AZ SB1311

Establishes a parole reform study committee consisting of 13 members including legislators, attorney general, board of executive clemency director, corrections department employee, prosecutor, defense attorney, public defender, parole officer, transition services provider, retired judge, university faculty, and prisoner advocacy representative.

Committee shall research and report on parole-related matters including the impact of truth in sentencing laws on sentences imposed after January 1, 1994, the number of inmates eligible for parole, and the parole release process.

Committee has authority to request information from state agencies, conduct hearings, hold fact-finding tours, and receive legislative staff and support services; all meetings must be open to the public.

Committee members are not compensated but are eligible for expense reimbursement; members select a chairperson and a majority constitutes a quorum.

Committee must submit findings and recommendations report to the governor, house speaker, and senate president by June 30, 2018; the committee is repealed December 31, 2018.