Senate Bill 1128 Summary

• Creates Division of Public Safety: Establishes a new division within the Department of Correction to consolidate the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole and the Bureau of Victim Services and Justice Assistance under a single administrator appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate.

• Restructures Crime Victims Compensation: Moves the crime victims compensation program (formerly Chapter 10, Title 72) into the new Chapter 11, Title 20, renumbering all related sections and maintaining the same benefits structure and funding mechanisms.

• Consolidates Domestic Violence Services: Transfers the Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance to operate under the Division of Public Safety, with a bureau chief employed by the administrator managing victim services.

• Maintains Existing Programs and Benefits: Preserves all crime victims compensation benefits, parole/pardon functions, and domestic violence grant programs without substantive changes to eligibility, payment amounts, or operational procedures.

• Effective Date: The act becomes effective July 1, 2023, and is declared an emergency measure with numerous technical corrections to code references throughout Idaho statute.