HB1530 Summary

• Establishes incentive and disincentive programs for counties based on Class D felony commitments to the Department of Correction, calculated using average daily marginal cost of incarceration and average length of stay.

• Creates two new grant funds: the Substance Abuse Treatment Fund for probation departments to increase treatment access, and the Probation Improvement Fund to promote evidence-based practices and reduce probation revocations.

• Requires courts to suspend 6 months to 3 years of sentences for Class B, C, and D felony offenders with Department of Correction commitments, to be served on probation, in community corrections programs, or in problem-solving courts.

• Modifies theft and forgery sentencing: theft is a Class A misdemeanor under $750, Class D felony for $750-$50,000 or with prior conviction, and Class C felony for $50,000+; forgery is reduced from Class C to Class D felony.

• Repeals "receiving stolen property" offense, consolidates drug possession and dealing statutes with quantity-based thresholds, and requires the Criminal Code Evaluation Commission to study truth in sentencing, good time credits, and felony classifications during the 2011 interim.