S.B. 241 Enrolled

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COUNTY JAIL CONTRACTING AMENDMENTS

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

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House Sponsor: Brad L. Dee

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the provisions regarding the incarceration of state parole inmates or
             10      state probationary inmates in a county correctional facility.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    provides that a county may release a number of inmates from a county correctional
             14      facility if the state does not appropriate funds as specified;
             15          .    delays the dates by which the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice must
             16      compile information from reporting counties and then report to the Division of
             17      Finance; and
             18          .    delays by two weeks the statutory deadlines related to setting the final state daily
             19      incarceration rate.
             20      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26           64-13e-104 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 51
             27           64-13e-105 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 310
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             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             30          Section 1. Section 64-13e-104 is amended to read:
             31           64-13e-104. Housing of state probationary inmates or state parole inmates --
             32      Payment.
             33          (1) (a) A county shall accept and house a state probationary inmate or a state parole
             34      inmate in a county correctional facility, subject to available resources.
             35          [(b) If a county is unable to accept a person due to lack of resources, the county shall
             36      negotiate with another county to accept and house the person.]
             37          (b) A county may release a number of inmates from a county correctional facility, but
             38      not to exceed the number of state probationary inmates and state parole inmates in excess of
             39      the number of inmates funded by the appropriation authorized in Subsection (2) if:
             40          (i) the state does not fully comply with the provisions of Subsection (9) for the most
             41      current fiscal year; or
             42          (ii) funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose are less than 50% of the
             43      average actual state daily incarceration rate.
             44          (2) Within funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the Division of
             45      Finance shall pay a county that houses a state probationary inmate or a state parole inmate at a
             46      rate of 50% of the final state daily incarceration rate.
             47          (3) Funds appropriated by the Legislature under Subsection (2):
             48          (a) are nonlapsing;
             49          (b) may only be used for the purposes described in Subsection (2); and
             50          (c) may not be used for:
             51          (i) the costs of administering the payment described in this section; or
             52          (ii) payment of contract costs under Section 64-13e-103 .
             53          (4) The costs described in Subsection (3)(c)(i) shall be covered by legislative
             54      appropriation.
             55          (5) (a) The Division of Finance shall administer the payment described in Subsection
             56      (2).
             57          (b) In accordance with Subsection (9), CCJJ shall, by rule made pursuant to Title 63G,


             58      Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establish procedures for the calculation of the
             59      payment described in Subsection (2).
             60          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, CCJJ shall adjust the amount
             61      of the payments described in Subsection (7)(b), on a pro rata basis, to ensure that the total
             62      amount of the payments made does not exceed the amount appropriated by the Legislature for
             63      the payments.
             64          (6) Counties that receive the payment described in Subsection (2) shall, on at least a
             65      monthly basis, submit a report to CCJJ that includes:
             66          (a) the number of state probationary inmates and state parole inmates the county
             67      housed under this section; and
             68          (b) the total number of state probationary inmate days of incarceration and state parole
             69      inmate days of incarceration that were provided by the county.
             70          (7) (a) On or before September [1] 30 of each year, CCJJ shall compile the information
             71      from the reports described in Subsection (6) that relate to the preceding state fiscal year and
             72      provide a copy of the compilation to each county that submitted a report.
             73          (b) On or before [September 30] October 15 of each year, CCJJ shall inform the
             74      Division of Finance and each county of the exact amount of the payment described in this
             75      section that shall be made to each county.
             76          (8) On or before December 15 of each year, the Division of Finance shall distribute the
             77      payment described in Subsection (7)(b) in a single payment to each county.
             78          (9) The amount paid to each county under Subsection (8) shall be calculated on a pro
             79      rata basis, based on the average number of state probationary inmate days of incarceration and
             80      the average state parole inmate days of incarceration that were provided by each county for the
             81      preceding five state fiscal years.
             82          Section 2. Section 64-13e-105 is amended to read:
             83           64-13e-105. Procedures for setting the final state daily incarceration rate.
             84          (1) (a) Before September [1] 15 of each year, the department shall calculate, and
             85      inform the counties and CCJJ of the average actual state daily incarceration rate for the most


             86      recent three years for which the data is available.
             87          (b) The actual state daily incarceration rates used to calculate the average rate
             88      described in Subsection (1)(a) may not be less than the rates presented to the Executive
             89      Appropriations Committee of the Legislature for purposes of setting the appropriation for the
             90      department's budget.
             91          (2) Before September [15] 30 of each year, the following parties shall meet to review
             92      and discuss the average actual state daily incarceration rate, described in Subsection (1) and the
             93      compilation described in Subsection 64-13e-104 (7):
             94          (a) as designated by the Utah Sheriffs Association:
             95          (i) one sheriff of a county that is currently under contract with the department to house
             96      state inmates; and
             97          (ii) one sheriff of a county that is currently receiving reimbursement from the
             98      department for housing state probationary inmates or state parole inmates;
             99          (b) the executive director of the department or the executive director's designee;
             100          (c) as designated by the Utah Association of Counties:
             101          (i) one member of the legislative body of one county that is currently under contract
             102      with the department to house state inmates; and
             103          (ii) one member of the legislative body of one county that is currently receiving
             104      reimbursement from the department for housing state probationary inmates or state parole
             105      inmates;
             106          (d) the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or the
             107      executive director's designee; and
             108          (e) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget or the
             109      executive director's designee.
             110          (3) (a) The average actual state daily incarceration rate, reviewed and discussed under
             111      Subsection (2), may not be used for purposes of calculating payment or reimbursement under
             112      this chapter, unless approved by the Legislature in the annual appropriations act.
             113          (b) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the Legislature from setting the final state daily


             114      incarceration rate at an amount higher or lower than:
             115          (i) the average actual state incarceration rate; or
             116          (ii) the final state daily incarceration rate that was used during the preceding fiscal year.


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