HB1079 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 4,740 regular employees for the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2018-2019, with detailed salary grades for each position classification

• Appropriates $362,236,128 for Inmate Care & Custody operations, including $161,858,328 for regular salaries, $62,581,710 for personal services matching, $1,550,000 for overtime, and $70,675,828 for professional fees

• Authorizes appropriations for six additional programs: Inmate Welfare Program ($14,681,800), Work Release Program ($8,025,860), Prison Industry Program ($9,999,520), Farm Operations ($19,401,039), Non-Tax Revenue Receipts ($2,501,200), and County Jail Reimbursement ($17,453,607)

• Establishes 462 contingent medical/mental health services positions available upon Board of Corrections determination that private provider contracts cannot continue

• Grants Department authority to transfer appropriations between programs with Chief Fiscal Officer and Legislative Council/Joint Budget Committee approval for purposes including temporary bed operations, debt service, overtime, medical contracts, and construction