First Substitute S.B. 50

Senator David L. Thomas proposes the following substitute bill:

1 JAIL FUNDING AMENDMENTS
2 2006 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: David L. Thomas
5 House Sponsor: David L. Hogue
6 Cosponsor:Darin G. Peterson 7
8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill modifies code provisions regarding state reimbursement to county correctional
11 facilities.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . amends the definition of "core inmate incarceration costs" regarding state
15 reimbursement of counties for housing prison inmates by including capital
16 infrastructure depreciation.
17 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2006.
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 64-13c-101, as enacted by Chapter 287, Laws of Utah 1999
24
25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

26 Section 1. Section 64-13c-101 is amended to read:
27 64-13c-101. Definitions.
28 As used in this chapter:
29 (1) [(a)] "Core inmate incarceration costs":
30 (a) (i) means the county correctional facility's direct costs of incarcerating an inmate,
31 including housing, feeding, and clothing[. These costs also include], and may include capital
32 infrastructure depreciation; and
33 (ii) includes the costs of programs the facility provides for inmates, but these costs do
34 not include programs provided only for inmates housed at the facility under this chapter[.]; and
35 (b) ["Core inmate incarceration costs" do] does not include costs of inmate
36 transportation services or medical care.
37 (2) "Department" means the Department of Corrections.
38 (3) "Inmate" means felony probationers sentenced to county jail under Subsection
39 77-18-1 (8), inmates of the state prison system, and parolees.
40 (4) "Inmate costs" includes core inmate incarceration costs, and also inmate
41 transportation services and inmate medical care.
42 (5) "Program" means the Inmate Costs Reimbursement Program created in Section
43 64-13c-301 .
44 Section 2. Effective date.
45 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2006.