| | 3-A.__Distribution.__The department shall annually reimburse | each county for a portion of the actual costs of operating its | jail based on the following schedule: |
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| A.__Beginning July 1, 2005, 10% of the actual costs of | operating the county jail; |
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| B.__Beginning July 1, 2006, 15% of the actual costs of | operating the county jail; |
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| C.__Beginning July 1, 2007, 20% of the actual costs of | operating the county jail; |
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| D.__Beginning July 1, 2008, 25% of the actual costs of | operating the county jail; and |
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| E.__Beginning July 1, 2009, 30% of the actual costs of | operating the county jail. |
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| Notwithstanding paragraphs A to E, in no case may the amount | distributed to a county be less than the amount of funds that | county received in the year immediately prior to the effective | date of this subsection. |
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| | 4. Change in state funding of county jails. If a county | experiences at least a 10% increase in the total annual jail | operating budget or if a county issues a bond for the | construction of a new jail or renovation of an existing jail, | the |
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