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This bill establishes the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Program (VICTIM Program) through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, designed to help law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and violent crimes. The program will provide annual grants to law enforcement agencies for various purposes, including hiring and training personnel, acquiring technology and equipment for evidence collection and forensic testing, analyzing crime trends, upgrading record management systems, and supporting witnesses. Grant recipients must submit annual reports detailing their criminal incidents, clearance rates, personnel changes, and use of grant funds. The commission is required to evaluate the program annually, assessing its performance metrics, successful practices, and areas for improvement, and submit these evaluations to key legislative committees. The bill defines specific terms like "cleared by arrest" and "cleared by exceptional means" and ensures geographic diversity by reserving at least 10% of grants for rural law enforcement agencies. Grants are intended to supplement, not replace, existing funding, and law enforcement agencies can apply for grants in subsequent years. The program has a strict administrative expense limit of 3% and will take effect 60 days after passage.

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