As used in this chapter:
"Administrator" means the administrator of the
division of criminal and juvenile justice planning within the department of
human rights.
"Applicant" means a city, county, judicial
district or other designated eligible entity preparing and submitting an
application for funding through this program.
"Application" means a request to the division
for funding that complies with federal and state requirements.
"Decategorization," as established in Iowa
Code section
232.188,
means the department of human services' program whereby approved counties are
permitted to pool their allocations of designated state and federal child
welfare and juvenile justice funding streams, establish local planning and
governance structures, and design and implement service systems that are more
effective in meeting local needs.
"Decategorization governance board" means the
board required to provide direction and governance for a decategorization
project, pursuant to Iowa Code section
232.188.
"Division" means the division of criminal and
juvenile justice planning within the department of human rights.
"Formula-based allocation" means a process
that uses a formula to determine funding amounts to units of government or
local public planning entities on a statewide basis.
"Grant review committee" means a committee
established by the JJAC, the councils, or the division to review and rank
applications for funding. Individuals who are not members of the JJAC or the
councils may serve on this committee.
"Justice Research and Statistics Association"
or "JRSA" is a national nonprofit organization that provides a
clearinghouse of current information on state criminal justice research,
programs, and publications.
"Juvenile justice advisory council" or
"JJAC" means the state advisory group described in P.L.
93-415, Section
223(a)(3), and established through executive
memorandum to oversee the administration of the JJDPA formula grants in
Iowa.
"Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act" or "JJDPA" means the federal Act, P.L.
93-415.
"Law enforcement expenditures" means the
expenditures associated with police, prosecutorial, legal, and judicial
services, and corrections as reported by the units of local government to the
U.S. Census Bureau during the census of governments.
"Local public planning entities" means
entities that have a local governance structure to plan, develop and coordinate
services for children and families, and provide for implementation of services
for children and families. Examples of local public planning entities include,
but are not limited to, units of local government such as cities or counties,
decategorization governance boards, community empowerment area boards, and
school districts.
"Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention" or "OJJDP" means the federal office
within the U.S. Department of Justice that administers the JJDPA and other
discretionary grants.
"Subgrantee" means any applicant receiving
funds through the juvenile justice youth development program from the
division.
"Unit of local government" means a county,
township, city, or political subdivision of a county, township, or city that is
a unit of local government as determined by the Secretary of Commerce for
general statistical purposes, and the recognized governing body of an Indian
tribe that carries out substantial governmental duties and
powers.
