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ID S1113
Bill
Status
3/27/2017
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary and Rules Committee
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AI Summary
S1113 Summary
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Increases Commission of Pardons and Parole membership from five to seven members, with no more than four members from any one political party, and raises member compensation from $200 to $300 per day for hearings.
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Allows two commission members to make unanimous decisions on parole violation dispositions and three members to make unanimous decisions on parole grants/denials, with non-unanimous decisions escalated to full commission.
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Exempts meetings of less than a majority of the commission from open meetings law requirements when making parole violation and parole grant/denial decisions.
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Requires the commission to consider current risk assessment, criminal history, program participation, compliance, institutional misconduct, and restitution compliance when making parole or commutation decisions.
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Eliminates the requirement for a hearing on the board's matrix of sanctions and rewards for parole violations and compliance, allowing the board to impose sanctions without a formal hearing process.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to revise the composition and compensation of the Commission of Pardons and Parole; to provide that certain meetings by less than a majority of the commission regarding parole violations shall be exempt from the open meetings law; to revise rulemaking authority for the commission; to provide that the commission shall consider certain factors in making any parole or commutation decision and to revise how the commission holds hearings on parole violations.
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Last Action
Session Law Chapter 182 Effective: 07/01/2017
3/27/2017