SB 17-159 Summary

• Amends the FY 2016-17 Department of Corrections budget by modifying Part II of HB 16-1405 with supplemental appropriations totaling $837,480,413 in General Fund and $41,066,811 in cash funds.

• Allocates funds across five major divisions: Management ($209,996,282), Institutions ($425,964,969), Support Services ($41,373,940), Inmate Programs ($44,330,185), and Community Services ($50,037,441).

• Authorizes specific expenditures for personnel, operations, utilities, maintenance, housing, food service, medical services, education, treatment programs, parole, and correctional industries operations.

• Includes $20,258,268 for capital lease purchases that is excluded from General Fund reserve calculations and $15,041,361 in continuously appropriated canteen operation revenues.

• Declares the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety under the safety clause.