An Act To Reverse. Jail Consolidation
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0186
Committee Amendment CA_A_S304 (Senate)
Amends: 4 MRSA §1057, 14 MRSA §5545, 30-A MRSA §701, 30-A MRSA §1557-B, 30-A MRSA §1558-A, 30-A MRSA §1661, 34-A MRSA §1208-B, 34-A MRSA §1210-D, 34-A MRSA §1402, 34-A MRSA §3063-B

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Jail Consolidation" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, for the continued stable and effective operation of the jails of this State, 
the transition from control by the State Board of Corrections to control by the sheriffs of 
the counties must occur on July 1,2015; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 4 MRSA §1057, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 2013, c. 598, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
3-A. Reimbursement to counties. Monthly, the Treasurer of State shall transfer 
funds from the Government Operations Surcharge Fund to the State Board of Correotions 
Operational Sl:l}3}3ort Fl:llld County Jail Operations Fund program for the purpose of 
supporting the operation of the jails in an amount equal to 2% of the total fmes, 
forfeitures and penalties, including the surcharge imposed pursuant to subsection 2-A, 
received by the Treasurer of State for deposit in the Government Operations Surcharge 
Fund. The balance remaining in the Government Operations Surcharge Fund at the end 
of each month must accrue to the General Fund. Funds collected and deposited each 
month to the Government Operations Surcharge Fund must be transferred on the last day 
of the month in which the collections are made to the State Board of Corrections 
Operational Sl:lwort F1:1nd County Jail Operations Fund program l::Hlder Title 34 A., 
seotion 1805. 
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At the close of each month, the State Controller shall calculate the amount to be 
transferred to the State Board of GorreotioBs OJ:leratiooal Sapport Ftmd County Jail 
Operations Fund program based on the collections made during the month. The State 
Controller shall transfer by journal entry the amount due to the State Board of GorreotioBs 
OJ:leratioaal Sapport FWid County Jail Operations Fund program. This saaseotioB takes 
effeot ll:lly 1,2009.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. 14 MRSA §5545, 2nd ~, as amended by PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §4, is 
further amended to read: 
Whenever, under this section or under any other section in this chapter, a court issues 
a writ of habeas corpus ordering before it a prisoner confmed in any penal or correctional 
institution under the control of the DepartmeBt of Heakh aad Hl:lB'laB Servioes or the 
Department of Corrections, or confined in any county jail, its order as to the 
transportation of the prisoner to and from the court must be directed to the sheriff of the 
county in which the court is located. It is the responsibility of the sheriff or anyone or 
more of the sheriffs authorized deputies pursuant to any such order to safely transport a 
prisoner to and from the court and to provide safe and secure custody of the prisoner 
during the proceedings, as directed by the court. At the time of removal of a prisoner 
from an institution, the transporting officer shall leave with the head of the institution an 
attested copy of the order of the court, and upon return of the prisoner shall note that 
return on the copy. This paragraph as it relates to the respoBsihility for traasportatioB is 
applioable to traBSferS from the OOl:lBty jail to aBY other OOl:lBty jailor to a state 
oorreetioaal faoility ooder Title 34 A, seotioB 1405.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA §701, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 2009, c. 415, 
Pt. A, § 14, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
2. 
Preparation of estimates. 
In order to assess a county tax, the county 
commissioners, in accordance with the schedule established in the county charter or, if 
the county does not have a charter, by the end of the state fiscal year, shall prepare 
estimates of the sums necessary to pay the expenses that have accrued or may probably 
accrue for the coming year for correctional services. The estimates must be drawn so as to 
authorize the appropriations to be made for correctional services.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following: 
'Sec. 11. 30-A MRSA §701, sub-§2-C is enacted to read: 
2-C. Tax assessment for correctional services beginning July 1, 2015. Bel!inning 
July 1. 2015, the counties shall annually collect no less than $62,172,371 from 
municipalities for the provision of correctional services in accordance with this 
subsection. The counties may collect an amount that is more than the base assessment 
limit established in this subsection. except that the additional amount each year may not 
exceed the base assessment limit as adjusted by the growth limitation factor established in 
section 706-A. subsection 3 or 3%. whichever is less. For the pm:poses of this subsection, 
"correctional services" includes management services, personal services, contractual 
services. commodity purchases, capital expenditures and all other costs, or portions 
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thereof, necessary to maintain and operate correctional services. "Correctional services" 
does not include county jail debt unless there is a surplus in the account that pays for 
correctional services at the end of the state fiscal year. 
