HI HB368

Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds for the Department of Public Safety to plan, design, construct, and finance a residential re-entry facility with 250 beds and day reporting program for criminal offenders

Re-entry facility will operate in three phases: initial 30-day intake phase with evaluation and educational/mental/fitness programs; second phase with mandatory victim impact awareness, anger management, and critical thinking sessions; final phase focusing on employment and skill-building

Day reporting program will provide individual and group counseling, drug testing, and flash incarceration capability for regular contact between offenders and parole officers

Permits the Department of Public Safety to enter into public-private partnerships with payment plans of up to 30 years and no initial costs to the contractor

Appropriated funds shall not lapse until June 30, 2018; Act takes effect July 1, 2015