A. The Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to as the ” account”, is hereby created as a special statutorily dedicated fund account in the state treasury, which shall be the depository for all fees collected under the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 895.1(E).

            B. After compliance with the requirements of La. Const. Art. VII, § 9(B) relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to monies being placed in the state general fund, an amount equal to that deposited as required by Subsection A of this Section shall be credited to the account. The monies in the account shall be used solely as provided by Subsection C of this Section and only in the amounts appropriated by the legislature. The monies in this account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the account, again following compliance with the requirements of La. Const. Art. VII, § 9(B) relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Monies deposited into the account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriations bills and shall be available for annual appropriation by the legislature.

            C. The monies available in the account shall be used exclusively by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to administer a grant program to assist local public and private nonprofit agencies involved in drug abuse prevention and treatment in developing drug abuse and treatment programs. In addition, the commission shall allocate from the account such monies as are necessary in administering this grant program.

            D. The commission shall promulgate such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary in administering the assistance program, including procedures for application, audit and monitoring requirements, and annual report requirements. To this end, the commission may utilize resources and information developed pursuant to the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 15:1255.

            Acts 1989, No. 832, §2; Acts 2019, No. 404, §4, eff. July 1, 2020.