Senate Bill No. 363 Summary

• Department of corrections prohibited from accepting class D felony offenders without at least two prior felony convictions, and class C felony offenders for specified offenses without at least one prior felony conviction; offenders may be directed to treatment courts, sentenced to county jail, or placed on probation instead.

• Creates Criminal Justice Review Commission to study effects of sentencing changes and make annual reports to governor and legislature by November 1 each year; commission expires August 28, 2014.

• Establishes County Corrections Stabilization Fund to reimburse counties up to 180 days of incarceration costs for class D and C felony offenders; calculates state savings quarterly based on prison population reduction below baseline levels from fiscal year 2010.

• Modifies child molestation statutes to change language from "convicted" to "found guilty" and clarifies that certain offenders must serve sentences without eligibility for probation or parole.

• Transfers victim compensation appeal authority from division of workers' compensation to department of public safety director and administrative hearing commission; establishes 30-day appeal deadline and notice requirements.