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        SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 12, 2007

Mr. Speaker:

    The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 438, JAIL CONTRACTING - JAIL COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS, by Representative M. Noel, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 4, Lines 102 through 104 :    

             102          (2) "State daily incarceration rate" means the final state daily incarceration rate,

  rounded down to the nearest half-dollar,      

             103      reviewed and discussed under Subsection 64-13e-105 (2), and approved by the Legislature
             104      under Subsection 64-13e-105 (3), that reflects the expenses of the department, including:

2.    Page 4, Line 120 through Page 5, Line 121 :    

             120          (5) "State probationary inmate" means felony probationers sentenced to
  time in a       county jail

             121      under Subsection 77-18-1 (8).

3.    Page 6, Lines 172 through 173 :    

             172          (6) Counties that receive the reimbursement described in this section shall, on or before
             173     
{   June 30   }        July 31       of each year, submit a report to the department        , for the preceding fiscal year,       that includes:


4.    Page 6, Lines 180 through 182 :    

             180          (1) (a) Before
{   December   }        September       1 of each year, the department shall inform the counties of the

             181      department's proposed state daily incarceration rate for the fiscal year beginning on July 1 of
             182      the following year.

5.    Page 7, Lines 186 through 187 :    

             186          (2) Before
{   January   }        October       1 of each year, the following parties shall meet to review and

             187      discuss the proposed state daily incarceration rate, described in Subsection (1):

6.    Page 7, Lines 204 through 205 :    

             204          (3)
  (a)       The state daily incarceration rate, reviewed and discussed under Subsection (2),

             205      may not be implemented until approved by the Legislature in the annual appropriations act.
    
  (b)    Nothing in this chapter prohibits the Legislature from setting the final state daily incarceration rate at an amount higher or lower than:

        (i)    the rate that is reviewed and discussed under Subsection (2); or
        (ii)    the rate that was used during the preceding fiscal year.  


    Respectfully,

    DeMar "Bud" Bowman
    Committee Chair

Voting: 9-0-2
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Bill Number
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*HCRAMD*

 HB0438
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