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MS HB230

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/23/2016

Primary Sponsor

Bryant Clark

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the daily fee the Department of Corrections pays to regional correctional facilities for housing state offenders from $29.74 to $41.00 per offender.

  • Changes the contract language from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall") to require inclusion of a 3% annual increase in the contract price as an inflation factor.

  • Maintains the state's responsibility for medical care for state offenders as required by law.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2016.

Legislative Description

Amount paid to regional correctional facilities by Department of Corrections; increase to $41.00 per day.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/23/2016

Committee Referrals

Corrections2/8/2016

Full Bill Text

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