HB0131ham003 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Fred Crespo

Filed: 4/2/2019

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 131

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 131, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 1, on page 4, line 16, by changing "issuing" to "issuing, subject to appropriation,"; and

on page 5, line 12, by replacing "On" with "Subject to appropriation, on"; and

on page 5, line 14, by replacing "." with ", as set forth in this Section."; and

on page 6, line 11, by replacing "minority group" with "community of color"; and

on page 6, immediately below line 13, by inserting the following:

"(b-5) A fiscal agent that provides services to predominantly African-American communities must:

(1) have a pre-existing in-house community navigator program;

(2) have a pre-existing program supporting formerly incarcerated individuals with legal and social services;

(3) have a pre-existing Know Your Rights education program with at least monthly seminars;

(4) have a formal relationship with a community bond fund;

(5) have headquarters in a census tract where at least 75% of the population is African-American;

(6) have a pre-existing relationship with 3 or more private law firms (whose main offices are located in a census tract where at least 75% of the people are African-American) that provide pro bono legal services; and

(7) have a pre-existing relationship with an organization that works with incarcerated individuals and survivors of domestic and sexual violence.".