34 U.S.C. § 10741 — Grant program to evaluate and improve

Page 216 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10726 cation with demonstrated capacity and experi- ence in delivering training, technical assistance and other resources including direct, practical laboratory training to law enforcement officers, investigators, auditors and prosecutors in States and units of local government and over the Internet shall be eligible to receive an award under this subchapter. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3035, as added Pub. L. 115–76, § 3(a), Nov. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 1249.) § 10726. Rules and regulations The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assist- ance shall promulgate such rules and regula- tions as are necessary to carry out this sub- chapter, including rules and regulations for sub- mitting and reviewing applications under sec- tion 10725 of this title. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3036, as added Pub. L. 115–76, § 3(a), Nov. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 1249.) SUBCHAPTER XL—GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JU- VENILE FACILITIES § 10741. Grant program to evaluate and improve educational methods at prisons, jails, and ju- venile facilities (a) Grant program authorized The Attorney General may carry out a grant program under which the Attorney General may make grants to States, units of local govern- ment, territories, Indian Tribes, and other pub- lic and private entities to— (1) evaluate methods to improve academic and vocational education for offenders in pris- ons, jails, and juvenile facilities; (2) identify, and make recommendations to the Attorney General regarding, best practices relating to academic and vocational education for offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile fa- cilities, based on the evaluation under para- graph (1); (3) improve the academic and vocational education programs (including technology ca- reer training) available to offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and (4) implement methods to improve academic and vocational education for offenders in pris- ons, jails, and juvenile facilities consistent with the best practices identified in subsection (c). (b) Application To be eligible for a grant under this sub- chapter, a State or other entity described in subsection (a) shall submit to the Attorney Gen- eral an application in such form and manner, at such time, and accompanied by such informa- tion as the Attorney General specifies. (c) Best practices Not later than 180 days after December 21, 2018, the Attorney General shall identify and publish best practices relating to academic and vocational education for offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities. The best practices shall consider the evaluations performed and recommendations made under grants made under subsection (a) before December 21, 2018. (d) Report Not later than 90 days after the last day of the final fiscal year of a grant under this sub- chapter, each entity described in subsection (a) receiving such a grant shall submit to the Attor- ney General a detailed report of the progress made by the entity using such grant, to permit the Attorney General to evaluate and improve academic and vocational education methods car- ried out with grants under this subchapter. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3041, as added Pub. L. 115–391, title V, § 502(c)(2), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5228.) SUBCHAPTER XLI—CRISIS STABILIZATION AND COMMUNITY REENTRY PROGRAM § 10751. Grant authorization (a) In general The Attorney General may make grants under this subchapter to States, Indian Tribes, units of local government, and community-based non- profit organizations for the purpose of providing clinical services for people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders that estab- lish treatment, suicide prevention, and con- tinuity of recovery in the community upon re- lease from the correctional facility. (b) Use of funds A grant awarded under this subchapter shall be used to support— (1) programs involving criminal and juvenile justice agencies, mental health agencies, com- munity-based organizations that focus on re- entry, and community-based behavioral health providers that improve clinical stabilization during pre-trial detention and incarceration and continuity of care leading to recovery in the community by providing services and sup- ports that may include peer support services, enrollment in healthcare, and introduction to long-acting injectable medications or, as clini- cally indicated, other medications, by— (A) providing training and education for criminal and juvenile justice agencies, men- tal health agencies, and community-based behavioral health providers on interventions that support— (i) engagement in recovery supports and services; (ii) access to medication while in an in- carcerated setting; and (iii) continuity of care during reentry into the community; (B) ensuring that individuals with serious mental illness are provided appropriate ac- cess to evidence-based recovery supports that may include peer support services, medication (including long-acting injectable medications where clinically appropriate), and psycho-social therapies; (C) offering technical assistance to crimi- nal justice agencies on how to modify their administrative and clinical processes to ac- commodate evidence-based interventions, such as long-acting injectable medications and other recovery supports; and (D) participating in data collection activi- ties specified by the Attorney General, in