HB1142 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 4,757 regular employees and 170 temporary/part-time employees for the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2019-2020, with salary grades ranging from GS02 to SE04.

• Appropriates $388.3 million for Inmate Care & Custody operations, including $177 million for regular salaries, $67 million for personal services matching, $3.05 million for overtime, and $72.6 million for professional fees.

• Appropriates additional funds across seven programs: Inmate Welfare Program ($14.2 million), Work Release Program ($8 million), Prison Industry Program ($10.2 million), Farm Operations ($17 million), Non-Tax Revenue Receipts ($2.5 million), County Jail Reimbursement ($17.5 million), and Sex Offender Assessment ($25,000).

• Authorizes 462 contingent medical services positions with annual salary rates ranging from $75,000 to $400,000, contingent on board determination that private medical contracts cannot continue.

• Grants the Department authority to transfer appropriations between line items, utilize maintenance funds for construction projects, adjust utility rates, enter mental health service contracts, and reallocate resources—all subject to approval by Chief Fiscal Officer, Governor, and Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee.