An Act Regard mg Transition Coordmation, Prisoner Attendance at Fune1als, Fmloughs, V1s1tat10n, Education and D1scret1onary Accounts at County Jails
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1301
Committee Amendment CA_B_H552 (House)

COMMI'ITEE AMENDMENT "13 " to HP 826, L D 1301, "An Act Regard mg 
Transition Coordmation, Prisoner Attendance at Fune1als, Fmloughs, V1s1tat10n, Education 
and D1scret1onary Accounts at County Jails" 
Amend the bill by strikmg out the title and substituting the following 
'Resolve, to Examine the Need for Intensive Case Managers and Improve Consistency 
Among County Jails Regarding Prisoner Attendance at Funerals, Furloughs, 
V1s1tation, Education and Discretionary Accounts' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the title and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 1. County Corrections Professional Standards Council to convene 
stakeholder group. Resolved: That the County Correct10ns Professional Standards 
Council, as described m the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, sect10n 1210-F, shall 
convene a stakeholder group to examme the need for additional mtens1ve case managei s to 
assist m the transition of prisoners from county Jails or other county con ecttonal facilities 
mto the commumty and examine the consistency among county Jails of wutten policies 
i egarding pt 1soner attendance at fune1 als, fin loughs, VIS1tat1on, education and d1sc1 et10nary 
accounts. The County Conections Professional Standards Council shall mvite the 
partic1pat10n m the stakeholder g1oup of the Mame Sheriffs' Assoc1at1on, the Department 
of Health and Human Services and md1v1duals with relevant backgrounds and expe11ence 
m the adm1mstrat10n of county Jails and the role of mtens1ve case managers m ass1stmg 
prisoners at Jatls and other county conect10nal fac1httes m transit1onmg back mto the 
commumty No later than February 15, 2024, the County Correct1011s Profess10nal 
Standards Council shall submit a report to the Jomt Standmg Committee on Cummal 
Justice and Public Safety that outlines the activities of the stakeholder group, a summary 
of any 1 ules suggested or proposed to be adopted and any recommendations of the 
stakeholder group, including proposed legislation Afte1 rev1ewmg the report, the Jomt 
standmg committee may report out leg1slatton relatmg to the report to the Second Regular 
SeSS1on of the 131 st Legislature ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 6" to HP 826, L D 1301 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
numbe1 to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is one of2 mmonty reports of the committee, replaces the bill 
with a resolve It reqmres the County Corrections Professional Standards Council to 
convene a stakeholder group to examme the need f01 additional mtensive case manage1 s to 
assist m the transition of prisoners from county Jails or other county correctional facilities 
mto the community and examme the consistency among county Jails of written pohcies 
regardmg prisoner attendance at funerals, furloughs, visitation, education and d1sc1 et1onary 
accounts It invites the part1c1pat1on m the stakeholder group of the Mame Sheriffs' 
ABsoc1at10n and the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as others It also 
requrres the stakeholder group to submit a report on the findmgs of the stakeholder group 
to the Jomt Standmg Committee on Cnmmal Justice and Pubhc Safety and authorizes the 
committee to report out legislat10n 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/11/23 .:tPae 
LD 1301 
LR 2367(03) 
An Act Regardmg Transition Coordination, Prisoner Attendance at Funerals, Furloughs, Visitation, 
Education and Discretionary Accounts at County Jails 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •6 { H ".) 5 Z) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Pubhc Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any add1t1onal costs to the Department of Health and Human Services from the prov1s10ns ofth1s bill are expected to 
be mmor and can be absorbed w1thm ex1stmg budgeted resources 
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