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Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) announced that the House will vote on legislation today that includes funding she requested in H.R. 2847, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010. This list includes requests that were included in the final bill. To see a list of requests submitted to the committee, click here.
Law Enforcement Advocacy Partnership (LEAP)
- Recipient: Turning Point, Inc., located at P.O. Box 723, Woodstock, Illinois 60019
- Description: $300,000 through the Department of Justice’s Juvenile Justice account to the LEAP program to support the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) at the local level. This is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars because LEAP is a collaboration between 15 police departments, the State’s Attorney and Turning Point that provides crisis intervention, emergency shelter, overnight and daily orders of protection, domestic violence training for police, and advocacy in court for domestic violence victims.
Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS)
- Recipient: Glencoe Police Department on behalf of the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS), located at 675 Village Court, Glencoe, Illinois 60022
- Description: In conjunction with other Members, $675,000 through the Department of Justice’s COPS Account for the expansion of NIPAS. NIPAS, a private non-profit mutual aid organization, is responsible for law enforcement coverage of 68 member towns with a total population of approximately 1.8 million residents in northern Illinois. This is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars because NIPAS serves as a model mutual-aid system for police departments nationwide. Ensuring that they have the atmospheric detection equipment they need will allow them to better combat the effects of hazardous crime sites, improve response time, and save millions of taxpayer dollars through the combining of resources.
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