The assessment to municipalities within each county may not be greater or less than the 
base assessment limit, which is: 
A. A sum of $4,287,340 in Androscoggin County; 
B. A sum of $2,316,666 in Aroostook County; 
C. A sum of $11,575,602 in Cumberland County; 
D. A sum of $1,621,201 in Franklin County; 
E. A sum of $1,670,136 in Hancock County; 
F. A sum of $5,588,343 in Kennebec County; 
G. A sum of$3,188,700 in Knox County; 
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H. A sum of $2,657,1 05 in Lincoln County; 
. 1. A sum of $1 ,228,757 in Oxford County; 
J. Asumof$5,919,118 in Penobscot County; 
K. A sum of $878,940 in Piscataquis County; 
L. A sum of $2,657,1 05 in Sagadahoc County; 
M. A sum of $5,363,665 in Somerset County; 
N. A sum of $2,832,353 in Waldo County; 
O. A sum of $2,000,525 in Washington County; and 
P. Asumof$8,386,815 in York County.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 15 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 15. 30-A MRSA §1557-B is enacted to read: 
§1557-B. Transfer from a sending jail to a receiving jail 
1. Transfer. A sheriff may transfer a prisoner from a jail to another jail upon the 
request of the sheriff of the sending jail and the approval of the sheriff of the receiving 
jail. A sheriff may transfer a prisoner to a correctional facility upon the request of the 
sheriff of the sending jail and the approval of the Commissioner of Corrections. 
2. Transfer cost. The county of the sending jail shall pay the cost of the transfer or 
return of the prisoner under subsection 1. 
3. Reimbursement. Reimbursement for the support of a prisoner who is transferred 
by a sending jail to a receiving jailor the Department of Corrections is subject to the 
provisions of this subsection. 
A. During a state fiscal year in which at least $14,668,000 has been appropriated to 
the County Jail Operations Fund and disbursements have been made equal to that 
amount to the counties as required by Title 34-A. section 121O-D, the receiving jailor 
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the dtmartment may not charge the sending jail a per diem rate for the transferred 
prisoner. 
B. During a state fiscal year in which less than $14,668,000 has been appropriated to 
the County Jail Operations Fund or disbursements have not been made equal to that 
amount to the counties as required by Title 34-A, section 1210-D, the following 
provisions apply: 
(1) 
The receiving jail may charge the sending jail a per diem rate for the 
transferred prisoner; 
(2) The rate charged by the receiving jail must equal the per diem per prisoner 
amount calculated by the department in making the disbursement to the counties 
under Title 34-A, section 121O-D, subsection 4; and 
(3) 
The department may charge the sending jail an amount that has been 
negotiated between the department and the jail that does not exceed $108 per 
diem per prisoner. 
C. The sending jail shall reimburse the receiving jail or the department for any costs 
incurred in the provision of extraordinary medical or surgical treatment for conditions 
of the prisoner that existed prior to transfer. 
D. Payment amounts provided for in this subsection may be adjusted or dispensed 
with upon terms mutually agreeable to the sheriff of the sending jail and the sheriff of 
the receiving jail or the department. 
