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9 LEAA Newsl. 1 (1979-1980)

handle is hein.journals/leaanews9 and id is 1 raw text is: Conference Committee Agreement Reached Congress Approves OJARS Umbrella Agency A U .S. Senate and House of Rep- resentatives conference committee has approved establishment of the Office of Justice Assist nce, Research, and Stat istics (OJARS) for four years, bringing under its umbrella LEAA, the National Institute of justice (NIJ), and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), The action came November 8, and was subject to Senate and House ratifi- cation. The bill was expected to be sent to the White House for the President's signature in December when it will become The Justice System Improve- ment Act of 1979. C)JARS will operate on a pitViOuSI approved S486 million budget. It will be the coordinalting body for the three bureaus: resolve differences between them; and, together wxith I IAA, set policy for, the nttional priority and dis- cretionary gra nt prograins. C JARS and ech of the burea us will be headed by a presidential aippointee. The l ,fives the Attorney General authority to designate the current I EAA administrator and deputy ad- ministrator to serve ui to three months as heads of Q)JARS and/or the bureaus pending the appointment of perianent administrators. The NIJ and BJS will have pfresidenitiilly-appointed advisory boards. Approximately $240 million has been allocated for formula grants to states under Part I) of the justice Systen im- fIrovement At r for fiscal year 1980. The funds will be distributed by first allo- cating $300,000 to each state, and then allocating the reimalining funds on a populaition basis. 0Cis and counties, or combinations of the txe wo, with populations exceeding 100,000 will be entitled to a share of the state forriula funding provided their crimlinal justice expenditures total at Iast $50,000. Uder the foriila grait progt;iii. the federal share of the cost of action projects is up to 90 percent, with cash iatch being provided for the rest. Since thie legi'slation will not take effect until well into fiscal year 1980, the 10 percent match requirement was deferred until fiscal 1981 State fuinding2 of subgra nt s under tre formula girant program is limited to 22 specific program areas. Under this re- quirement, each funded progiram ttiust have a record of proven success or have a high probability of' imiproving crirm- inal or juverile justice systemi funtctionus. No new construction willl be permnit- led under the act IEq(uiipmiintt fpur- chases ate limited sharply by the new law. At least 19 15 percent of api- Propriatd funds imust be used for juvenile delinquecy programns with priiiry emtilphasis on serioLus juvenile offenders In addition to the discretionitry\ and ntu)iional priorit programs, LEIAA also ill administer tIhe comml ulity5 anti- crime iora I As the holiday season draws near, my first year as administrator of LEAA ends. I want to thank all of you for your efforts in support of our program, and for responding so magnificently to the demands made upon you. We have shown that we are willing to do more with less; and while our budgetary cuts have been significant, I am confident our program will grow stronger. Major initiatives such as arson, victim 'witness, and jury reform that have been launched at the federal level already are reaping huge support at the state and local levels. These have not been easy times. But state and local cooperation has never been better. In fact, it is the spirit of cooperation among criminal justice professionals across the nation-all of us pulling together-that has brought us the new legislative mandate under which we will operate for the next four years. You've worked with us. We will continue to work with you. I look forward to a period of rewarding effort that will renew the public's confidence in the criminal justice system, and ultimately make our program a model of creative planning and sound administration. To all of you, and to your families, I want to extend, in behalf of all of us at the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, a happy and prosperous 1980, a fitting start to a new decade, and, in the field of criminal justice, a new beginning. JT)

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