Part 4 of 4 on the 2014-15 Budget
JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
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Eliminates all misdemeanants from state prison.
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Prison Changes: Closes Fountain
and North Piedmont Correctional Centers for Women and converts Eastern
Correctional into a Women’s Minimum Custody facility.
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Moves the SBI and Crime Lab into the Department of Public Safety.
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Reduces administrative funding to IDS by $466k. This will result in the loss of positions at
IDS, including positions supporting juvenile defenders.
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Abolishes 4 special superior court judge positions and establishes 2 new
business court judgeships.
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Allow a 3 judge panel to rule on the constitutionality of acts of the
General Assembly.
ADMINISTRATION
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Eugenics Program Amendments: Modifies the payment timeline for claims to
provide for an upfront payment this fall and a final payment after all appeals
have been exhausted. It also adds that all missing claim information must be
postmarked to, or received by, the Office by September 23, 2014, in order to be
considered.
INCOME-RELATED
PROVISIONS
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The Earned Income Tax Credit sunset was not extended.
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$10 mil to create a loan program that will assist in the the development
of low-income housing statewide through the Housing Finance Agency.
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