4. Transferee subject to rules. A prisoner transferred under this section is subject 
to the general rules of the facility to which the prisoner is transferred, except that for a 
prisoner who has been sentenced: 
A, The term of the original sentence remains the same unless altered by the court: 
B. The prisoner becomes eligible for meritorious good time as provided in Title 
17-A, section 1253 for a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment in a county jail: 
C. The prisoner becomes eligible for release and discharge as provided in Title 17 -A, 
section 1254 for a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment in a county jail: 
D. The prisoner is entitled to have the time served in the facility under this section 
deducted from the sentence; and 
E. The prisoner becomes eligible for furloughs, work or other release programs, 
participation in public works and charitable projects and home-release monitoring as 
authorized by sections 1556, 1605, 1606 and 1659-A and may apply pursuant to the 
rules governing the sending jail. 
5. Return of prisoner. A prisoner transferred pursuant to this section must be 
returned to the sending jail upon the request of the sheriff of the sending jail, the sheriff 
ofthe receiving jail or the Commissioner of Corrections. 
6. Commissioner of Corrections to determine temporary housing assignments. 
If a county that does not have a jail, has a jail that is not fully certified or has a jail that is 
unfit for occupation is unable to locate space in any other county facility for an adult or 
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juvenile, the sheriff of that county may contact the Commissioner of Corrections for 
approval to obtain temporary housing in a correctional or detention facility operated by 
the Department of Corrections. The sheriff of the sending jail shall contact each other 
county facility in a continuing effort to locate placement in a county facility. When the 
sheriff of the sending jail locates available space in a county facility, the sheriff of the 
sending jail shall transfer the prisoner from the department's correctional or detention 
facility and place the prisoner in the county facility.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 16 and 17 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 16. 30-A MRSA §1558-A is enacted to read: 
§1558-A. Transfer from state correctional facilities 
A sheriff may accept custody of a prisoner transferred to the sheriffs jail from state 
correctional facilities under Title 34-A, section 3063-C.' 
, Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 21 to 25 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 21. 30-A MRSA §1661 is enacted to read: 
§1661. Collaboration among counties 
A county may collaborate with another county or counties to seek grants or establish 
community corrections programs or initiatives. 
Sec. 22. 34-A MRSA §1208-B is enacted to read: 
§1208-B. Standards, policies and procedures applicable to jails 
1. Establishment. The commissioner shall establish mandatory standards. policies 
and procedures for jails. The standards, policies and procedures must be established by 
rule and must be evidence-based and reflect best practices for the administration and 
operation of jails. The rules must include policies and procedures for assisting jails to 
achieve compliance and for imposing penalties for noncompliance. 
A. The standards, policies and procedures must address record keeping and reporting 
of financial data. capital improvement planning, j ail staffing. administration and 
management of prisoners, transfer of inmates, notification to prisoners of prohibition 
on contact with victims and other persons. pretrial 
assessments and services. 
evidence-based programming, literacy programs, mental health and substance abuse 
programs and correctional officer training. 
B. In administering and distributing funding to the jails pursuant to section 1210-D, 
subsection 4. the commissioner shall: 
(1) Require reporting of data that indicates average daily popUlation of prisoners, 
that excludes federal prisoners, that indicates sending and receiving jails for 
transferred prisoners and that is useful in calculating the distributions to the 
counties pursuant to section 1201-D, subsection 4: and 
(2) Consider the performance of each jail in meeting the standards established 
pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall work with the jails to assist 
them in achieving compliance with the standards. 
The commissioner shall 
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enforce the standards by imposition of monetary penalties upon a county for 
noncompliance by the county jail or regional jail. A monetary penalty imposed 
under this subsection may not in any fiscal year exceed the County Jail 
Operations Fund distribution payable to a county for a fiscal year pursuant to 
section 1210-D, subsection 4. 
2. Rulemaking. Ru1es adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as 
dermed by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. Rules adopted pursuant to this section 
must take effect January 1,2016. 
Sec. 23. 34-A MRSA §1210-D is enacted to read: 
§1210-D. County Jail Operations Fund 
1. County Jail Operations Fund. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 
contrary, at least $14,668,000 in state funding must be appropriated annually and used for 
the purposes of the County Jail Operations Fund, as established pursuant to this section 
and referred to in this section as "the fund." The department shall administer the fund and 
shall distribute funds to the jails in accordance with this section for the purposes set forth 
in subsections 2 and 3. 
