HB 10-1374 Summary

• Establishes evidence-based parole decision-making requiring the State Board of Parole to use the Colorado Risk Assessment Scale as the central consideration for all release and revocation decisions.

• Requires development of administrative release guideline instruments and administrative revocation guidelines to provide consistent, structured decision-making with matrices of advisory recommendations for different risk levels.

• Mandates creation of parole board action forms that document the rationale for decisions while protecting victim identity and input from disclosure in inmate records.

• Modifies earned time eligibility criteria by tightening discipline violation requirements: no Class I violations within 24 months preceding crediting (or entire term if less than 24 months), or no Class II violations within 12 months preceding crediting (or entire term if less than 12 months).

• Appropriates $353,786 and 7.9 FTE to the Department of Corrections and $80,154 and 0.7 FTE to the Division of Criminal Justice for fiscal year 2010-2011 to implement the new parole guideline system.