CO HB1223

Creates "achievement earned time" allowing inmates to earn up to 60 days per program milestone or phase completion in educational, vocational, therapeutic, or reentry programs, with a maximum of 120 days total per inmate.

Expands earned time eligibility for offenders on parole or after parole revocation, allowing inmates sentenced after July 1, 1993 and paroled after January 1, 2009 to earn time while on parole or after reparole.

Defines "exceptional conduct" as grounds for achievement earned time, including saving lives, preventing serious injury, preventing facility disruptions, assisting in cold case solving, preventing escapes, or providing emergency assistance.

Appropriates $378,877 for fiscal year 2012 for implementation, including $84,337 and 2.0 FTE for offender services, $100,640 for information systems, and $193,900 for education programs.

Reduces appropriations from external capacity ($331,766), medical services ($24,972), and community services ($22,139) subprograms to offset implementation costs.