CS/CS/HB 1201 Summary

• Authorizes Department of Law Enforcement to issue investigative demands for inmate protected health information, medical records, or mental health records during investigations of inmate injuries or deaths, with requirements that demands be specific, limited in scope, and supported by certification of relevance and materiality.

• Restructures the Department of Corrections safety and security review committee to be composed of the inspector general, statewide security coordinator, regional security coordinators, and three wardens and one correctional officer, with duties directing appropriate staff to conduct physical inspections, security audits, and evaluate safety and security technologies.

• Authorizes Department of Corrections to receive documents electronically at its discretion during prisoner intake and processing.

• Revises gain-time provisions to allow a one-time award of 60 additional days of incentive gain-time for inmates who successfully complete high school equivalency or vocational certificate requirements, and clarifies gain-time eligibility restrictions for inmates sentenced under the Criminal Punishment Code.

• Modifies youthful offender facility designations and age groupings, authorizes placement of inmates 17 years or younger at adult facilities for medical, mental health, or management reasons with separation requirements, and allows retention of certain youthful offenders until age 25 in designated 18-22 year-old facilities.