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MS HB318

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/5/2019

Primary Sponsor

Bryant Clark

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 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 per day.

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to include a mandatory 3% annual increase in the contract price as an inflation factor (previously discretionary).

  • Applies to contracts for housing state offenders in regional correctional facilities for periods not exceeding 20 years.

  • Maintains state responsibility for medical care of state offenders as required by law.

  • Effective date: July 1, 2019.

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/5/2019

Committee Referrals

Corrections1/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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