Vote: approved

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14. ACCEPT FY2012 STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE (SCAAP) FUNDS Approve acceptance of $1,281,403 Federal FY2012 reimbursement funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). The corresponding application was approved by the Board of Supervisors (Agenda C-50-12-080-G-00), on June 20, 2012. The Bureau of Justice Assistance allows these funds to be used for corrections purposes only. The specific planned use, as determined by the Office of Management and Budget, will be stated in the electronic request to drawdown the funds. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law The Sheriff's Office has applied for this formula-based reimbursement on behalf of the County for many years. SCAAP reimburses state and local government agencies a portion of the costs to incarcerate undocumented criminal aliens who are convicted of felony offenses. Indirect costs are not recoverable since only staff whose primary responsibility is the care, custody, or supervision of persons detained (pre-trial detention) and incarcerated (convicted and sentenced) inmates are allowable in the calculation. (C-50-12-080-G-01)