HB1034 Summary

• Establishes a maximum of 219 employees for Department of Corrections shared services and 4,591 employees for the Division of Correction for fiscal year 2022-2023, with authorization for up to 170 temporary part-time employees.

• Appropriates $310.1 million for inmate care and custody operations, including $173.9 million in regular salaries, $7.05 million in overtime, and $52.3 million in operating expenses.

• Allocates $121.3 million to shared services operations and $26.9 million for county jail reimbursement to counties housing state inmates.

• Authorizes $75 million from the Development and Enhancement Fund for prison expansion costs.

• Provides additional appropriations for specialized programs including work release ($8 million), prison industry ($10.3 million), farm operations ($17.2 million), and medical services ($1.7 million).