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ID S1232
Bill
Status
1/30/2020
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary and Rules Committee
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AI Summary
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State Board of Correction shall establish a noninterest-bearing reentry savings account and spendable account for each inmate, funded by money in their possession upon admission, institutional employment earnings, and other received funds.
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Twenty percent (20%) of deposits to a spendable account must be paid toward restitution if a court ordered restitution under section 19-5304, Idaho Code, with the board paying these funds to the court clerk within five (5) days of month-end for victim payment.
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State Board of Correction shall establish by rule that up to twenty-five percent (25%) of spendable account deposits be transferred to the inmate's reentry savings account, with authority to adopt exceptions and define allowable access purposes.
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Inmates may request the department stop reentry savings deposits once their account balance reaches $1,500 or greater.
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All remaining funds in reentry savings and spendable accounts shall be paid to the inmate upon release from the correctional facility.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to provide for a noninterest-bearing inmate reentry savings account and spendable account, to provide for certain deductions from deposits to inmate accounts, to revise a provision regarding restitution, to provide that the State Board of Correction shall establish certain procedures and exceptions for deposits in accounts, and to provide that certain funds shall be paid to an inmate upon release.
STATE BOARD OF CORRECTION
Last Action
U.C. to be returned to Judiciary, Rules & Administration Committee
3/12/2020