2. Community corrections. The fund must be used for the purpose of establishing 
and maintaining community corrections. For purposes of this subsection, "community 
corrections" means the delivery of correctional services for adults in the least restrictive 
manner that ensures the public safety by the county or for the county under contract with 
a public or private entity. "Community corrections" includes, but is not limited to, 
preventive or diversionary correctional programs, pretrial release or conditional release 
programs, alternative sentencing or housing programs, electronic monitoring, residential 
treatment and halfway house programs, community correctional centers and temporary 
release programs from a facility for the detention or confinement of persons convicted of 
crimes. The following provisions apply to community corrections funding. 
A. Thirty percent of the funds distributed to the counties under this section must be 
used for the purpose of community corrections. 
B. The county treasurer shall deposit 30% of the funds received under subsection 4 
into an account for community corrections pm:poses. 
C. Before distributing to a county that county's entire distribution under this section, 
the department shall require that county to submit appropriate documentation 
verifying that the county expended 30% of its prior distribution for the pm:pose of 
community corrections. 
D. If a county fails to submit appropriate documentation verifying that the county 
expended 30% of its prior distribution for the purpose of community corrections 
under paragraph C, the department shall distribute to that county only 80% of its 
distribution. The department shall hold in escrow the 20% not distributed to a county 
to give the county jail an opportunity to comply with the requirement that 30% of the 
total distribution be used for community corrections purposes and qualify for 
disbursement of the withheld funds. 
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3. Prisoner support. The fund must be used to provide a portion of the counties' 
costs of the support of prisoners detained or sentenced to county jails. The following 
provisions apply to prisoner support funding. 
A. Up to 70% of the funds distributed to a county under this section may be used for 
the purpose of support of prisoners detained or sentenced to county jails and for such 
other jail operations and correctional services purposes as the sheriff determines to be 
appropriate. 
B. The county treasurer shall deposit 70% of the funds received under subsection 4 
into an account for prisoner support, jail operations and correctional services 
purposes. 
4. Formula; distribution. The department shall establish by rule a formula for the 
distribution of funds from the fund to the counties for jail operations. Beginning July 1, 
2015 and annually thereafter, the department shall distribute to the counties from the fund 
amounts based on the formula. The formula must be based on the most recent fiscal year 
for which data is available and must: 
,A. Take into consideration total statewide county jail prisoner days for all jails; 
B. Take into consideration and assign to a jail the number of county jail prisoner 
days attributable to each prisoner who was charged with committing a crime in that 
county or was committed to the custody of or detained by the sheriff of that county; 
C. Determine the proportion of statewide county jail prisoner days attributable to 
each county; 
D. Determine the per diem per prisoner reimbursement amount; and 
E. Determine the reimbursement amount for each county based on the county's 
proportion of statewide county jail prisoner days multiplied by the per diem per 
prisoner rate. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
5. Surcharge imposed. In addition to the 14% surcharge collected pursuant to Title 
4, section 1057, an additional 1% surcharge must be added to every fine, forfeiture or 
penalty imposed by any court in this State, which, for the purposes of collection and 
collection procedures, is considered a part of the fme, forfeiture or penalty. All funds 
collected pursuant to this subsection are nonlapsing and must be deposited monthly in the 
fund. 
Sec. 24. 34-A MRSA §1402, suh-§§12 and 13 are enacted to read: 
12. County and regional jails. The commissioner shall receive, administer and 
distribute to the county and regional jails funding provided through the General Fund, 
Other Special Revenue Funds and any federal and grant funds in accordance with section 
1210-D and Title 30-A, section 1659-A. The department shall make distributions as 
required by section 1210-D to each jail on a quarterly basis and as may be adjusted 
pursuant to section 1208-B. subsection 1, paragraph B. 
