This bill would change the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to let the State Justice Institute give awards to certain national nonprofit organizations. Those organizations would set up State judicial threat intelligence and resource centers. The bill defines what counts as an eligible organization (national nonprofit with experience in judicial security, courthouse design, and working with many kinds of state and local courts).
The centers would: provide training and resources on judicial security; do physical security assessments for courts and related facilities; monitor threats to State and local judges and court staff; coordinate with Federal, State, and local law enforcement and fusion centers; develop standard incident reporting and threat evaluation practices; create a national database to report, track, and share information about threats and incidents toward judges and court staff; and coordinate research on best practices for judicial security.
The bill also requires the State Justice Institute to submit an annual report to the Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate, starting within one year after a center is established, counting threats to State and local judiciary members and court staff with a breakdown by type and seriousness.
No publicly available information on funding amounts, appropriations, or specific cost estimates appears in the bill text. The bill authorizes the State Justice Institute to provide awards and technical support, but it does not state award sizes, total funding, or budget sources.
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