications, together with nonmedication treatment, as clinically indicated, to treat substance use disorders, including opioid use disorders and alcohol use disorders.

(7) Notwithstanding section 902(c)(4) of the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L. 84, No. 16),  4 known as the Medical Marijuana Act, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency may use money allocated under section 902 of the Medical Marijuana Act to distribute grants to police departments and accredited forensic crime laboratories that demonstrate a need relating to enforcement of the Medical Marijuana Act and to provide services to crime victims.

(8) Any uncommitted money available to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency under section 902(c)(4) of the Medical Marijuana Act through the 2025-2026 fiscal year shall be transferred to the Crime Victim Services and Compensation Fund.

(1) The Office of the Budget is authorized to enter into an agreement with the United States to participate in the Treasury Offset Program under 31 U.S.C. § 3716 (relating to administrative offset) for the collection of any debts owed to Commonwealth agencies.  The agreement may provide for the United States to submit debts owed to Federal agencies for offset against Commonwealth payments and provide for the Commonwealth to submit debts owed to Commonwealth agencies for offset against Federal payments.

(2) The Treasurer of the United States shall reduce any Commonwealth payment by the amount of any Federal debt submitted in accordance with the agreement authorized by this subsection and pay the amount to the appropriate Federal official in accordance with the procedures specified in the agreement.

(3) Within 90 days of the effective date of this paragraph,  5 the Office of the Budget shall begin discussions with the United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service to establish a reciprocal offset agreement under paragraphs (1) and (2).

(1) Provide notice to the State Treasurer that money received by the Commonwealth under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2, 135 Stat. 4) that was deposited in and appropriated from the COVID-19 Response Restricted Account for use by State agencies which remains unexpended, or becomes uncommitted or unencumbered, shall be transferred by the State Treasurer to the Department of Corrections by December 30, 2024, and each quarter thereafter until December 31, 2026.  All funds transferred shall be allocated for payroll expenses or other qualifying expenses incurred by the Department of Corrections on or after March 3, 2021, as specified in the guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury.

(2) By December 31, 2024, and each quarter thereafter until December 31, 2026, submit a report in writing to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives concerning all transfers made under paragraph (1).  The report under this paragraph shall identify each COVID-19 Response Restricted Account appropriation from which money is transferred to the Department of Corrections, the amount transferred from each appropriation, the total amount of money allocated to the Department of Corrections and any other relevant information as determined by the Secretary of the Budget.

(1) The Enterprise and Technology Restricted Account is established in the General Fund.  No later than 60 days after the effective date of this paragraph,  7 the Secretary of the Budget shall transfer $65,000,000 to the account from money appropriated to agencies under the Governor's jurisdiction for fiscal years 2023-2024 and prior, which remains unexpended, unencumbered or uncommitted.  Money in the account is appropriated on a continuing basis as follows:

(1.1) For fiscal year 2025-2026 no later than 60 days after the effective date of this paragraph,  8 the Secretary of the Budget shall transfer $59,250,000 to the account from money appropriated to agencies for operating expenses under the Governor's jurisdiction for fiscal years 2024-2025 and prior, which remains unexpended, unencumbered or uncommitted.  Money in the account is appropriated on a continuing basis as follows:

(2) No later than 10 days before the transfer under paragraphs (1) and (1.1), the Secretary of the Budget shall provide a list of appropriations and the amounts transferred to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.