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13. Report on jails. Beginning January 15, 2016 and annually thereafter, the 
department, in collaboration with a statewide association of sheriffs and a statewide 
association of county commissioners, shall submit a report to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety 
matters on the mandatory standards, policies and procedures for jails adopted pursuant to 
section 1208-B and the status of funding for the jails from the County Jail Operations 
Fund established in section 121O-D, county taxes and other sources. The department and 
representatives of the associations shall conduct a review of the funding provided to 
county jails pursuant to subsection 12 and section 121O-D and the distribution formula 
established by the department pursuant to section 121O-D, subsection 4. 
If the 
department and the associations fmd that changes are needed to the distribution method 
or procedures or the level of General Fund support, the department shall report that 
finding to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
criminal justice and public safety matters and shall recommend changes in the formula 
determined pursuant to section 1210-D, subsection 4 and the level of General Fund 
support. After reviewing the report, the joint standing committee is authorized to submit 
legislation to address issues raised by the report and to improve the funding and operation 
ofthe jails.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 29 and 30 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 29. 34-A MRSA §3063-B and 3063-C are enacted to read: 
§3063-B. Transfer from jails 
The commissioner may accept custody of prisoners transferred to the department 
from county jails under Title 30-A, section 1557-B. 
§3063-C. Transfer to jails 
1. Transfer of prisoner. The commissioner may transfer a prisoner serving a 
sentence in a correctional facility to a county jail, upon the request of the chief 
administrative officer and the approval of the sheriff of the jail. 
2. Cost of transfer. The department shall pay the cost of the transfer or the return of 
the prisoner. 
3. Reimbursement. By agreement between the commissioner and the sheriff of the 
receiving jail pursuant to this section, the department shall pay directly to the jail 
reimbursement in accordance with this subsection. 
A, During a state fiscal year in which at least $14,668,000 has been appropriated to 
the County Jail Operations Fund and disbursements have been made equal to the 
amount appropriated to the counties as required by section 121O-D, the receiving jail 
may charge the department for the transferred prisoner a rate to be negotiated 
between the sheriff of the jail and the department that is no higher than $25 per diem 
per prisoner. 
B. During a state fiscal year in which less than $14,668,000 has been appropriated to 
the County Jail Operations Fund or disbursements have not been made equal to that 
amount to the counties as required by section 121O-D, the receiving jail may charge 
the department for the transferred prisoner a rate to be negotiated between the sheriff 
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of the county jail and the department that is no higher than $108 per diem per 
prisoner. 
C. The department shall reimburse the receiving jail for any costs incurred in the 
provision of extraordinary medical or surgical treatment for conditions of the prisoner 
that existed prior to transfer. 
D. Payment amounts provided for in this section may be adjusted or dispensed with 
upon terms mutually agreeable to the commissioner and the sheriff of the receiving 
jail. 
4. Transferee subject to rules. A prisoner transferred under this section is subject 
to the general rules of the facility to which the prisoner is transferred, except that for a 
prisoner who has been sentenced: 
A. The term of the original sentence remains the same unless altered by the court; 
B. 
The prisoner becomes eligible for meritorious good time or deductions as 
provided in Title 17-A, section 1253 for a prisoner committed to the department; 
C. The prisoner becomes eligible for release and discharge as provided in Title 17-A, 
section 1254 for a prisoner committed to the department; 
D. The prisoner is entitled to have the time served in the jail under this section 
deducted from the sentence; and 
E. The prisoner becomes eligible for furloughs, work or other release programs, and 
supervised community confinement as authorized by sections 3035 and 3036-A and 
may apply pursuant to the rules governing the correctional facility from which the 
prisoner was transferred. 
5. Return of prisoner. A prisoner transferred pursuant to this section must be 
returned to the department upon the request of the commissioner or the sheriff. 
Sec. 30. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
County Jail Operations Fund N220 
Initiative: Transfers funds from the State Board of Corrections to the Department of 
Corrections. 
