S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: Section 18A.1 of S.L. 2017-57 authorizes Indigent Defense Services (IDS) to use up to $50,000 from funds available to provide the State matching funds needed to receive grant funds during the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.

Prior to using funds for this purpose, IDS must report to the chairs of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety and the Senate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety on the grants to be matched using these funds.

This section became effective June 28, 2017.