S.B. 241

             1     

COUNTY JAIL CONTRACTING AMENDMENTS

             2     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

             5     
House Sponsor: Brad L. Dee

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the provisions for which a county may refuse to accept a state
             10      probationer or parolee for incarceration in a county correctional facility.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    provides that a county may refuse to accept a state probationer or parolee for
             14      incarceration in a county correctional facility if the state does not appropriate funds
             15      as specified.
             16      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22           64-13e-104 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 51
             23     
             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 64-13e-104 is amended to read:
             26           64-13e-104. Housing of state probationary inmates or state parole inmates --
             27      Payment.


             28          (1) (a) A county shall accept and house a state probationary inmate or a state parole
             29      inmate in a county correctional facility, subject to available resources.
             30          [(b) If a county is unable to accept a person due to lack of resources, the county shall
             31      negotiate with another county to accept and house the person.]
             32          (b) A county may refuse to accept and house a state probationary inmate or a state
             33      parole inmate in a county correctional facility if:
             34          (i) the state does not fully comply with the provisions of Subsection (9) for the most
             35      current fiscal year; or
             36          (ii) funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose are less than 50% of the
             37      average actual state daily incarceration rate.
             38          (2) Within funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the Division of
             39      Finance shall pay a county that houses a state probationary inmate or a state parole inmate at a
             40      rate of 50% of the final state daily incarceration rate.
             41          (3) Funds appropriated by the Legislature under Subsection (2):
             42          (a) are nonlapsing;
             43          (b) may only be used for the purposes described in Subsection (2); and
             44          (c) may not be used for:
             45          (i) the costs of administering the payment described in this section; or
             46          (ii) payment of contract costs under Section 64-13e-103 .
             47          (4) The costs described in Subsection (3)(c)(i) shall be covered by legislative
             48      appropriation.
             49          (5) (a) The Division of Finance shall administer the payment described in Subsection
             50      (2).
             51          (b) In accordance with Subsection (9), CCJJ shall, by rule made pursuant to Title 63G,
             52      Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establish procedures for the calculation of the
             53      payment described in Subsection (2).
             54          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, CCJJ shall adjust the amount
             55      of the payments described in Subsection (7)(b), on a pro rata basis, to ensure that the total
             56      amount of the payments made does not exceed the amount appropriated by the Legislature for
             57      the payments.
             58          (6) Counties that receive the payment described in Subsection (2) shall, on at least a


             59      monthly basis, submit a report to CCJJ that includes:
             60          (a) the number of state probationary inmates and state parole inmates the county
             61      housed under this section; and
             62          (b) the total number of state probationary inmate days of incarceration and state parole
             63      inmate days of incarceration that were provided by the county.
             64          (7) (a) On or before September 1 of each year, CCJJ shall compile the information
             65      from the reports described in Subsection (6) that relate to the preceding state fiscal year and
             66      provide a copy of the compilation to each county that submitted a report.
             67          (b) On or before September 30 of each year, CCJJ shall inform the Division of Finance
             68      and each county of the exact amount of the payment described in this section that shall be made
             69      to each county.
             70          (8) On or before December 15 of each year, the Division of Finance shall distribute the
             71      payment described in Subsection (7)(b) in a single payment to each county.
             72          (9) The amount paid to each county under Subsection (8) shall be calculated on a pro
             73      rata basis, based on the average number of state probationary inmate days of incarceration and
             74      the average state parole inmate days of incarceration that were provided by each county for the
             75      preceding five state fiscal years.




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