SF1334 Bill Summary

• Modifies DWI sentencing to require substance use disorder assessment instead of chemical dependency treatment completion for release eligibility, and establishes 5-year conditional release period post-prison.

• Establishes language access requirements for the Department of Corrections to provide meaningful access to limited English proficient individuals through written policies and annual training.

• Allows the commissioner of corrections to determine facility placement for juveniles convicted as adults based on safety and treatment needs, and enables convicted defendants failing to report post-sentencing to be subject to warrant authority.

• Combines the Advisory Council on Interstate Adult Offender Supervision with the State Advisory Council for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles into a single body with expanded membership.

• Adds community supervision agents as public safety officers eligible for line of duty death benefits; establishes funding mechanism for probation services transition to Department of Corrections; repeals intensive community supervision program law; and authorizes e-filing of detainer dispositions.