Bill > SB158

This bill establishes the Communities Aligned to Help Educate Youth (CATHEY) Fund, a special fund in the state treasury that will collect revenue from speeding fines generated by electronic enforcement devices like speed cameras and red light cameras. Starting in the 2026-2027 fiscal year, all revenues collected from these devices by local, municipal, or parish governments will be remitted monthly to the state treasury and deposited into the fund. The money will then be appropriated to parish sheriffs' offices proportionally based on their percentage of the state's total population, with the specific requirement that these funds must be used exclusively for juvenile rehabilitation programs in each respective parish. The bill defines electronic enforcement devices as automated speed enforcement devices, red light traffic cameras, and mobile speed cameras that issue citations by mail. The fund's monies will be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as the state general fund, with any investment earnings credited to the fund, and no local ordinance can override the provisions of this legislation. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025.

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https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=25rs&b=SB158&sbi=y