GENERAL FUND 
AU Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$12,202,104 
$12,202,104 
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2016-17 
$12,202,104 
$12,202,104 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2015-16 
2016-17 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
2.000 
2.000 
Personal Services 
$225,881 
$228,505 
All Other 
$565,503 
$565,503 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$791,384 
$794,008 
County Jail Operations Fund N220 
Initiative: Provides additional funding for the County Jail Operations Fund. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -ALL FUNDS 
CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF 
2015-16 
$2,465,896 
$2,465,896 
2015-16 
$14,668,000 
$791,384 
$15,459,384 
2016-17 
$2,465,896 
$2,465,896 
2016-17 
$14,668,000 
$794,008 
$15,462,008 
State Board of Corrections Operational Support Fund Z087 
Initiative: Transfers funds from the State Board of Corrections to the Department of 
Corrections. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2015-16 
2016-17 
($12,202,104) ($12,202,104) 
($12,202,104) ($12,202,104) 
2015-16 
2016-17 
(2.000) 
(2.000) 
($225,881) 
($228,505) 
($565,503) 
($565,503) 
($791,384) 
($794,008) 
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CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2015-16 
2016-17 
($12,202,104) ($12,202,104) 
($791,384) 
($794,008) 
($12,993,488) ($12,996,112) 
2015-16 
$2,465,896 
$0 
$2,465,896 
2016-17 
$2,465,896 
$0 
$2,465,896 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment retains the 
focus of the bill on restoring oversight and control of the county jails to the counties and 
does the following. 
1. The amendment adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause to the bill. 
2. The amendment allows limited growth in county tax assessments to support the 
operation of the jails. 
3. The amendment provides a structure for boarding rates for prisoners transferred 
from a jail or correctional facility to another jail or correctional facility. 
4. 
The amendment establishes at $14,668,000 the amount of state funding to be 
provided to the jails through the County Jail Operations Fund, which the amendment 
establishes, and requires jails to report census data to the Department of Corrections to 
facilitate the distribution of funding to the jails. 
5. 
The amendment sets at 30% the amount of funding from the County Jail 
Operations Fund that must be spent on community corrections and sets at 70% the 
amount that must be available for the support of prisoners detained or sentenced to county 
jails. 
6. 
The amendment requires the Commissioner of Corrections to adopt rules to 
establish mandatory standards, policies and procedures for the jails, including rules on 
reporting daily census data, and requires the commissioner to work with the jails to assist 
them in achieving compliance and to impose monetary penalties for noncompliance. 
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7. The amendment requires the Commissioner of Corrections to receive, administer 
and distribute on a quarterly basis funding for the jails. 
8. The amendment requires the Department of Corrections, in collaboration with 
statewide associations of sheriffs and county commissioners, to annually submit a report 
to the joint standing committee ofthe Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice 
and public safety matters on the mandatory standards, policies and procedures for jails, 
the status of funding for the jails and any need for adjustments to the distribution formula 
that provides funding to the jails. 
The amendment authorizes the joint standing 
committee to submit legislation to address issues raised by the report and to improve the 
funding and operation of the jails. 
9. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 06/1 7/15 
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LD 186 
LR 378(02) 
An Act To Reverse Jail Consolidation 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~'(S-OO~) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
$2,465,896 
$2,465,896 
$0 
FY 2016-17 
$2,465,896 
$2,465,896 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$2,465,896 
$2,465,896 
$0 
Projections( , 
FY 2018-19 
$2,465,896 
$2,465,896 
$0 
The bill includes allocations to reflect transfer of the funding in the enacted version of the 2016-2017 biennial budget 
for the State Board of Corrections to the Department of Corrections, County Jail Operations Fund. It also provides a 
General Fund appropriation of $2,465,896 beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 to increase the amount of funds available 
for the county and multicounty jails. 
The Department of Corrections has also indicated a need for General Fund appropriations of $625,516 in fiscal year 
2015-16 and $614,479 in fiscal year 2016-17 and for Financial and Personnel Services Fund allocations of $201,588 
in fiscal year 2015-16 and $199,914 in fiscal year 2016-17 to support additional staff and related costs associated with 
returning the operation of county and multicounty jails to the Department of Corrections. This bill does not include 
these amounts. 
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