SB 1037 Summary

• Amends parole recertification procedures to allow the board of executive clemency to extend the time between a prisoner's parole denial and next recertification hearing to longer than one year (previously capped at one year maximum).

• Requires the board to adopt rules by January 1, 2020 establishing specific factors for determining when extended recertification periods are appropriate and how reasonable timeframes will be determined.

• Mandates the board document findings of fact when extending recertification hearing dates beyond one year and establish a process for inmates to request reconsideration if new information or changed circumstances warrant it.

• Specifies the board's decision to extend or modify hearing dates is discretionary and non-reviewable, but procedures must comply with due process and victims' rights protections.

• Applies to prisoners convicted of specific offenses including death, serious physical injury, dangerous crimes against children, and felonies involving prostitution or human trafficking.