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_ 561 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 412. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Financial Assistance for Probation and Parole - Local Grants (36002) $4,632,936 $4,632,936 Financial Assistance for Community based Alternative Treatment Services (36003) $10,829,538 $10,829,538 Fund Sources: General $55,452,994 $55,452,994 Federal Trust $1,809,679 $1,809,679 Authority: §§ 16.1-233 through 16.1-238, 16.1-274, 16.1-322.1 and 66-14, Code of Virginia. A. From July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, the Board of Juvenile Justice shall not approve or commit additional funds for the state share of the cost of construction, enlargement or renovation of local or regional detention centers, group homes or related facilities. The board may grant exceptions only to address emergency maintenance projects needed to resolve immediate life safety issues. For such emergency projects, approval by both the Board of Juvenile Justice and the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security is required. Any emergency projects must also comply with Board of Juvenile Justice standards. B. Each emergency resolution adopted by the Board of Juvenile Justice approving reimbursement of the state share of the cost of construction, maintenance, or operation of local or regional detention centers, group homes, or related facilities or programs shall include a statement noting that such approval is subject to the availability of funds and approval by the General Assembly at its next regular session. C. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall reimburse localities, pursuant to § 66-15, Code of Virginia, at the rate of $50 per day for housing juveniles who have been committed to the department, for each day after the department has received a valid commitment order and other pertinent information as required by § 16.1-287, Code of Virginia. D. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 16.1-322.1 of the Code of Virginia, the department shall apportion to localities the amounts appropriated in this Item. E.1. The appropriation for Financial Assistance for Community Based Alternative Treatment Services includes $10,379,926 the first year and $10,379,926 the second year from the general fund for the implementation of the financial assistance provisions of the Juvenile Community Crime Control Act (VJCCCA), §§ 16.1-309.2 through 16.1-309.10, Code of Virginia. Notwithstanding § 16.1-309.6, Code of Virginia, localities participating in this program and contributing through their local match an amount of local funds which is greater than they receive from the Commonwealth under this program are authorized, but not required, to provide a contribution greater than the state general fund contribution. In no case shall their local match be less than their state share. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 16.1-309.2 through 16.1-309.10, Code of Virginia, the Board of Juvenile Justice shall establish guidelines for use in determining the types of programs for which VJCCCA funding may be expended. The department shall establish a format to receive biennial or annual requests for funding from localities, based on these guidelines. For each program requested, the plan shall document the need for the program, goals, and measurable objectives, and a budget for the proposed expenditure of these funds and any other resources to be committed by localities. 3.a. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 16.1-309.7 B, Code of Virginia, unobligated VJCCCA funds must be returned to the department by each grantee locality no later than October 1 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which they were received, or a similar amount may be withheld from the current fiscal year's periodic payments designated by the department for that locality. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, may increase the general fund appropriation for this Item up to the amount of unobligated VJCCCA funds returned to the Department of Juvenile Justice. b. All such unobligated and reappropriated balances shall be used by the department for the purpose of awarding short-term supplementary grants to localities, for programs and services which have been demonstrated to improve outcomes, including reduced recidivism, of juvenile offenders. Such programs and services must augment and support