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MS SB2103
Bill
Status
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Lydia Chassaniol
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AI Summary
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Transfers responsibility for conducting cost-per-day reviews of private correctional facilities from the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) to the Mississippi Department of Corrections, effective July 1, 2021
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Requires the Department of Corrections to contract with a certified public accounting firm every two years (beginning in 2022) to establish the state inmate cost per day using Department financial information from the most recently completed fiscal year
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Maintains the requirement that private correctional contracts demonstrate at least 10% cost savings compared to state operation for the same level and quality of service
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Allows the Department of Corrections to consult with PEER staff regarding proposed changes to the cost-based model used for future cost-per-day determinations
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Requires the accounting firm to use the cost-based model previously developed by PEER Committee staff and the Department of Corrections for all cost-per-day reviews conducted after 2012
Legislative Description
Correctional system cost-per-day reviews; transfer responsibility from PEER to MDOC.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2021